COMPOSER
Raymond Torres-Santos has been hailed as the most versatile Puerto Rican composer of the 21st century by Malena Kuss in her book “Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Encyclopedic History.” He is equally comfortable in classical and popular music, and his works span various genres, including orchestral, electronic, and vocal music. He has composed music for the concert hall, ballet, film, theater, television, and radio. They have been performed and/or commissioned by orchestras, ensembles and performers in the USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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.
ARRANGER
He has worked with the best performers, such as: Plácido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli, Deborah Voigt, Angela Gheorghiu, Ana María Martínez, Anita Rachvilishvili, Rafael Dávila, and Juan Luis Guerra. Recipient of the Frank Sinatra Award in jazz composing and arranging, he has also served as an orchestrator for film composers in Hollywood, such as Ralph Burns and Ry Cooder.
PIANIST
He has worked with Maynard Ferguson, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Shew, and Tito Puente in live performances, records and soundtracks.
PRODUCER
He has produced professional recordings for important singers and groups, which have been nominated for the Grammy. He is the President of RTS Music Productions, RTS Music Records and RTS Music Publishing.
EDUCATOR AND SCHOLAR
Dr. Raymond Torres-Santos has taught at City University of New York, University of Puerto Rico, UCLA, and Rutgers University. He has been the Dean of the College of the Arts at William Paterson University and California State University, Long Beach, where he is currently a professor and the director of the Theory and Composition Department.
Scholarly work focuses on music education, creativity, multiculturalism, music criticism and inter-disciplinary studies has been published in peer-review journals and books. He is the general editor of the book, Music Education in the Caribbean and Latin America: a Comprehensive Guide.