January 2009— Albany Records has released Souvenirs (TROY1078), an album of works by internationally renowned composer Roberto Sierra, including Fandangos for orchestra; Reflections on a Souvenir for piano; Variations on a Souvenir for piano and orchestra; Toccata for piano; and Louis Moreau Gottschalk;s Souvenir de Porto Rico., is the inspiration for two of Sierra’s works. Performers include Ian Hobson and the Sinfonia da Camera. Read more...

June, 2008 —Roberto Sierra has been selected to compose the first work to be commissioned by the Sphinx Commissioning Consortium, an alliance between the Sphinx Organization and twelve American orchestras that seeks to build the repertoire of works by Black and Latino composers. The Sphinx Organization’s Founder and President, Aaron Dworkin, made the announcement on June 9. Sierra was chosen from among composers nominated for the commission by 12 orchestras and the Sphinx Organization. The Nashville Symphony nominated Sierra for the award. Read more...

During the 2006-2007 season three new works by Roberto Sierra will have their world premiere. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has commissioned Sierra to write a symphonic work to be premiered in November 2006, and the Orchestra of Castilla y León commissioned a new guitar concerto to be premiered in May 2007 with guitar soloist Manuel Barrueco for the opening season of their new Hall in Valladolid, Spain. In addition, Music Accord has commissioned Sierra a new song cycle, Songs from the Diaspora, for soprano Heidi Grant Murphy, the St. Lawrence String Quartet and pianist Kevin Murphy. The group will take new piece on a nationwide tour during the 2006-2007 season.