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An evening with the Royal Family of the guitar

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Last night I was lucky enough to see the Romeros in concert up in the city. While I doubt that this was a particularly memorable show for them, I really enjoyed the show. The performance was booked by OCCC and due to the nature of the show, the moved it to First Presbyterian Church in Heritage Hills, which is a nice place but it was a little tough to see all of the players antics without stadium seating. In any case they played a variety of songs and styles from several different time periods. Celin, Celino, Lito, and Pepe Romero are clearly very pleasant musicians who enjoy playing before all types of audiences. I was a little surprised that OU didn't book them but evidently there was a conflict at Catlett and the quartet are playing so many shows that they have a very limited flexibility. I have always been particularly fond of the piece Granada (this is Segovia and the video is not Granada, it's La Malaguena), and it was nice to see the two elder Romeros' duet rendition. All in all a very nice performance and an evocative evening. Another favorite of mine is Sevillanas.
My hip doesn't seem to be broken but it's really sore so I've been applying the frozen peas several times a day. I have developed a level of frustration over not being able to run that should keep the fire from getting staunched for quite sometime, once I'm back on my feet. It's pretty hard to not be able to capitalize on the fitness gains I had made and after suffering through the summer and then having to watch the twin city and Chicago marathons from the sideline (not to mention big local races) I don't see myself any less invested once I get back to training. Viva la passion

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Anonymous said…
i was there too. i was the camera guy in a blue shirt. which one of the romeros do you think is the best at classical guitar?
October 8, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Unknown said…
THat's a tough call. I still say Senor Pepe has got his stuff together, while Celin looked a little hagard, mostly playing bass harmony. It was a little hard to tell, I thought maybe they were giving Celino his chance to shine and Lito looked effortless in his only solo piece.
October 9, 2008 at 11:43 AM
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