Bobby Torres Ensemble

Organizer/Musician
Community Service and Programs



Lead Singers Sean Holmes, Mary Linn and
Julana Torres

Portland State University Dance Department Benefit: "Tiempo Caribe" 1991 & 1994 / Oregon Ballet Theater 1993 Benefit

KKJZ Artquake 1995 Main Stage: "Global Quakin' & Shakin", conceived with Toni DiMecoli, organized, directed, showcase

KKJZ Artquake 1995 Activity: "Streetscape", talent reviewer, coordinator and organizer

Artquake 1993: student performance

Portland Rose Festivals, June: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

NOSH 1996, Benefit for Robinson Jewish Home

City of Vancouver & Columbia Business Community for the Arts"1996 Showcase of Music & Art"

Oregon State Fair, August 1996

United Way / Nordstrom Community Service Awards, October 1996: "Salute to Cultural Diversity"

Basic Rights Of Oregon Benefit, April 1996: "Samba Bamba Extrava Gamba"

Portland Art Museum Fund-raisers: March 1995, March 1997, December 1998 "Museum After Hours"

Taste of Beaverton, June: 1996, 1997, 1998

Hazeldale Elementary, January: 1996, 1997, 1998 Martin Luther King Jr Day Celebrations

Library Foundation Multnomah County Library Fund-raisers: 1997, 1998, 1999, including Library Grand Re-opening

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon 1997 Benefit for Hopewell House "Tournament of Hope"

Volunteers of America 1998 Benefit "Dance With Me" Movie Premiere and Latin Jazz Review

KMHD Fund-raiser at Cooper Mountain, August 1998

Mercy Corps International, December 1998 Fund-raiser"Pueblo a Pueblo: Portland Responds" (for the victims of Hurricane Mitch)

Art in the Park, June 1998 "Palette of Voices", conceived, organized and directed showcase of singers

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, July 1998: Showcase of Jazz

Tri-Met Light Rail Openings, various 1998 events

Native American Benefit: "Wisdom of the Elders" 1998 & 1999

"Tenor Madness" 1997 Portland State University Music Department Benefit Concert

"Latin Madness" 1998 & 1999 Portland State University Music Department Benefit Concerts