Flamenco Festival with guitarist Miguelito

The VCU Music Flamenco Festival concludes with guitarist Miguelito, dancers and singers.

Michael “Miguelito” Pérez originally studied classical guitar at California State University, Fullerton but stumbled upon flamenco at a party in his senior year. Upon graduation, he was offered a job accompanying flamenco classes at the George Washington University. Being that flamenco dance accompanists are very rare, he eventually found himself playing for every flamenco dance company in the Washington DC area. Currently Miguelito performs five nights a week in various venues in the metropolitan area. He is considered one of the premier flamenco guitarists in the United States, whose “nimble picking alternates between propulsive rhythms and delicate melodies.” He is also well known for his website DCFlamenco.com that keeps the DC area up-to-date on the local flamenco scene.