Lisa Spraragen & Josué Pérez joined classical and flamenco forces to form a new high-energy sound. Their repertoire of Flamenco and Latin music brings a sense of freedom to their performances, while the intimacy of two guitars touches audiences on a personal, often nostalgic level.

The duo is known for fiery, spontaneous flamenco as well as a wide range of Latin music. Josué continues to write new pieces for the duo. Puerto Rican selections are also prominently featured, including danzas, the popular songs of Rafael Hernandez, romantic boleros and folkloric styles. Their Latin programs feature Cuban music, Venezuelan vals, Argentinean tango, Colombian pasillo, Brazilian chôro, and pieces by their friend and fellow guitarist, Silas Antonio Santo.

Lisa y Josué have performed throughout the New York area, and around the U.S., in such diverse venues such as the Theater at Madison Square Garden, Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney, the Museum of Modern Art, NY Public Libraries, Pittsburgh Opera Gala and Equitana USA. Their concert series Noche de Guitarras was cited on television PBS CityArts with live performances at CAMI Hall, Bank St. Theater, Henry St. and Aurora Gallery. Guest artists have included Go Nagano, Christina Travlopoulou, Nydia Ocasio, Silas Antonio Santo, and Tito Sandoval.

Lisa y Josué's recent concerts include The Church of St. Luke in the Fields, the RISD Museum, Queens Public Libraries, Westchester Community College/SUNY Valhalla, and the Rubin Museum of Art.

Josué Pérez began playing guitar in his native Fajardo, Puerto Rico, where he accompanied choral groups and performed on the radio. He later studied classical, jazz and flamenco guitar in New York and San Francisco. He has performed in numerous clubs and festivals, and has worked with the Urban Youth Theater.

As a composer he was commissioned to write and perform a guitar score for Sam Shepard's "Eyes for Consuela." His “exquisite guitar” (Whitehead, Time Out NY) was heard live on stage in this City Center production directed by Terry Kinney. Josué was a 2005 recipient of a MCAF award from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council for a staged production of GUITARRAZÓN. He is currently completing a folio of studies for guitar.

Lisa Spraragen has performed as a soloist and in dance collaborations including Second Stage, Mulberry St. Theater, NY Fringe, and abroad in Mexico, Spain, and Turkey. She has recently joined soprano Elissa Weiss in concerts featuring classical, contemporary, baroque and Sephardic music. Lisa is also flamenco dancer, and has served as a dance representative to Carnegie Hall's LinkUp! Program in the NYC public schools. She has led children's music and dance workshops in the NYC Parks Dept.

She was awarded a 2008 MCAF grant for her concert "New Works for Guitar...by old friends."

Lisa studied classical guitar with Robert Paul Sullivan of the New England Conservatory and with Carlos Barbosa-Lima. She participated in master classes with Oscar Ghiglia and Alexandre Lagoya, and Paco Peña. She has studied flamenco dance with Cristobal Reyes, Loli Flores,and others in Madrid and Sevilla. A graduate of Brown University she holds a Master's degree in music performance from NYU.

Lisa y Josué DISCOGRAPHY

Sombras de amor (1992)
Tu y yo (1997)
¡Tócame! (2002)
Guitarrazón (2007)