Jan 21, 2023
8 pm
On Saturday, January 21, 2023, at 8 pm, we welcome you to attend An Evening with Miguel Espinoza and Dianne Betkowski of Miguel Espinoza Fusion. Accompanied by the ambiance of the Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery’s light sculptures and video art projection, this is a rare opportunity to see Miguel and Dianne perform as a duet in this intimate setting.
$25 advance
$30 door
Miguel Espinoza is hailed as one of the best flamenco guitarists in the world. Described by Guitar Player Magazine as “mesmerizing”, Miguel is much more than a virtuoso technician. Whether his lightening-fast fingers are skittering across the fretboard, fluttering over the sound hole like percussive hummingbird wings, or skillfully drawing achingly beautiful melodies out of the strings, Miguel’s award-winning compositions create an exotic, intoxicating musical elixir of flamenco fusion-one that is as sonically exciting as it is emotionally moving. Miguel has performed both nationally and internationally at notable venues (Red Rocks and Macky Gardens, among others) and has shared the stage with artists such as Kitaro, Tuck and Patti, Rita Moreno and Ben Vareen. He has also composed and recorded music for feature films and documentaries. In addition to performing, he offers private lessons, workshops and masterclasses.
Dianne Betkowski has performed, toured and recorded with the St. Louis, Utah, Honolulu and Colorado Symphony Orchestras. She is also a composer whose works have been performed by the Rochester Philharmonic, and the National, St. Louis, Houston, Honolulu and Colorado Symphonies, among many other groups. Her book, How to Get To Carnegie Hall: A Weekly Music Practice Schedule, is in its second printing. Dianne is the founder and former director of Denver Eclectic Concerts, now known as MAS-Eclectic. She and her Flamenco Fusion colleagues have recently started a unique music camp, Urban Arts Music. In addition to performing with MEFF, Dianne enjoys teaching cello, performing and coaching chamber music, and inspiring musicians of all levels.
Miguel and Dianne and their bandmates in Miguel Espinoza Fusion have won awards including:
Best Jazz Album – Indie Acoustic
Best of World Music – Denver Westword
Best Instrumental Album – Indie Acoustic
“Miguel Espinoza Fusion is world class global chamber music making that explodes the parameters of style, yet ever remains close to the heart.”
— David Balakrishnan, founding violinist/composer of the two time Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet
