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FILARMONIKA Spring 2026 Catalog Expansion
New works from Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Argentina join the FILARMONIKA catalog — including three world premiere editions available for the first time.
Felix
Torres
Mesquite Symphony Orchestra ✦ 2025 American Prize Winner ✦ FILARMONIKA Publishing ✦ Texas Institute for Orchestral Studies ✦ The Conducting Institute ✦ Wright Torres Foundation ✦ Mesquite Symphony Orchestra ✦ 2025 American Prize Winner ✦ FILARMONIKA Publishing ✦ Texas Institute for Orchestral Studies ✦ The Conducting Institute ✦ Wright Torres Foundation ✦
What I Do
The Work
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About
The
Conductor
Felix Torres is a conductor, publisher, and technologist whose work bridges classical tradition with contemporary innovation.
Currently serving as Music & Artistic Director of the Mesquite Symphony Orchestra and Managing Director of FILARMONIKA Music Publishing, he brings a unique perspective shaped by both deep musical training and forward-thinking vision.
15+
Years Conducting
3
Organizations
100+
Works Published
∞
Curiosity
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Writing
Field Note · · 2 min read
Why Typography Matters for Arts Organizations
Most arts nonprofits underinvest in typography. Here's why that's a strategic mistake, not just an aesthetic one.
Essay · · 3 min read
Building Tools You Wish Existed
On the strange productivity of building software for your own problems — and why musicians might be better positioned for it than they think.
Essay · · 2 min read
Orchestral Programming as Cultural Reclamation
Why the works we choose to perform matter as much as how we perform them — and what it means to put Latin American composers on the same stage as the European canon.
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