Omaris Torres-Frey is a DMA Choral Conducting student at the University of Arizona and the conductor of Treble Glee. She is also the Artistic Director of Voices in the Oaks Chorale.
Mrs. Torres-Frey has served as a singer, conductor, adjudicator, and clinician in Arizona and Florida. She taught and directed high school choirs for eight years. Most recently, she was the Director of Choirs at Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida, where she led six choirs of various voicings and levels. Throughout her teaching career, she has also taught additional courses, including orchestra, guitar, world music, and music for students with special needs.
Choirs under Mrs. Torres-Frey’s direction have garnered praise for their artistry, sensitivity, and expression, receiving Superior and Superior with Distinction ratings at district and state assessments. In 2022 and 2023, her advanced mixed ensemble, MasterSingers, was selected as a finalist for the Bach Festival Choir’s Choir of Distinction competition. Valuing both group and individual musicianship, she has had over 100 students selected for All-County and All-State Choirs.
Mrs. Torres-Frey’s educational influence extends beyond the classroom. She has served as a Chancel Choir, Bell Choir, and Youth Music Director at various churches throughout Florida and Arizona. She has prepared choirs, orchestras, and bell ensembles for liturgy and special services, emphasizing the interconnectedness of worship and scripture. Most recently, she served as the Assistant Conductor of the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay.
As a lyric mezzo-soprano, Mrs. Torres-Frey has performed with Helios Ensemble, Tucson MasterWorks Chorale, the University of Arizona University Community Chorus and Orchestra, and the Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra of Winter Park. She has also performed as an ensemble member with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Chorus and True Concord Voices & Orchestra.
Mrs. Torres-Frey earned her bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance and Conducting from Rollins College, studying under Dr. John Sinclair and Dr. Heather Mitchell. She completed a graduate internship with the Tucson Girls Chorus under Dr. Marcela Molina and earned her Master of Music at the University of Arizona, studying with Dr. Bruce Chamberlain and Dr. Elizabeth Schauer.
