Philip Rosheger's Habanera de Sol Y Sombre - a memory of Kitty

Sometime last winter, Philip saw this clip and said he saw no problem with sharing this truncated performance that herein accompanies this memorial for my cat who liked Philip's music and Philip himself. Phil visited the spot in this clip a few times. Kitty was gone at 18 in 2005 and I am on the other side of the bay with two other rescued cats from next door to where Kitty and I lived. How fine it would be to have this whole concert available as tracks or as a CD in its complete form.

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[yogione]

Yes Phil is a national treasure. Apparently he is on the loose lately. We met in Fairfax the other night at The Sleeping Lady where they have a lottery and as it worked out Phil's student Dalton played and Phil sat it out. We had a bit of an after party until it got late enough that the potent sound of the Ramirez unamplified had to be suspended. The owner lives next door and is in a dispute with me or I'd have had the maestro play into the wee hours and sleep here. Phil said he should call you.

[karlmaddd]

I have been looking for PR recordings (his own playing - his or any music). Are they available anywhere? karlmaddd at yahoo

[yogione]

Michael Lorimer is in possession of much of Phil's recorded work. Phil indicated to me last year that he intended to distribute work through Michael. More recently (Phil and friend Dalton stopped in two nights ago) Phil has indicated to me that he wants to create his own workstation - get his own "MySpace" post on CD Baby and to do it like everyone else does. Of course it is an uphill struggle for Phil and it would be lovely if he could find someone to write him a grant. Tough time for that.

[yogione]

He's too good to be playing the N. Berkeley Bart Station. He's Joshua Bell doing a longer experiment.

[Boldstrummer]

Phillip is a huge talent.

I'm very sad that for some reason he has not been signed by some classical agency,

[CarlosMacMartin]

I haven't heard from him as of yet,but I realize he's

having a tough time here in the Bay Area.I really hope to get some extra spending money so we

can do another guitar lesson.I never get bored of

him teaching!

[CarlosMacMartin]

After too much talking,I forgot to comment on the

sound of this performance....BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[CarlosMacMartin]

I agree! As James Kline said,"Philip is a national

treasure".

[yogione]

I passed on to Phil that you had left remarks last night in a converstion from his automobile. Since Spain everyone wants Philip to make a soft landing yet many of us feel helpless too. I sense Bob Freimark has been Ms. C.'s preoccupation and Philip was feeling a bit stuck in the midst of that. Bob is a big fan of his but sadly has been feeling his age. So Phil may be a loose wheel and will try to do the tough routine he has done for those appreciative few or many, perhaps depending on the day.

[CarlosMacMartin]

I saw him briefly at the Christmas Party at GSP.He

arrived late in the evening around 11pm along w/

Christine.I wanted to hang out with him,but he was talking with two of his former students,Paul

Binkley and Larry Ferrara.That's ok.I'll see him

again soon and do another 4 hour lesson!