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Troy, New York based pianist and composer Sova (Sophia Vastek) has quietly established herself as an "exciting and refreshingly unpredictable" (PopMatters) artist. Over the years, her intuitive playing style has evolved into a "deeply immersive and cinematic experience" (Expansion Radial) that blends neoclassical, ambient, and jazz sensibilities. Sova delights audiences with the added mystique of touring with her own upright piano, bringing piano music into unexpected settings.
Her newest LP, Alight!, is out now on Hout Records (NPR’s Best Albums, Qobuz Editor’s Pick). It has been described as a “study of contrasts, anchored by Sova’s exquisite keys" (A Closer Listen) and "a mesmerizing fusion of neoclassical composition and indie electronic sound design” (Last Day Deaf). Her last LP, In Our Softening (2022), produced by Sam Torres (Polymouth Music), features nine of her own beguiling piano compositions and was called “a tender and revelatory balm" by editors at I Care If You Listen, and “one of the very best things I've heard all year” by longtime music journalist Steve Smith (Night After Night).
In 2022, Sova was recognized as a composer by the New York State Council on the Arts and New York Foundation for the Arts (NYSCA/NYFA) as a Music/Sound Fellow, a statewide program focused on the evolution of contemporary art. She and her longtime partner also founded S&S Presents, which curates and hosts live music in Troy, NY.