Felix Torres
Artistic Director
Music and Artistic Director of the Mesquite Symphony Orchestra and East Texas Youth Orchestra; TXIOS co-founder and managing director.
Faculty and team
Leadership for TXIOS OrchestraFest 2026.
Students work with conductors, festival staff, and sectional coaches from orchestras and universities in the DFW area.
Artistic Director
Felix Torres
Associate Conductor
Stephan Gomez
Festival Coordinator
Sammy Branch
Miguel Harth-Bedoya
Founder, Artistic Advisor, and Guest Conductor
Music Director Laureate of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and founder of Caminos del Inka and The Conducting Institute.
Stephan Gomez
Associate Conductor
Conductor and educator with TXIOS and Conducting Institute experience, currently active in orchestral conducting and youth music education.
Clayton Boyd
Assistant Conductor
Assistant conductor for TXIOS OrchestraFest 2026.
Sammy Branch
Festival Coordinator
Festival coordinator for TXIOS OrchestraFest 2026.
Sectional coaches
OrchestraFest 2026 sectional coaches will include musicians from various orchestras and universities in the DFW area.