COMPOSER
Raymond Torres-Santos has been described as the most versatile Puerto Rican composer active in the 21st century by Malena Kuss in her book, “Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Encyclopedic History.”
CONDUCTOR
As conductor he has led the London Session Orchestra, Taipei Philharmonic, Cosmopolitan Symphony Orchestra, Puerto Rico Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras, Dominican Republic National Orchestra, Queens Symphony Orchestra, Adelphi Chamber Orchestra, Bronx Arts Ensemble Orchestra, and Hollywood studio orchestras in concerts and recordings. In addition, he has served as music director for pop and jazz singers Vikki Carr and Dianne Schuur.
PROFESSOR & ADMINISTRATOR
Born in Puerto Rico, he studied at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music and at the University of Puerto Rico. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in composition from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and completed advanced studies at Stanford and Harvard University. He furthered his studies in Europe, at the Ferienkurse fur Neue Musik in Germany, and at the University of Padua in Italy. His major professors were Henri Lazarof and David Raksin. He has taught at the California State University, City University of New York, University of Puerto Rico, UCLA and Rutgers University.
News
The Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra commissioned Raymond Torres-Santos to write a Triple Concerto for violin, cello, piano, and orchestra to be premiered in 2024 as part of the Orchestra’s 65th anniversary. The Trio Sanroma rehearsals with Maestro Torres Santos
Raymond Torres-Santos’s new composition for saxophone quartet and percussion, Salsa, Reguetón, and Merengue, was premiered on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as part of the Composition Faculty Recital at the California State University, Long Beach’s Daniel Recital Hall. You may watch the first movement at the following YouTube Channel link:
The CSULB Symphony will perform Raymond Torres-Santos’ program symphony, La Canción de las Antillas, in 2024.
Renowned architect Steven Holl invited Dr. Raymond Torres-Santos to be a guest critic/speaker at Columbia University’s unique program, The Architectonics of Music, which aims to translate music into space, material, and form. The program is the counterpart of Torres-Santos’ academic program, The Musics of Architecture. Music and architecture are Torres-Santos’s research areas.
Dr. Raymond Torres-Santos was honored by the Senate of Puerto Rico with an homage for his accomplishments and contribution to culture. The event was held on Monday, October 23, 2023, at the Legislature Assembly Capitol building. Some of his film music song titles were performed on the occasion. It was well attended by senators, house […]