Organizations/Performing Group:

Koro Ilustrado, member and vocal coach, 2014-2017
Ating Pamana, member, 2013-2014
Thomas Circle Singers, member, 2010-2011
Concert Artists of Baltimore, member, 2008-2010
Ateneo College Glee Club, assistant conductor and vocal coach, 2001-2008

Awards and Recognition:

As member of Koro Ilustrado:

CHAMPION (VOCAL ENSEMBLE CATEGORY), 3rd Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival, 2017
GRAND CHAMPION (OPEN/MIXED CATEGORY), 9th Musica FEUropa Choral Competition, 2017
1ST RUNNER-UP (OPEN CATEGORY), 8th Musica FEUropa Choral Competition, 2016
SILVER (CLASSICAL EQUAL VOICES CATEGORY); BRONZE (POP CATEGORY), Busan Choral Festival and Competition, 2015
2ND PRIZE (FOLK SONG CATEGORY), 2nd Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival, 2015



Raymond has performed extensively in concert and has essayed lead operatic roles in Manila and in the US. Trained originally as a tenor, he has sung the roles of Alfredo Germont, Don Ottavio, Nemorino, Pinkerton and Romeo, among others. He has performed in productions of Philippine Opera Company, Opera Guild of the Philippines, Tanghalang Pilipino, Dulaang UP, and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. In 2012, he debuted as a baritone in concert and opera in Thailand, singing the bass solos of Jean Gilles’ "Requiem" and Joseph Haydn’s "Creation", as well as the role of Presto in a Thai production of Francis Poulenc’s "Les Mamelles de Tireisias".

Raymond has taught Voice at the College of Music Mahidol University in Thailand; at the Silliman University College of Performing and Visual Arts in Dumaguete City; and at Sta. Isabel College in Manila. Apart from UP, he is at present also a member of the Voice faculty of the School of Music of St. Scholastica’s College-Manila, and is a Master Teacher of voice at the Philippine High School for the Arts.

Previous training in Medicine has given Raymond a unique perspective regarding vocal technique and his pedagogical approach is a functional anatomical one. He is frequently invited to give lectures and vocal workshops and it is his personal mission to help spread knowledge and ideas on singing and vocal technique that are sensible and rooted in science.