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Artist
Robert Wetzel
6+ albums
classical guitarguitar
about
Robert Wetzel belongs to that small generation of gifted former students of the legendary Romeros family guitar dynasty from the period between 1972-1985 who has succeeded as a professional musician. Devoted to the classical guitar, he has continued with his primary vocation, maintaining a busy schedule of practicing, performing, recording, teaching and arranging music to this day. He made his formal concert performance debut by sharing the stage with his mentors, the legendary Romeros, as the fourth member of the performing guitar quartet at the August Moon Concerts of the Napa Music Festival in 1977. His status confirmed alongside Celin, Pepe and Angel Romero, he performed the lute and guitar parts of their father, the great Celedonio Romero who was vacationing in Spain that summer. The Napa concert that Robert participated in was a special rare program by the Romeros that featured ensemble performances on lutes, vihuelas and guitars. On commenting about his early life and ascension up the ladder rungs of early music successes, Robert states: "A native of the Netherlands with Dutch-Indonesian and Chinese lineage, I immigrated to the United States at age two with my parents, two older brothers and sister, settling in Dallas, Texas. My mother, Leonie, intuitively sensed my inclinations towards artistic sensibilities and encouraged me to draw and later persuaded me to study the piano which I undertook until I was age eleven. It was after my sister brought home a Silvertone a
top songs
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Ferrer: L'Etudiante de Salamanque - Tango & Valse
662Jose Ferrer: Ejercicio - Allegretto
403Liszt: Consolation No. 3 S. 172
334Sor: Theme Varie, Op. 15 (c)
235Jose Ferrer: Vals - Lento cantabile
226Jose Broca: Valse No.1
157Jose Broca: Andante sentimental
138Jose Broca: Schotisch
139Paganini: Minuetto: Sonata No. 24 In G Major
1310Paganini: Andantino: Sonata No. 24 In G Major
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