Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), one of the most important Latin American composers of the 20th century, is remembered chiefly for his compositions, arrangements, and performances within the tango style. Tango, a popular dance style that originated in the bars and brothels of Buenos Aires in the late part of the nineteenth century, developed under the influence of European, African, and Caribbean music and dance genres (Argentine milonga, Uruguayan candombe, Cuban habanera, etc.)

Astor Piazzolla - Tango Etude no.2 (guitar part arranged by Clarice and Sergio Assad)
Arrangement commissioned by Cavatina Duo

Duo Aldebaran
Dr. Krista Jobson, flute
Dr. Hector Javier Rodriguez, guitar 
Guitar made by Omar Estrada 2020

Duo Aldebaran - Piazzolla Tango Etude No 2 (Flute and Guitar)

UTRGV Guitar Ensemble - Dr. Hector Rodriguez (director)
Jacob Cuffman
George Olguin
Eva Brito
Lucas Guzman
Angela Bazaldua
Cornelio Silguero
Cody Acosta
David Olivera
Andy Castaneda
Joshua Garcia
Pedro Garcia
Ben McGhee
Ivan Gonzalez
Patricio Oliva
Dr. Hector Rodriguez, Bass
Dr. Krista Jobson, Flute

UTRGV Guitar Ensemble - Danza del Trigo (Wheat Dance) by Alberto Ginastera

You Are Beautiful - N. Ratanakarn

Recorded on August 7th 2024
Hector Rodriguez, guitar

Hector Javier Rodriguez -You Are Beautiful (By Ratanakarn)

"Scarborough Fair" is a traditional English ballad. The song lists several impossible tasks given to a former lover who lives in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The "Scarborough/Whittingham Fair" variant was most common in Yorkshire and Northumbria, where it was sung to various melodies, often using Dorian mode, with refrains resembling "parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme" and "Then she'll be a true love of mine." It appears in Traditional Tunes by Frank Kidson, published in 1891, who claims to have collected it from Whitby.

O, where are you going?" "To Scarborough fair,"
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme;
"Remember me to a lass who lives there,
For once, she was a true love of mine.

"And tell her to make me a cambric shirt,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
Without any seam or needlework,
And then she shall be a true love of mine.

"And tell her to wash it in yonder dry well,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
Where no water sprung, nor a drop of rain fell,
And then she shall be a true love of mine.

Ask her to do me this courtesy
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
And ask for a like favour from me
And then she'll be a true love of mine

Scarborough Fair - Hector Rodriguez

The song was originally written with different lyrics and demoed in 1968 after sessions for the album The Beatles. This demo was released on many Beatles bootleg albums. Recorded on 28 May 1971 at Ascot Sound Studios, "Oh My Love" was the last song to be recorded for the Imagine LP.
Former Beatle George Harrison contributed playing the guitar on this song and several other songs for the album. His guitar work for the song echoes White Album songs "Julia" and "Happiness Is a Warm Gun."

Lyrics: 
Oh my love, for the first time in my life
My eyes are wide open
Oh, my lover, for the first time in my life
My eyes can see
I see the wind
Oh, I see the trees
Everything is clear in my heart
I see the clouds
Oh, I see the sky
Everything is clear in our world
Oh my love, for the first time in my life
My mind is wide open
Oh, my lover, for the first time in my life
My mind can feel
I feel the sorrow
Oh, I feel dreams
Everything is clear in my heart
I feel life
Oh, I feel love
Everything is clear in our world

John Lennon - Oh, My Love (Hector Rodriguez, classical guitar)

The Beatles - Yesterday (Toru Takemitsu) Hector Rodriguez, guitar

Victor Villadangos - Tucututa (Hector Rodriguez, guitar)

Sambossa - Celso Machado

Celso Machado
flute and guitar
recorded 2021

Celso Machado - Piazza Vitorio

Eduardo Martin - Mirandote (flute and guitar)

Eduardo Martin - Cancion De Octubre (flute, guitar)

Celso Machado -Pacoca (flute and guitar)

Hector Rodriguez - How Deep Is Your Love  (Acoustic Guitar Solo)

Duo Aldebaran - Amaneceres by Eduardo Martin (from Suite Habana)

Duo Aldebaran - Laberinto by Eduardo Martin (from Suite Habana)

Egberto Gismonti - Memoria e Fado (Duo Aldebaran) Arr: Ignacio López
Flute and Guitar Duo
Krista Jobson, Flute
Hector Rodriguez, Guitar

Egberto Gismonti - Memoria e Fado (Duo Aldebaran)

Dr. Hector Javier Rodriguez Santos enjoys an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, having given performances and masterclasses in Puerto Rico, Canada, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, Peru, and Mexico, as well as in the United States.

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