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Rafael Ferrer
Rafael Ferrer

Spanish composer and conductor, born in Sant Celoni (1911), died in Barcelona (1988). In the 1950s, he conducted Orquesta Sinfónica Española in some zarzuela recordings made in Barcelona by Regal. Founder of [a=Cobla Laietana]. From 1962 to 1967 he was chief conductor of "Orquestra Municipal de Barcelona" (later known as Orquestra Ciutat De Barcelona and finally Orquestra Simfònica De Barcelona I Nacional De Catalunya). Conductor of Spain's first Eurovision entry, 'Estando contigo' by Conchita Bautista (1961). Sometimes he used [a1923557] as alias.

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