

Romanian National Opera and Ballet Orchestra
April 2014. Rafael was thrilled to return to Constanţa in 2014 for a second concert with the Romanian National Opera Orchestra following...


Pazardjik Philharmonic, Bulgaria
April 2014. Rafael had the opportunity to conduct this orchestra during his return trip to Eastern Europe to conduct the Romanian...


Tom Verrier and Fergus McWilliam in Costa Rica
March 2014. Dr. Thomas Verrier, Director of Wind Studies at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University, appeared for the first...


Conductor’s Lab, Aix-en-Provence, France
July 2013. Invited to participate as a conductor for this week-long series of master classes and conducting workshops, Rafael’s...


"Colombia Creativa"
May 2013. Rafael visited Leticia on the Amazon River in May 2013 to work with the local music program at the Colegio Sagrado Corazón de...


Rachmaninoff Concerto Orchestra
December 2012. Founded with the support of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff’s descendants in Costa Rica, the country in which the...


Black Sea Conducting Festival
November 2012. Invited to participate in this international conducting competition, Rafael travelled to Constanţa in Romania for his only...


Mexico Tour with SiNEM
September 2012. Rafael served as the Artistic Director of the national youth orchestra representing Costa Rica’s Sistema Nacional de...



























