The Pensacola Symphony Orchestra will present La Guitarra Mexicana with world-renowned guitarist Celino Romero Friday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church (6 E. Wright St.). Celino Romero is the youngest member of the famed classical guitar quartet Los Romeros, known around the world to millions as "The Royal Family of the Guitar."Â
The group received recognition at this year's Grammy Awards with a Salute to Classical Music Honoring the Romeros. Romero will take a break from touring with the quartet and join the Pensacola Chamber Orchestra for a performance of Ponce's masterful Concierto del Sur, hailed by Segovia as "the greatest guitar concerto ever written."Â
Romero is a uniquely gifted musician whose combination of technical mastery and elegant artistry has garnered the highest praise from critics and audiences alike. He made his San Francisco Symphony debut performing Rodrigo's Concierto Andaluz and was a featured soloist with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared with orchestras in Houston, Seattle, Ottawa, Salt Lake City and El Paso and on stages in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America.
This concert is part of the 2007 Latin American Festival and features classical works from Mexico and Argentina including La Negra, Astor Piazzolla's Oblivión and Ginastera's Variaciones concertantes. Tickets cost $20 for general admission and $25..
Stained Glass Series Sponsor is International Paper. Guest Artist Sponsor is Compass Bank. Media sponsors are Cox Communications, WEAR ABC3, Pensacola Magazine and The Real Yellow Pages® from Bellsouth. Official sponsors are Centennial Imports and Residence Inn-Downtown. Official Sponsor of the 2007 Latin American Festival is Cox Communications. -- www.pensacolasymphony.com
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