Nathan Barnett Herrera (b. 1976) has been playing guitar since the age of 15. Mr. Herrera’s mother and father, his first teachers, introduced him to flamenco and Spanish guitar through the recordings of the great guitar maestros. Mr. Herrera went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in guitar performance with a concentration in composition from Florida Southern College under the direction of Dr. Mark Switzer. He has pursued his passion through master classes with Pepe Romero, LA Guitar Quartet, Adam Del Monte, and Oscar Guzman. Mr. Herrera has also studied flamenco guitar and percussion in Seville, Spain with the accomplished guitarist Juan Nunez. He has also studied locally with guitarist Jose Maria Moreno, in Miami with Paco Fonta, and recently with maestro Juan Diego. In 2005, Nathan released his debut CD, “Alegria”. In addition to enjoying success in performing solo and with various dance companies such as Oasis Flamenco, Flamencos Unidos, and the Florida Dance Theatre, Mr. Herrera created the show American Gypsies with dancer Sandra Serrano which toured central Florida in 2006. Nathan has also made appearances on local and international television programs, commercials, newspapers and magazines. Nathan has performed his recording, Alegria live throughout the Southeast and in the Cayman Islands, and has received airplay on the Radio Cayman and Rooster 101.9(http://www.rooster101.ky). "...Nathan Herrera is a real talent..." - St. Petersburg Times “…Entertaining and exquisitely executed…” -The Caymanian Compass Flamenco guitarist and composer Nathan Herrera has released his debut CD “Alegria”. The vision of Nathan Herrera is to create a musical product that takes people beyond their everyday experience, inspires, entertains, and advances a positive direction in communities near and afar. “Alegria” features 6 tracks composed by Nathan Herrera and one track composed by Oscar Herrero and arranged by Nathan Herrera. Each piece highlights Mr. Herrera’s interpretations of different flamenco toques (rhythms). Nathan has performed his recording live throughout the Southeast and in the Cayman Islands, and has received airplay on Radio Cayman and Rooster 101.9 (http://www.rooster101.ky). Nathan plays the flamenco guitar with precision, power and passion. He creatively combines his knowledge of classical and jazz as well as his diverse native influence to the art of flamenco music to create a fresh accessible sound to those inexperienced in flamenco. Mr. Herrera is currently working on the release of his next CD, “New World Flamenco” as well as a Christmas CD, due out this October.