The Unió Musical de Torrent society was authorized in 1989 as a Recognized Center for Musical Studies by the Generalitat Valenciana and, in 2017, it was declared a public utility society. In addition, it organizes a pioneering instrument improvement course that is currently called FORUMT.

The Symphonic Band “Unió Musical de Torrent” was founded in February 1973, performing innumerable cultural events, parades, more than 400 concerts, performing in important venues such as the Sala Mozart in Zaragoza, and participating in more than 60 festivals throughout the country. As a discography, it has to its credit the recording of a single and two LPs of Valencian music.

As the most outstanding events we highlight the frequent participation in the International Music Band Contest "Ciutat de València", obtaining 6 first prizes in the Honor Division and other first prizes in the Special B Division. In 2015 it achieved to make history in the Certamen Internacional “Vila d’Altea” reaching the highest score so far.

It is worth noting the participation in CIBM “Ciutat de València” in 2018, its visit to the Zaragoza auditorium, concerts performanced together with great soloists from the national and international scene, such as Pacho Flores or Kiko Berenguer, and the recording in 2022 of a CD of compositions of its founding conductor Mr. Mariano Puig Yago.

It has been conducted by prestigious conductors such as Juan Pérez Ribes, Jose Ortí Martínez, Bernardo Adam Ferrero, Amando Blanquer Ponsoda, Pablo Sánchez Torrella, Francisco Cabrelles Romero, Bernabé Sanchís Sanz, Francisco Grau Vegara, Mercedes Padilla Valencia, Jesús Cantos Plaza, Beatriz Fernández Aucejo or David Pont.

Since 2014, the principal and artistic director is Frank de Vuyst.

Belgian conductor, resident in Spain, where he has been chief conductor of symphonic bands such as the Ateneo Musical de Cullera or the Armónica de Buñol, among others. He is currently the music director of the symphonic band “Unió Musical” from Torrent (València), of the Agrupació Artística Musical de Denia and of the Joven Orquesta Sinfónica de Bandas Sonoras in Zaragoza.

As a conductor he has performed in various countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands, the USA, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, South Korea, Portugal and Spain.

In 2008 he was appointed founding director of the Banda Sinfónica Juvenil de la Red de Escuelas de Música de Medellín, a position he held until 2016.

He has been artistic director of the Congreso Internacional de Música para Banda, organized by the Medellín Mayor's Office, from 2010 to 2014, a congress that in a few years has become the most important band event in Latin America.

He has been a visiting professor of the Master of Conducting at the Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá (Colombia), from 2015 to 2018.

Since 2020 he is the artistic coordinator of the WMC Academy (Kerkrade).

In the field of education, he has extensive experience as a conducting teacher, training conductors in Spain and Latin America, especially.

He has recorded for record labels in Spain, the USA, Japan, Belgium and Colombia.

He has been a juror in competitions in various countries such as Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands (WMC), Switzerland, Germany, Peru or Colombia.

In his record he has several competitions inside and outside of Spain. He is in possession of the Golden Baton of the Certamen Internacional “Vila d’Altea”, being he the only conductor who has won it five times.