Born in Washington, DC on August 18, 1970, musician Carlos Rafael Rivera grew up in Virginia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, and Miami.
From the Tibetan Buddhist chants of his choral work “Motet for Twelve Singers”, through the Afro-Cuban rhythms of his Guitar Quartet “Cumba-Quín”, Rivera's eclectic essays have been performed throughout the world by such noted ensembles as the LA Guitar Quartet and Chanticleer, recorded by the Naxos and Sony Classical labels, published by Mel Bay and Doberman-Yppan, and awarded by BMI, the Guitar Foundation of America, and twice by ASCAP. Carlos is pursuing a Masters Degree in Music Composition, under the tutelage of Stephen Hartke and Don Crockett, at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music.
Web: http://www.riveramusic.net