¡Salsa Night!
November 2019. Rafael’s commitment to broadening the music curriculum created the space for the Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble to...
Matjaž Drevenšek Orchestra Residency
October 2019. Renowned as one of the top saxophonists in the world, Maestro Drevenšek is on the music faculty at the University of...
Augsburg students in Peru!
August 2019. Rafael led a delegation of music students from Augsburg University to perform with the Pontifical Catholic University of...
The Schubert Club premiere of “Tienda”
May 2019. Venezuelan composer Reinaldo Moya was commissioned by the Schubert Club in St. Paul to write the one-act opera “Tienda” based...
National Conservatory of Peru
July 2018. Rafael was invited to visit the Universidad Nacional de Música in Lima, formerly known as the National Conservatory of Peru....
"Orquesta del Mar" Festival
July 2018. This festival orchestra is hosted by the University of Costa Rica - Pacific every July and focuses exclusively on Latin...
National Bands of Costa Rica
June 2018. There are seven National Bands of Costa Rica, one for each of the seven provinces within this Central American republic. The...
Rafael returns to Peru
May 2018. On his second visit to Lima, Rafael had the opportunity to work with the students in the National Conservatory Orchestra, the...
Navy Band of Peru
May 2018. Rafael was invited to visit with the Navy Band in El Callao and presented a lecture on the intersection between leadership and...
Rafael in Antioquia, Colombia
May 2018. Rafael was invited to spend a week in Rionegro working with students at the Universidad Católica de Oriente. His visit included...
