Celedonio Romero

Celedonio Romero

guitar quartet.

He was born in in Málaga. He studied classical guitar at the Conservatory of Málaga and at the Madrid Conservatory, where he was taught by Joaquín Turina. He made his concert debut at the age of 22. In 1957 he left Franco's Spain for the United States with his family. They settled in Southern California, and Celedonio and his three sons Angel, Celin and Pepe started a guitar quartet, the Romeros. Celedonio made a large number of recordings, both solo and with the Romeros, which appeared on the Delos and Philips labels. He also wrote over 100 compositions for guitar, including a dozen concertos.

Romero died in San Diego, California. He was inducted into the Orden de Isabel la Católica by King Juan Carlos I. He was also made a "Caballero del Santo Sepulcro" ("Knight of the Holy Sepulchre") by Pope John Paul II.

See also

The Romero Guitar Quartet
* 1960–90: Celedonio Romero, Celin Romero, Pepe Romero, Angel Romero
* 1990–96: Celedonio Romero, Celin Romero, Pepe Romero, Celino Romero
* since 1996: Celin Romero, Pepe Romero, Celino Romero, Lito Romero

External links

* [http://digital-library.csun.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=exact&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=/IGRAdiscography&CISOBOX1=Romero%2C+Celedonio Some photos of LP covers] (Oviatt Library Digital Collections)


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