Alfonso is an established freelance musical director and musical supervisor in the West End who is regularly invited by major orchestras in the UK and abroad.
As a freelance professional his work includes musical direction for film, television and games, musical theatre, symphonic, musical production... as well as composing and arranging for theatre, games, advertising, and film.
Concert credits include BBCCO, ROSS (Seville Symphony Orchestra), OBC (Barcelona Symphony), Bournemouth Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Hallé Orchestra, Royal Northern Symphonia, London Concert Orchestra, London Contemporary Orchestra, Philarmonia Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Orquesta de la Ópera del Liceo, ... etc
Amongst his recent projects as freelance conductor, Alfonso has appeared in “Old Friends” (Sondheim and Gielgud Theatre, London) with Petula Clark, Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, Damian Lewis, Dame Judi Dench… etc, Disney’sFantasia live in Seville with the ROSS, MotownSymphonic (Hallé, RLPO and Ulster) “My Fair Lady” (BSO at The Grange Festival and Liceù Opera in Barcelona)
As a regular collaborator with major film composers, he has conducted the soundtracks for many films including Jingle Jangle, Christmas Chronicles 2, Thunderforce, Halo, The Croods 2, Jurassic World: Dominion, Nightmare Alley, Big Beasts, Chevalier, ARK: Animated Series…etc at London’s Abbey Road Studios and AIR Lyndhurst.
He is currently the Musical Supervisor for many Cameron Mackintosh's shows around the world as well as a teacher at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
As a composer, Alfonso has composed the music for the feature films Venus, and Héroes de Barrio, as well as jingles for Disney, Nickelodeon, advertising companies etc. His work in Film and TV includes the translation and direction of many Disney shows in Spanish (Tangled, Fancy Nancy, TOPS, Mira Royal Detective, Gigantosaurus, Phineas and Ferb, Spongbob Square pants… etc)
For theatre, he was the arranger and orchestrator of the music of La Bamba! A musical, as well as composer of extra music and original songs.
Major credits in musical theatre include Les Misérables (MD/Supervisor, Spain, Brazil, Tokyo, London, and Dubai), Miss Saigon (MD/Supervisor London, Tokyo and Sydney Opera), Phantom of the Opera (MD/ Supervisor London and UK Tour), Mamma Mia! (Spain MD – International Asst. Musical Supervisor)
Recordings as a conductor include the 25th anniversary Gala of Miss Saigon (released also on DVD worldwide), Les Misérables – The staged concert at the Gielgud Theatre in London (also released worldwide on video and vinemas) SpanishMusic of the XX Century with the BBCCO alongside soloists Juan Pérez and Magdalena Llamas.
Awards include Best Musical director in Spain for Los Miserables and Best Musical director in the West End for Miss Saigon. (Broadwayworld Awards)