Angel Romero

Angel Romero (born August 17, 1946 in Málaga) is a Spanish classical guitarist and former member of the guitar quartet Los Romeros. He is the youngest son of Celedonio Romero, who in 1957 left Franco's Spain for the United States with his family.

Romero made his professional debut at the age of six, and his United States debut at sixteen. He studied conducting with Eugene Ormandy, the conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

He has performed as a soloist with orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic, the New World Symphony, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He has also conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, the Royal Philharmonic, Germany’s NDR Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Symphoniker, the Beijing Philharmonic, the Euro-Asia Philharmonic, the Shanghai Symphony, the Bogotá Philharmonic, the Chicago Sinfonietta, the Orquesta de Baja California, the Santa Barbara Symphony, the San Diego Symphony and the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, among others. He has made highly acclaimed recordings for Delos International, RCA Victor Red Seal and RCA Victor Worldwide, Telarc and Angel/EMI.

In February 2000 he was presented with the Grand Cross of Isabel la Catolica (the highest honour that can be offered in Spain), and was knighted for his musical accomplishments. In 2007, he was honoured by the Recording Academy, producer of the Grammy Awards, with the Recording Academy President’s Merit Award.

He has also been involved in the film industry. In 1989, he performed the score for "The Milagro Bean Field War", directed by Robert Redford. In 1994, he composed and directed the musical score for "Bienvenido-Welcome", a film by Gabriele Retes, for which he won the 1995 ARIEL (the "Academy Award" of Mexico). He also performed and recorded the score for "By the Sword" composed by Bill Conti, and played a cameo role in "Bound by Honor", a Taylor Hackford film.

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 RomeroAngel Romero also has a daughter named Celina, a son in law named John, and 4 grandchildren named Kate, Riley, Anna, and Jackie.

External links

* [http://www.angelromero.com Official website]
* [http://digital-library.csun.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=exact&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=/IGRAdiscography&CISOBOX1=Romero%2C+Angel Some photos of LP covers] (Oviatt Library Digital Collections)
* [http://www.bruceduffie.com/romero.html Angel Romero interview] by Bruce Duffie