EXHIBITION
CHALLENGE, GATHERING, TRIBUTE
Handcrafted concert guitars inspired by the work of J. L. Romanillos.
16, 17, 18 June 2023
OPENING HOURS
FRIDAY JUNE 16
from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
SATURDAY JUNE 17
from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
from 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
SUNDAY JUNE 18
from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
from 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
During the concert dedicated to José Luis Romanillos that we held in Badalona in June 2022, one of the participating luthiers, a former student of him, challenged his colleagues to build a replica of a Romanillos guitar and to come to Badalona one year later to organise an exhibition with all the built instruments. Ten luthiers accepted the CHALLENGE and will come to Badalona in June for this GATHERING and will offer their master this peculiar TRIBUTE.
CHALLENGE, GATHERING, TRIBUTE
The exhibition CHALLENGE, GATHERING, TRIBUTE is a unique and unprecedented exhibition organised by the Associació de la Guitarra de Badalona, with the voluntary participation of 10 prestigious guitar makers from all over the world, who will be exhibiting concert guitars created especially for this occasion. The guitars can be replicas of an original, or be inspired by the work of their master, José Luis Romanillos, who died just over a year ago, and to whom they wish to pay tribute.
At the exhibition we will be able to contemplate 11 guitars that will be replicas or inspired by some of Romanillos' most famous guitars, such as the "Medio Siglo", the "Marian", the "Culé" or the "Amistad".
Along with his pupils' instruments, the exhibition will also include two of Romanillos' original guitars, the "Medio Siglo" and the "Marian", courtesy of his widow Marian Harris. These will be the two guitars with which Antigoni Goni will perform her concert on Saturday 17th.
Therefore, a total of 13 guitars of great artistic value will be on display on 16, 17 and 18 June 2023 in the exhibition hall of the El Carme Cultural Centre in Badalona. Admission is free. Once the exhibition is over, the instruments will be returned to their respective creators.
PARTICIPATING GUITAR MAKERS
We introduce you to the ten guitar-makers who have accepted the challenge
of building a guitar for this exhibition
and who will be present in Badalona.
Click on the image of each luthier to open a new tab with information about their profile
and the characteristics of the guitar they have built for this exhibition.
 Michoacán, Mexico.
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 Germany
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 Catalonia, Spain.
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Valencian Community, Spain.
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 Catalonia, Spain.
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Catalonia, Spain.
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 Galicia, Spain.
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Italy
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EXHIBITION
CHALLENGE, GATHERING, TRIBUTE
Handcrafted concert guitars inspired by the work of J. L. Romanillos.
16, 17, 18 June 2023