Francisco Tárrega

18 January 2023

(21 November 1852 – 15 December 1909)

Spanish composer and guitarist

Here is a cello ensemble arrangement (by K. Krantz) of his “Recuerdos de la Alhambra” performed by the UC Davis Cello Ensemble, directed by Susan Lamb Cook:

Here is Tárrega,s “Capricho árabe” transcribed for cello solo by Dr. Yuriy Leonovich.

21 November 23

12:00 am

Curator, Brenda Neece Author

Cello Museum founder and curator, Dr. Brenda Neece is a cellist and a researcher specializing in the history of the cello. Before starting The Cello Museum in 2019, she worked as a freelancer and served for just over a decade as a musical instrument museum curator. Her major cello teachers were Rochelle Kidd, Fred Raimi, Martha Gerschefski, and William Pleeth. Her academic mentors were Jon Finson, Marilyn Gombosi, Hélène La Rue, Ferdinand J. de Hen, and Jeremy Montagu.