

National Symphony Orchestra of Cusco
November 2023. The Ministry of Culture of Peru maintains four professional orchestras in different regions throughout the country....


Working with Conductors in Bogotá
October 2023. Rafael was invited to give a series of conference presentations on orchestral conducting at the V Encuentro de Orquestas,...


National Conducting Seminar in Costa Rica
October 2023. Invited by the Sistema Nacional de Educación Musical (SiNEM) within the Ministry of Culture of Costa Rica, Rafael presented...


Mozart and his Operas
The Augsburg University Orchestra started off the 2023-2024 academic year with a concert featuring selections from several of Mozart's...


Music Students go to SPCO
October 2023. As the instructor for the Augsburg Seminar course for first-year music students, or AugSem, Rafael crafts a curriculum that...


National Conservatory of Peru
June 2023. Accredited for post-secondary studies as the Universidad Nacional de Música, the National Conservatory prepares its students...


Orquesta Sinfónica del Británico
June 2023. Conducting students from the National Conservatory of Peru were invited to participate in a three-week conducting seminar...


Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
May 2023. Rafael returned to Chancay in Peru to conduct a two-day workshop with the Municipal Orchestra of Chancay on Beethoven’s Fifth...


Augsburg University ¡Peru 2023!
May 2023. Rafael led a music department tour of Augsburg University students to Peru for a two-week stay in the capital Lima and in...


Jarabe Mexicano Orchestra Residency
April 2023. The musical tastes of this group’s members reflect their cross-border cultures and family experiences in an eclectic mix of...