awards to his credit and has received an Honorary Doctorate in Music from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. His contributions to the field of classical guitar have inspired a number of distinguished composers to write works specifically for him, including Joaquín Rodrigo, Federico Moreno Torroba, Francisco de Madina, Lorenzo Palomo, Michael Zearott, Paul Chihara, Enrique Diemecke, Ernesto Cordero and Celedonio Romero. He was personally chosen by the legendary Andrés Segovia for the world premiere of Torroba's Diálogos entre guitarra y orquesta. Of performing, Romero said, Music makes us communicate through our soul, and if you can leave the theatre feeling that connection, that’s what I want more than anything. Although originally a classical guitarist, he is talented in flamenco and a popular flamenco performer. His most famous flamenco-only album is called ¡Flamenco Fenómeno! 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 Honors For contribution to the arts, he received the Premio Andalucía de la Músicahe in June 1996. On February 11, 2000, King Juan Carlos I of Spain knighted Pepe Romero and his brothers, Celin and Angel, into the Order of Isabella the Catholic. The official ceremony of this high honor took place at the USC Thornton School of Music, and included a gala performance by The Romeros with the Thornton Chamber Orchestra. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Classical Guitar at the Thornton School, where he was named "Distinguished Artist in Residence" in 2004. In 2007, the Romero Quartet received the President's Merit Award from the Recording Academy, the producers of the Grammy Awards, and, in November 2012, Romero's recording of Concierto festivo by Ernesto Cordero was nominated for Best Classical Album at the Latin Grammy Awards. Guitars Initially, Romero shared his father’s Santos Hernandez. In 1958, he bought a Miguel Rodriguez from Córdoba which he played until 1969. He then played a Hermann Hauser II before finally, in 1973, obtaining another Rodriguez which was his principal instrument until at least 2014. Discography Solo Recordings or Soloist with Orchestra (*) denotes albums where one side of the album was Pepe Romero and the second side was Los Romeros (**) denotes albums that where mainly Pepe Romero with some involvement of the rest of Los Romeros Pepe Romero with Los Romeros References External links