 Andres Archila was Associate Concertmaster for the National Symphony Orchestra under the batons of Maestros Howard Mitchell, Antal Doráti and Mstislav Rostropovich.After his retirement in 1984, he continued to conduct and perform solo with the Guatemalan National Symphony Orchestra.His performances of Chausson's "Poème" for violin and orchestra and Jean Sibelius Concerto for Violin at the age of 85 were his last performances with Igor Sarmientos conducting the National Symphony Orchestra of Guatemala in September 1997.