As a concert soloist, he appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra and New York Philharmonic throughout the United States, Europe, Canada and Latin America.
At one time he owned the famous Lipinski Stradivarius violin, on which he played Glazunov's Violin Concerto in November 1942 with the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Massimo Freccia, as well as with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy.
[citation needed] Ángel Reyes presented many master classes and adjudicated string and chamber music competitions in the U.S., Canada and France.
Retiring as Professor Emeritus from the University of Michigan School of Music in June 1985, Reyes then established residency in Sarasota, Florida.
Ángel Reyes was survived by his wife Jill Bailiff, his son David, his daughter Lisa, and three grandsons Braiden, Ángelo, and Ivan.