{"id":113575,"date":"2025-12-30T12:26:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T12:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/113575\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T12:26:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T12:26:20","slug":"feb-28-pepe-romero-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/113575\/","title":{"rendered":"Feb 28 | Pepe Romero Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Eckart Preu, Conductor<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Featured artist: Pepe Romero, guitar<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Gabriela Lena Frank &#8211; Elegia Andina for Orchestra<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Joaqu\u00edn Rodrigo &#8211; Concierto de Aranjuez<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Handel &#8211; Water Music Suites 1 &amp; 2<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Join us for the return of the legendary guitarist Pepe Romero! With artistry and warmth, Pepe\u2019s performances are nothing short of magical. He will bring to life Joaqu\u00edn Rodrigo\u2019s Concierto de Aranjuez, the most beloved of all guitar concertos. This masterpiece transports us to Spain with its lively rhythms and the breathtakingly beautiful second movement\u2014a haunting, unforgettable melody.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The evening begins with Elegia Andina by Gabriela Lena Frank, a captivating orchestral work inspired by the sounds of the Andean pan flute, evoking a vivid journey through the rainforest.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For the grand finale, we present Handel\u2019s Water Music, a festive and regal Baroque masterpiece originally performed on the River Thames for King George I. Overflowing with joyful dances and bold brass fanfares, this timeless work will leave you uplifted and exhilarated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eckart Preu, Conductor Featured artist: Pepe Romero, guitar Gabriela Lena Frank &#8211; Elegia Andina for Orchestra Joaqu\u00edn Rodrigo&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113576,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-113575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}