SAPACOYA

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SINGING

(The above is a clip from a longer performance. View the entire Brahms cycle here)

Troy discovered classical voice singing under James Bass at Blake HS of the Performing Arts in Tampa, FL. He went on to study voice at the Universities of North and South Florida. His teachers include William Brown (Tenor/Opera), Theresa Andrasy (Mezzo/Opera) and Corey Head (Tenor/Early Music.)He currently sings with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus (AGMA Sub 24-25 Season) and is a tenor section leader with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley in Berkeley. He is a regular soloist with the Berkeley Bach Cantata Group, and former section leader for St. Clement's Episcopal. He's a contributor to Tactus SF, and member the International Orange Chorale of San Francisco. He's sung with the Arete Singers Network and their Miseltoe Carolers. In 2024, he debuted with Festival Opera in Walnut Creek and the acclaimed acapella ensemble, Volti SF. He's also a caroler with The Other Reindeer.Prior to moving to the SF Bay Area, he sang with the Jacksonville Symphony + Opera Chorus, the Florida Orchestra / Tampa Bay Master Chorale and Opera Tampa.Troy has extensive experience across the classical repertoire in ensembles of all sizes, from acapella chamber ensembles to leading roles in mainstage operas. He truly loves the challenge of singing across all musical styles and idioms (though he especially loves singing the music of JS Bach.)He's sang under many renowned conductors, including:- James Bass
- Michael Tilson Thomas
- Ragnar Bohlin
- Maasaki Suzuki
- Anton Coppola
- Esa-Pekka Salonen
- Jane Glover
- Philippe JordanOutside of music, Troy works with the healthcare startup Thatch, and formerly the fintech, Stripe. Here is his Linkedin.Here is an Op-Ed Troy wrote about the proposed budget cuts to the SF Symphony Chorus

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SOUND HEALING

The name 'Sapacoya' is a compounding of two Quechua words which recalls Troy's Inca/Andean heritage and signifies the unity of masculine and feminine elements (but does not enforce binary gender.) This name allows him to honor the medicine traditions of his Peruvian ancestry, which were instrumental in his own healing journey.Troy studied sound healing at the Globe Institute in Sausalito, CA (a state accredited program.) You can read his final paper (an ethnomusicology study of medicine songs across several traditions) here.He is a member of the East Bay Healing Collective in Berkeley and a sound healing ensemble (pictured above) which offers regular events in the greater Bay Area.He specializes in working with trauma/abuse survivors, those struggling with addiction, neurodivergence, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and auto immune disorders. His work focuses on understanding and healing familial and generational trauma. He is an LGBTQ+ ally.He uses several modalities in session and plays a variety of instruments, including crystal singing bowls, Chinese gongs, Tibetan bowls, tuning forks and percussion instruments. However, he specializes in the use of the human voice to facilitate the healing process and is a practitioner of overtone singing. His sessions also involve Kundalini breathwork.While Troy is currently focused on classical voice, he still facilitates sound baths and assists in ceremonial music when time allows. He aims to eventually offer private sound healing and therapy sessions as well.Please reach out if interested!

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COMPOSING

Troy studied composition and electronic music under Paul Reller in the USF SYCOM program. He grew up as a multi-instrumentalist in rock and experimental bands and has written music for most of his life.Troy worked as a freelance composer and sound designer for games and apps before transitioning to work for the SF based Fintech, Stripe, where he's worked for over 8 years.Troy's current writing focus supports his sound healing practice—producing music which assists in the transformational healing process. He is experienced in a broad variety of styles and enjoys the challenge of writing to suit a particular project.He uses a full suite of hardware and software synthesizers, orchestral libraries and live recording equipment.Experimental Works
Game Audio

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EVENTS

*Note - This list does not include weekly engagements with Unitarian Universalist of Berkeley - Livestreams here