CONCERT | Flamingo Fusion – Music & Dance
As part of the 2026 Arthur Patchett Memorial Music Series, Curated by vocalist, composer, and WRCA Board member Judi Silvano, Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA) is pleased to present …
Sunday, August 23, 3-5pm
FLAMENCO FUSION – MUSIC & DANCE
Daniel Pimentel, Guitar
Natalia de Aragon, Dance & Cajon
Alfonso Cid, Voice & Flute
Safe Harbors at the Ritz Lobby
107 Broadway, Newburgh NY
PLEASE NOTE, the concert series is free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $20/person. Due to the intimate nature of concert locations and limited seating, advance registration is recommended but not required. To reserve your seat, register by purchasing a FREE ticket – at bottom of event page.
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About the performers:
DANIEL PIMENTEL – Guitarist and Composer
Daniel began playing guitar at the age of 12 in Jalisco and later received formal training with maestro Fernando Martínez Peralta in 1999. In Spain, he studied in 2001, 2002, and 2006 with notable masters such as Manolo Sanlúcar, José Antonio Rodríguez, Manolo Franco, Paco Serrano, Gerardo Núñez, El Entri, Pedro Sierra, José Luis Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Romero, and Antonio Rey.
Throughout his career, he has trained in various styles of music including jazz, classical, and Mexican.
COMPOSITIONS
For Flamencos Unidos company of the teacher and singer Lucero Hernández, Daniel wrote and played a tribute to Federico García Lorca, El Cristo Andaluz, Bodas de Sangre, and “Gitanos en persecusión”.
He has also toured and performed with companies such as María Elena Ayala, El Club España directed by La Morris, Marién Luévano, Caña y Candela of Lourdes Lecona and Lina Ravines, 1 Compás por México directed by Erika Suárez, among others.
DISCOGRAPHY – Recordings:
Aires de flamenco (2002), La primer gota de lluvia ( 2003), Lléname de ti ( 2006), Gitana (2007), Mi mundo Mi sentir (2009), A mi aire (2010), Sentimiento Flamenco (2017)
COLABORATIONS WITH ARTISTS
Flamenco artists such as Karen Lugo, Marién Luévano, Karime Amaya, Joe Lovano, María Elena Anaya, La Morris, Sabas Santos, Lucero Hernández, Fernando Martínez, Las Cabales de Guadalajara, Fernando Soto, María Juncal, José Maya, Juañares, Antonio Rey, Leo y Juan Treviño, Erika Suarez, among many others; as well as artists from other musical genres such as Juan Gabriel and María José.
Jazz Collaborations in the USA: Daniel began to collaborate with Judi Silvano in her “Flamenco Meets Jazz” double-trio concert at the Newburgh Free Library in 2015. Then in 2019, they joined forces again for a special concert at The Falcon in Marlboro NY with Judi Silvano and Joe Lovano’s Quintet, featuring original compositions and the music of Paco Lucia, Miles Davis and Jazz improvisations.
PLACES WHERE HE HAS PERFORMED (As a soloist or accompanied)
In México: Palacio de Bellas Artes, Auditorio Nacional, Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, Sala Miguel Covarrubias, Teatro Degollado de Guadalajara, Teatro Ricardo Castro de Durango, and in cities like Monterrey, Tampico, Pachuca, Mazatlán, Aguascalientes, León, Guanajuato, Veracruz, Puebla, Paracho, Acapulco, etc.
Tours: New York City, Hudson River Valley of NY, Chicago, in South America: Quito, Ecuador, in Europe: Luxemburg and in Spain: Madrid, Toledo, and Gandía.
NATALIA DE ARAGON – Flamenco Dancer and Cajon
Natalia graduated from the National School of Dance “Nellie y Gloria Campobello” of the National Institute of Fine Arts. She received her training from renowned dance masters in Mexico such as María Elena Anaya, Gabriel Blanco, Silvia Martín, Paloma Macías, and Olinka Trueba, among others.
After completing her studies at the institution, she was invited to join the teaching staff, where she taught Stylized Dance and Stage Practices to students of the Bachelor of Spanish Dance program at the National School of Dance.
Throughout her training, she has taken various courses in both Spanish dance and flamenco with distinguished masters including Guadalupe Gómez (principal dancer at the Madrid Conservatory), “La Choni”, Manuel Reyes, Mariano Bernal, Ángeles Gabaldón, Daniel Doña, Ana Lopéz, “La Truco”, and Antonio Rodríguez “El Chupete”, among others.
In 2012, she attended a course at the Cristina Heeren Foundation in Seville, Spain, where she studied “bata de cola” and mantón with teacher Milagros Menjibar, and technique with Maribel Ramos.
Natalia is an accomplished Dancer and Actress who has cultivated the theatrical presentation of the passionate and historical artform that is Flamenco dance.
ALFONSO CID – Flamenco Singer and Flute
His mother and grandfather were his earliest influences. He attended classes at the prestigious Torres-Macarena Flamenco social club in Seville starting in 1987.
Alfonso also studied solfege singing and flute at the Seville Music Conservatory and was awarded two scholarships to study at the Cristina Heeren Foundation for Flamenco Art in Seville, Spain.
He has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Town Hall, London’s Royal Albert Hall, Sala Covarrubias in Mexico City. He has produced albums with “Gazpacho Andalú”, Latin Rock band “Dientes de Caramelo” and the Jazz/Flamenco band “New Bojaira”.
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About the concert location:
Safe Harbors of the Hudson Valley – Transforming Lives and Building Community through Housing and the Arts.
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WRCA’s 2026 concert series has been made possible thanks to:
Wallkill River Center for the Arts programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
