Description | Price |
Solo Spanish Classical and Flamenco Guitar | £75 |
Flamenco Guitarist with Flamenco Dancer | £150 |
Tomás is much appreciated by people who have either heard authentic flamenco guitar playing while visiting Spain and/ or have attended flamenco concerts at professional theatres and concert halls.
His two major influences have been the great flamenco guitar masters Paco de Lucía (1947-2014. RIP) and Paco Peña. De Lucía because of his endless creative ability and Peña because of his communication of the deep emotion that is essential to flamenco.
Audiences familiar with the work of these masters recognise their influence in Tomás’s own playing.
Tomás also plays a number of the most popular and exciting Spanish Classical guitar pieces.
Potential clients are sometimes not sure if a piece is flamenco or Spanish classical.
If that is your case please do feel free to contact with any question that you may have. Of course, that is with absolutely no obligation.
It is useful for both client and performer to discuss as much as is needed prior to considering making a booking.
Based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
FLAMENCO PIECES (LIGHT AND SHADE)
Zapateado en Re by Sabicas (Beautiful and sweet)
Sevillanas (Popular light flamenco )
Rumba Flamenca (Syncopated rhythm)
Malagueña (Famous flamenco)
Mantilla y Peine by Paco Peña (Complex but fun)
Plaza del Potro by Paco Peña (Master piece)
Alegrías by Sabicas (Energetic)
Repiqueteos Flamencos by Mario Escudero (Complex melodies)
Farruca by Sabicas (Sad but majestic)
Tanguillos by Andres Batista (Minor to Major)
Guajira by Paco Peña ( Cuban style)
Colombiana (South American style)
Zambra Mora by Paco Peña ( Moorish and Arabic)
Soleares (Fundamental flamenco)
Fandangos ( Deep powerful)
Bulerias (Virtuoso fast)
Tangos Flamencos
Serranas
WELL KNOWN SPANISH CLASSICAL PIECES
Isaac Albeniz:Asturias
Francisco Tarrega: Recuerdos de La Alhambra
Francisco Tarrega: Gran Vals ( contains the Nokia ring tone)
Francisco Tarrega: Capricho Arabe
Francisco Tarrega: Lagrima
Francisco Tarrega: Adelita
Antonio Lauro: Vals Venezolano
Romance Anonimo
Nino Rota: The Godfather Theme
Joao Pernambuco: Sons De Carrilhoes (Sound of Bells)
Sebastian Yradier: La Paloma
Stanley Myers: Cavatina (Theme from The Deer Hunter)
Hector Villa Lobos: Prelude in E minor
Just access to electric socket if amplified.
A simple upright chair without arms, not a bar stool.
Yes, I have all my own equipment.
Directions and parking
Playing in concert in the following concert halls: Royal Albert Hall, Purcell Room at The South bank, The Cathedral in Santander
Classical guitarists: Andres Segovia, John Williams, Julian Bream.
Flamenco guitarists: Paco Peña, Paco de Lucía, Sabicas.
I started playing at 10 years of age in a flamenco company.
In concert but also where people appreciate my music.
If not using any amplification I like to arrive about 45 minutes before start time to tune guitar and to change into elegant performing suit when appropriate.
If using amplification I prefer to arrive about 1 hour 15 minutes before start time.
Yes, but not in direct sunlight to avoid sun stroke.
Yes, I discuss carefully.
My clients really do know what are looking for and always tell me that I have played exactly what they wanted.
Britain
Concert Halls
Canning House Concert Hall, London (The prestigious cultural centre that promotes the cultures of Latin America, Spain and Portugal). I was invited to give a Flamenco Guitar Recital.
All Saints Centre, Lewes, Sussex
Abbey Theatre, St. Albans
Compass Theatre, Ickenham
South Bank, London Purcell Room
Music Festivals
Brighton Festival
Buckingham Festival (I have performed 3 times with my flamenco company)
Dorchester Festival
Dumfries and Galloway Festival
Guitar Festivals
Dundee International Guitar Festival
Northumberland International Guitar Festival
Spain
Catedral de Santander, Spain (Guitarist in a Flamenco Mass held at the Santander Cathedral)
Centro Cultural Ramón Alonzo Luzy, Cartagena, Spain (Solo Flamenco Guitar Recital)
Teatro Circo, Cartagena, Spain (Official Guitarist for a Flamenco dance company)
The following are two of the most prestigious Flamenco Festivals in Spain.
Festival Nacional del Cante de Las Minas, La Unión, Spain (Finalist in the International Guitar competition)
Festival Nacional de Cante por Cartageneras, Cartagena, Spain (Guitar Soloist)