Welcome to the site of guitarist & lutenist Héctor Alfonso Torres González

Welcome to the site of guitarist & lutenist Héctor Alfonso Torres González


Upcoming Performances

May 28th - Jun 3rd, 2023
Schreiner University - Kerrville, TX
Texas Early Music Project
23nd Summer Texas Toot
Baroque Guitar, Theorbo, & Lute
https://www.toot.org/SummerToot/2023/index.html

April 22nd, 2023 - 7:30pm
Zion Lutheran Church - Dallas, TX
Lumedia Musicworks
Vivaldi Season's 4.0
Theorbo, Baroque Guitar - Soloist
https://www.lumediamusicworks.com/live-concerts

March 26th, 2023 - 4pm
Episcopal Church of the Annunciation - Lewisville, TX
Denton Bach Society
Oratorios
Theorbo
https://www.dentonbach.com/our-season

March 17th, 2023 - 8pm
Council Chambers City Hall - Frisco, TX
Lumedia Musicworks
A New Celtic Journey
Theorbo, Baroque Guitar
https://www.lumediamusicworks.com/news/a-new-celtic-journey-st-patricks-day

March 16th, 2023 - 7:30pm
St. Mark's Anglican Church - Arlington, TX
Lumedia Musicworks
A New Celtic Journey
Theorbo, Baroque Guitar
https://www.lumediamusicworks.com/news/a-new-celtic-journey-st-patricks-day

March 15th, 2023 - 7:30pm
Northwood Club - Dallas, TX
Lumedia Musicworks
A New Celtic Journey
Theorbo, Baroque Guitar
https://www.lumediamusicworks.com/news/a-new-celtic-journey-st-patricks-day

February 12th, 2023- 3pm
Redeemer Presbyterian Church - Austin, TX
Texas Early Music Project: Daniel Johnson - artistic director
Orlando! Music for Voices and Viols by Orlando di Lasso
Theorbo, Baroque Guitar
https://temp.ticketbud.com/orlando

February 11th, 2023 - 7:30pm
Redeemer Presbyterian Church - Austin, TX
Texas Early Music Project: Daniel Johnson - artistic director
Orlando! Music for Voices and Viols by Orlando di Lasso
Theorbo, Baroque Guitar
https://temp.ticketbud.com/orlando

News

January 27th, 2023
I'm very excited to show you two new videos I recently recorded with the fantastic people over at Filming440. A beautiful short prelude by Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger Preludio X, and Robert De Visée's famous Chaconne in A minor. Click on their names to check them out!

June 8th, 2022
I'll be touring Europe this mid July - early August with the UNT ensemble Fantasmi. We'll be playing in the Czech Republic, Austria, and Germany. I can't wait to join some really wonderful musicians and work with the fabulous Paul Leenhouts once more! I will be posting videos and pictures of the tour on my Facebook Page and Instagram Page, so check them out!! 

June 6th, 2022
I'm back in Las Cruces working with Camerata del Sol!! And we're presenting our Women of the Baroque concert in Las Cruces, El Paso, and Albuquerque. Check out my calendar for dates and concert info, Come check us out!!

May 6th, 2022

I'm very excited and honored to be teaching alongside some amazing musicians from the Texas Early Music Project in their Summer Toot, happening at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas! We will have some cool lute song and ensemble classes, among many other so come join us, scholarships available!! Check out the following link for more info, May 29 - Jun 4, 2022!! http://toot.org/SummerToot/2022/index.html

April 11th, 2022
I'm extremely excited for my return to Las Cruces/El Paso to work with Camerata del Sol. We will revisit our program of Baroque Women Composers, so come check out some beautiful music if you are in the area. Here is a sneak peak of some of the work we did back in February with violinist Diego Villamil, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ernbOkxceNI. Concert info in the following link! https://www.cameratadelsol.org/upcoming-events.

May 12th, 2021
Check out below Trio Resonance's video recording of Mishima by Philip Glass, out of our latest album release Sound and Motion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xifaw1j9YhY

April 12th, 2021
I'm super excited to announce I was awarded the Adams Nordstrom Early Music Award from UNT. I'm very privileged, and pleasantly surprised, to receive this on my last concert with the UNT Baroque Orchestra as a DMA student. The experience I received throughout the years while working with director Paul Leenhouts and the musicians in the Orchestra have made me grow in ways I never thought possible. My most sincere thanks to everyone who made this possible!!

March 1st, 2021
I made some updates to my website store, take a look at it for some arrangements and Trio Resonance merchandise!

December 25th, 2020
Merry Christmas everybody!!! Please take a look at our "Early Music" rendition of The Christmas Song 'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.' Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/YNRoz-50orU

December 23rd, 2020
During this pandemic I've been fortunate enough to work on a couple of recording projects and live stream concerts, and now I'm proud to present this video I did with the very talented harpist Monika Ruusmaa. I hope you enjoy this rendition of the magnificent piece: Sonata di basso solo per Cimbalo & Arpa Leuto by Gregorio Strozzi, click on the link below!
https://youtu.be/jVfZVb0o744

December 1st, 2020
TRIO RESONANCE CD LAUNCH! I have the extreme pleasure of announcing the cd release of Sound & Motion, the debut album of Trio Resonance, we worked hard on this album and managed to finish it in the midst of this pandemic. After a successful release campaign we just sent copies to everybody who contributed to the release, early next year we will have the CD available for sale and the album available in major streaming services, so be on the lookout for that announcement!

October 31st, 2020
I'm extremely excited to present this recording project I worked on with the UNT Baroque Orchestra: Courtly Masque Music from the 17th & 18th century. This is the first of a couple of recording projects I got coming up but definitely the most interesting and unique one. I suggest you open a nice bottle of wine and take a look at this incredibly varied display of mask, effects and court tunes! You can find me in a couple of the ensembles playing baroque guitar, theorbo or arch-lute, as well as a couple of solos. Check out the link for the entire 1 hour+ concert.
https://youtu.be/XlzjV3raetE

July 19th, 2020
I'm excited to show you this new video, with some beautiful footage of my native country of Puerto Rico, of the piece El Coquí written by the composer José Ignacio Quintón and arranged for guitar by the Puerto Rican guitarist Juan Sorroche. Coquí is a name that refers to several species of small frogs native to Puerto Rico which make a very unique mating call. Due to its particularity and familiarity, it is a source of pride for many Puerto Ricans and its singing offers pleasant memories of the island of enchantment. Click on the link and don't forget to subscribe for some more material!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSdkiTfa37g

February 1st, 2020
This summer I’m touring Latin America and Europe with the baroque ensemble Fantasmi, led by the great early music specialist Paul Leenhouts. I will try to add as many pictures and videos as I can so be sure to check out my Facebook and Instagram pages for some awesome content!

January 8th, 2020
I’m excited to play a solo guitar and lute concert in Carbondale, IL hosted by the Southern Illinois Classical Guitar Series, if you are in the area I hope you can make it!!
https://thevarsitycenter.org/live-music
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