Praise for performance:

"Moira is as accomplished as she is motivated, with wide-ranging interests and a kind of passionate inner vision of her own work which Barbara Thornton liked to call 'having fire in her belly.' I think this is a young artist who would have captured Barbara's interest, and I'm sure we will be hearing more from her in the future."
- Ben Bagby, founder/director of renowned medieval ensemble, Sequentia

“The intoxicating live vocals of [VOCO singers] Jess Basta and Moira Smiley enhanced [TripDance Theatre’s] ‘Ups and Downs’... "
- Dance Magazine, January, 2006

"One of the most striking features, one that many have been curious about since the release of the film's trailer, are Smiley's vocal contributions that help give The Affair of the Necklace its unique personality."
-Christopher Coleman, Tracksounds.com
(Nominated for Best Vocal Performance in Academy Award: filmtracks.com)

"Anima Fortis performed early Italian Baroque music with Soprano Moira Smiley, a young woman with a liking for the dramatic and a voice that can turn from what would be its natural form - a folk-music sort, to golden warblings , angelic origin or steel . . ."
- Bloomington Herald Times

"VIDA's great appeal stems from its members' spirited voices, unassuming charm and sure sense for repertoire."
- Billboard Magazine

"The reason to experience VIDA is the Voice, the pure, clean wall of sonic perfection that emanates from the place where these women join their individual vocals."
- Ryder Magazine

Praise for compositions:

Moira Smiley's "Find Ways" is as complex as any progressive-rock number, a stunning web of rhythm and modality. . ."
- Seven Days Review 7/14/05, Burlington, Vermont