Barquisimeto ~ Ricardo Mendoza

On a trip to Barquisimeto for a concert with Cecilia Todd, I was invited to meet composer and mandolinist Ricardo Mendoza. He is the composer of the much performed waltz entitled "Lagunillas" among many others. We met at a musical reunion and he played with my friend Chuito (Jesús Rengel) while I took some photos and then I played along with my soprano sax. I spoke to him about my book of transcriptions and he invited me to come back to Barquisimeto to show me the rest of his compositions. I'll probably be visiting him in May.