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Premiere of Divertimento Caribeño No. 7 at the 10th London Festival of American Music

July 18th, 2026

Puerto Rican composer Sonia Morales Matos will make her UK debut this November at the 10th London Festival of American Music (LFAM), one of the United Kingdom’s most influential platforms for contemporary classical innovation. Her work, Divertimento Caribeño No. 7 (2025), will receive its UK premiere on November 9, 2026, during the festival’s opening night program, Latinos in America.

Composer-in-Residence for the Women Composers Festival of Hartford

June 7th, 2026

I am honored and thrilled to announce that I have been selected as the 2027 Composer-in-Residence for the Women Composers Festival of Hartford (WCFH).

Fiesta No. 4 Earns JW Pepper Editors’ Choice Honor

September 24th, 2025

Sonia Morales’s Fiesta No. 4 was selected as a 2025 JW Pepper Editors’ Choice, honoring her vibrant wind ensemble work inspired by Latin American dance.

Classical Roots: International Women's Day

March 20th, 2019

Enjoy this article from the March 2019 issue of Fanfare Cincinnati: a feature on Classical Roots 2019.

Morales-Matos siblings to unite in music with Central Ohio Symphony

October 18th, 2018

While growing up in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sonia Morales-Matos and her five brothers each played a musical instrument.