Classical Guitar is the perfect background music for your event. Brad has over 20 year experience performing for a wide range of audiences and venues. Brad has a masters degree at New England Conservatory studying under Eliot Fisk, who was the last pupil of Andres Segovia. If you have a wedding ceremony, private party, cocktail hour, or any other event Brad is the perfect performer.
7 reviews
Lia K.
April 3, 2023Brad performed for our wedding ceremony and did a beautiful job. Brad is a musical genius and also very professional. He definitely made our day special!
Hired as: Classical Guitarist
Sal C. M.
May 21, 2022Brad, added the perfect touch to our 40 year wedding renewal celebration!
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Sal C. M.
May 15, 2022Great, Brad was very accommodating. Great
Sound and dressed appropriately for our wedding renewal.
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Jane R.
April 8, 2022Brad knows his repertoire and we loved every note!
Hired as: Classical Guitarist
Price range: $2,000-5,000
Languages: English
Gig length: 20 - 180 minutes
Brad Rau has been selected for the 2019 Best of Chester Springs Award in the Music Performers & Teachers category by the Chester Springs Award Program. Brad has been performing music for over 20 years all over Boston, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, as a classical guitarist, rock guitarist, and rock drummer. Brad received a scholarship to attend New England Conservatory (NEC) and received a Master’s degree in 2015 with academic honors. At NEC, he studied classical guitar under Eliot Fisk who was the last pupil of Andres Segovia. He continues to study with Grammy Award-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux the professor of guitar at Curtis and Cleveland Institute. Brad recently recorded a Studio Concert on WSHU with host Kate Remington and has been a featured performer twice on Live WRTI Performance Studio. Brad’s personal learning methods have enabled him to surpass his competition memorizing over 8 hours of the most difficult repertoire for the classical guitar. Brad was a semi-finalist in the International Texas Guitar Competition of 2008. In addition to his performing career, Brad has mentored hundreds of students of all ages, styles, and levels.
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
9:30am - 10:30am
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Allentown, PA
Thursday
Restaurant/Bar Event
5:30pm - 8:30pm
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Dover, DE
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Merion Station, PA
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
10:30am - 11:30am
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Milroy, PA
Wednesday
Birthday Party
1:00pm - 2:00pm
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West Chester, PA
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Chesterbrook, PA
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:30pm - 8:15pm
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Newtown Square, PA
Saturday
Bridal Shower
11:30pm - 2:00am (Sun)
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Philadelphia, PA
Saturday
Birthday Party
10:00am - 1:00pm
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Allentown, PA
Standard Wedding Music:
Vivaldi Spring
Pachelbel's Canon
Ave Maria
Air on a G String
Jesus, Joy of Man's Desire
Wedding March
Bridal Chorus
Other Rep
J.S. Bach
Chaconne
Lute suite # 3 BWV 995
Prelude and Fugue from Lute suite # 2 BWV 997
Prelude Lute Suite #4 BWV 1006a
Prelude BWV 999
Bourree from Sonata 2 BWV 1002 (arr. Tarrega)
Hector Villa Lobos
Choros no. 1
Prelude 1-5
Etudes 1-12
Francisco Tarrega
Marieta
Mazurka in G
Maria
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Las dos Hermanitas dos valses
Tarrega arr.
Canzoneta by Mendelssohn
Raindrop prelude by Chopin
Isaac Albeniz
Torre Bermeja
Cordoba
Jorge Morel
Danza Brasilera
Danza in E minor
Agustin Barrios Mangore
Una limosnita por Amor de Dios
La Catedral
Antonio Lauro
Vals Venezolano no 2 and 3
El totumo de guarenos
Rodrigo
Invocation and Dance
En los Trigales
Roland Dyen
Tango in Skye
Fuoco
Nikita Koshkin-Usher Valse
Fernando -Sor Rondo from Op 22
Mauco Guilani-Grand Overture Op 61
Johann Kaspar Mertz-Elegy
John Duarte-Birds
W. A. Mozart-Rondo al Turk
Enrique Granados-Valse Poeticos
Astor Piazzolla-La Muerte del Angel Tango
Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco-Tarantella from Platero y Yo
Leo Brouwer-Black Decameron
Freddie Mercury-Bohemian Rhapsody
Frederic Mompou-Prelude from Suite Compostelana
Claude Debussy- Prelude from Bergamasque Suite
Yuquihiro Yocoh-Sakura
Eduardo Sainz del la Maza- Campanas del alba
Erik Satie
Gnossiennes 1 2 3
Gymnopedie 1 23
Pyotr IIyich Tchaikowsky-Herbstlied
Paul Desmond-Take Five
Andres Segovia, John Williams, Julian Bream, David Russell
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