Felix Torres: For the Love of Music, Mental Health, and Animals




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Summary: Felix is Music Director of the Mesquite Symphony Orchestra and is the Artistic and Executive Director of the East Texas Youth Orchestra. Previously, Felix was the Apprentice Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony orchestra from 2012 - 2014. Felix holds a Bachelor of Music Education (2006), a Master of Music in Wind Conducting (2012), and a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting (2014) degrees from Texas Christian University. Felix is the Managing Director of FILARMONIKA Music Publishing, which is dedicated to the promotion and performance of music from Latin America (filarmonika.com). He is also the Chief Operating Officer of The Conducting Institute, established by conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya, and dedicated to the art and craft of conducting (conductinginstitute.com). Felix is also Co-Chair of the Wright Torres Foundation (wrighttorres.org). He and his wife Lacey started the Wright Torres Foundation in 2019 as a way to give back to the areas which have provided them with so much fulfillment: animals, mental health, and music.