MAYA offers the uniquely compelling and rhythmically driven combination of flute, harp and percussion, performing new music, world music, and incorporating improvisations into its performances. A project of Perspectives Ensemble, its mission is to perform, record, and commission music from a broad variety of composers with a special emphasis on nurturing relationships with emerging composers and expanding its repertoire with music from a variety of traditions. MAYA has three CDs, the most recent of which is The Book of Goddesses – Music of Robert Paterson, released by American Modern Recordings. The group has been the recipient of grants and awards from the Argosy Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Spanish Ministry of Culture, and the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation.