- Celedonio Romero
guitar quartet.
He was born in in
Málaga . He studied classical guitar at theConservatory of Málaga and at theMadrid Conservatory , where he was taught byJoaquín 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 andPhilips labels. He also wrote over 100 compositions for guitar, including a dozen concertos.Romero died in
San Diego, California . He was inducted into theOrden de Isabel la Católica byKing Juan Carlos I . He was also made a "Caballero del Santo Sepulcro" ("Knight of the Holy Sepulchre") byPope 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
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