Rich Barry
Recuerdos de Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega
Evocacion (Latin Serenade)
Promotional Reel
Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel
Spanish Romance - Anonymous
Spanish Romance (Serenade)
Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel
Evocacion by Jose Merlin (Serenade)
Carnavalito (Up Beat Latin)
Leyenda - Isiac Albeniz (Spanish Virtuosic)
Roy Cox Photography
Experienza Ferrari Atlanta
Guitarist
Yale Gordon Center for the Arts
Musician
General Powell
Richard Barry
Violinist and Rich Barry
Chris from "Major Lazer" and I
Rich Barry
Hay Adams Hotel Balcony DC
Experienza Ferrari Atlanta
Rich Barry
Guitarist
Experienza Ferrari Raleigh
Rockefeller Center Gardens
May the Fifth Be With You
Chinese Ambassador Max Baucus
25 Kent in Brooklyn
Rockefeller Garden and Lofts
Watergate Hotel Grand Opening Washington DC
Silver Line Grand Opening Washington DC
Roy Cox Photography 2022
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Overview
Rich Barry has performed for Amazon, Google, NBC, USA Today, Ferrari, and Martha Stewart. He is classically trained from The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University.
The last direct pupil of Andrés Segovia praised him as "a truly innovative musician of the twenty first century".
Since the age of 12 he has performed at over 1500 gigs. Notable venues in the past include, The Kennedy Center, Rockefeller Gardens, The Smithsonian, and Harvard University.
Rich Barry's repertoire ranges from Spanish, Flamenco, Tango, Jazz and Popular Music. He performs on a Jim Holler Guitar with Bose Sound Amplification.
Reviews
64 reviews
Leigh H.
June 16, 2025Birthday celebration
Rich Barry played for a birthday celebration .
I love classical guitar and he provided the perfect music for cocktail time and dinner. I had so many compliments about his music and about nice he was. I would recommend him to anyone as he is so easy to work with and he can blend his music to any venue.
Hired as: Classical Guitarist, Guitarist
Rich Barry
Thank you so much Miss hubbard
Sandra L.
December 12, 2016Consummate Professional
Rich was on-time, well-presented, and professional. A great choice if you want a cut above. The guests of all ages at our Christmas party loved his performance.
Hired as: Classical Guitarist
Anna K.
November 28, 2015Vineyard Wedding
Rich Barry definitely stood out during my time as a wedding planner and I recommended him to a friend who was getting married at a Virginia winery. His music was the perfect compliment to the relaxed, outdoor wedding and everyone loved the beautiful Spanish music that he played. Rich is extremely talented and I would highly recommend him for any special event.
Hired as: Classical Guitarist
Carol G.
December 13, 2025Talented guitarist
Rich communicated well, he was late getting there to set up due to car issue, but he still came and started on time. Music was really pretty. He played for our Holiday party, some people told me after they wished he had played all Holiday music. I am sure he would had if they had asked him.
Hired as: Guitarist
Shawn A.
October 14, 2025Canceled on me hours before event 2/28/25 Naples, Fl
i received and email just before event that he was in the ER. I reached in hopes he was okay and he never responded. Gigsalad refunded me. Now , I'm a little worried about using this site. Trying the site again for my daughters wedding... I'm only now posting about this because he did the same thing to another person...
Hired as: Classical Guitarist
Rich Barry
Thank you for the review.
Booking information
Price range: Contact for pricing
Languages: English
Gig length: 30 - 480 minutes
Insurance: Liability - 3,000,000$ Liability Coverage for venues that require insurance.
Unions: AFM
What to expect
Performs range as a solo guitarist and in duos, trios, and ensembles with violinists, flutists, cellists, vocalists, percussionists, and other guitarists. His style ranges from classical, Spanish/flamenco, jazz, and pop.
About
An American guitarist with thirty years of performances in America and Western Europe.
Amazon, NBC, Google, NewsCorp, Gannett, USA Today, Fox and Mastercard have contracted Rich Barry. The guitar has taken him from New York to Los Angeles and Maine to the Keys and abroad to Iceland, The Spanish Canary Islands, Amsterdam, London and The Azores Islands of Portugal.
He has performed at The Arts and Sciences of Harvard University, The American History Museum of The Smithsonian, Mansion on O Street, and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and interviewed on WYPR 88.1 NPR by Tom Hall "The Art of The Classical Guitar" and "In Concert" on DC TV. Rich Barry holds a Masters of Music Guitar/Pedagogy,a Performer’s Certificate and a Bachelors of Music and Bachelors of Music Education from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University.
Back in the fall of 1987, at local radio station WFRM, in the Allegheny mountains of North Pennsylvania, Rich started guitar with Ken Cartwright. From age nine to seventeen he studied with Dr. Pablo Cohen, the professor of guitar at the Ithaca College of Music and during his teenage years he attended festivals at Domaine Forget, Interlochen and The Berklee College of Music and performed in masterclasses of Nigel North, The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and Eliot Fisk. This prepared Rich Barry for The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. Upon admission he was awarded the prestigious Rose and Leon J. Neilburg Scholarship and a full graduate teaching assistant scholarship.
While at Peabody, Rich studied with the esteemed pedagogue and performer Julian Gray, the current chair of Peabody's guitar department. In 2007 Rich graduated with a Masters of Music and Guitar Pedagogy and a double Bachelors of Music and Music Education. In 2011 the second annual National Cultural Heritage Exchange in Washington DC for the National Endowment for the Arts and The President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities
Some of his notable past performances include NBC Universal Cable's 20th anniversary “Erase the Hate” , The 32nd National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Vigil, USA Today's "Make a Difference Day" hosted by Andy Cohen and Lester Holt and “Sunset on the Hudson” hosted by Martha Stewart. He has donated his time and performances with outreach work through the Creative Access, The Peabody Institute, Zade Dirani of UNICEF, Face to Face Guitar, The Ronald McDonald Foundation and The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children’s Center of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He has served as a member of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance where he has volunteered his performances for community cultural events at The Peabody Institute, The Jewish Museum of Maryland and the Yale and Peggy Gordon Performing Arts Center.
Since 2015 the guitar has taken Rich multiple trips to Washington DC, New York, Boston, Nashville, Ashville, Tampa, Denver, Los Angeles, Nashville, Ashville, Miami to global gigs in Toronto, Quebec, Tokyo, Revlakic, Amsterdam, The Azore Islands of Portugal, The Canary Islands of Spain, Montreal, and Holland.
Additional booking notes
Stereo Wirelsss Microphones with Bose L1 Speakers.
Upcoming booked events
January 2027
25
Monday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 7:30pm
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Sarasota, FL
December 2026
11
Friday
Christmas Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Sarasota, FL
Past booked events
May 2026
16
Saturday
Graduation
3:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Naples, FL
April 2026
28
Tuesday
Anniversary Party
5:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Cape Coral, FL
February 2026
18
Wednesday
Dinner Party
7:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Orlando, FL
December 2025
13
Saturday
Christmas Party
7:00pm - 9:30pm
•
Naples, FL
12
Friday
Cocktail Party
6:30pm - 10:30pm
•
Jacksonville, FL
07
Sunday
Christmas Party
5:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Fort Myers, FL
November 2025
28
Friday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Crystal Beach, FL
June 2025
14
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Towson, MD
March 2025
01
Saturday
Dinner Party
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Sarasota, FL
May 2024
23
Thursday
Personal Occasion
12:30pm - 2:30pm
•
Sarasota, FL
January 2024
27
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Baltimore, MD
December 2023
17
Sunday
Christmas Party
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Columbia, MD
08
Friday
Christmas Party
7:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Lancaster, PA
November 2023
29
Wednesday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Arlington, VA
October 2023
15
Sunday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:30am - 12:30pm
•
Bala Cynwyd, PA
05
Thursday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 7:00pm
•
Chambersburg, PA
September 2023
25
Monday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Washington, DC
23
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Smithtown, NY
16
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 9:00pm
•
New York City, NY
August 2023
28
Monday
Funeral/Memorial Service
9:00am - 9:30am
•
Ft Myer, VA
June 2023
13
Tuesday
Retirement Community Event
4:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Richmond, VA
07
Wednesday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Washington, DC
04
Sunday
Birthday Party
12:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Mechanicsburg, PA
May 2023
26
Friday
Retirement Community Event
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Alexandria, VA
24
Wednesday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 7:00pm
•
Arlington, VA
06
Saturday
Birthday Party
8:00pm - 10:00pm
•
North Potomac, MD
April 2023
12
Wednesday
Funeral/Memorial Service
9:00am - 10:00am
•
Bethesda, MD
March 2023
29
Wednesday
Cocktail Party
6:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Washington, DC
23
Thursday
Cocktail Party
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Baltimore, MD
02
Thursday
Nonprofit Event
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Washington, DC
February 2023
23
Thursday
House Party
4:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Bethesda, MD
January 2023
28
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
4:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Columbia, MD
05
Thursday
Wedding Reception
12:30pm - 2:00pm
•
New York City, NY
December 2022
07
Wednesday
Corporate Event
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Washington, DC
November 2022
15
Tuesday
Dinner Party
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Upper Marlboro, MD
12
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Washington, DC
04
Friday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Luray, VA
October 2022
29
Saturday
Dinner Party
7:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Washington, DC
22
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
2:30pm - 5:00pm
•
Leesburg, VA
21
Friday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Chevy Chase, MD
July 2022
31
Sunday
Wedding Ceremony
1:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Washington, DC
June 2022
09
Thursday
Corporate Event
6:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Arlington, VA
May 2022
07
Saturday
Dinner Party
7:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Falls Church, VA
04
Wednesday
Retirement Community Event
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Alexandria, VA
March 2022
09
Wednesday
Nonprofit Event
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Washington, DC
October 2021
19
Tuesday
Dinner Party
8:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Washington, VA
17
Sunday
Corporate Event
5:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Washington, DC
September 2021
19
Sunday
Birthday Party
4:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Clifton, VA
August 2021
21
Saturday
Cocktail Party
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Clifton, VA
July 2021
24
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Alexandria, VA
16
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
5:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Bethesda, MD
June 2021
17
Thursday
Corporate Event
4:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Washington, DC
April 2021
21
Wednesday
Corporate Event
11:30am - 2:30pm
•
New York City, NY
March 2021
25
Thursday
Funeral/Memorial Service
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
New York City, NY
19
Friday
Birthday Party
1:30pm - 2:30pm
•
Potomac, MD
08
Monday
Retirement Community Event
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Glen Allen, VA
03
Wednesday
Surprise
8:00pm - 8:45pm
•
Washington, DC
December 2020
01
Tuesday
Retirement Community Event
11:00am - 12:00pm
•
Alexandria, VA
October 2020
22
Thursday
Surprise
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Gaithersburg, MD
September 2020
30
Wednesday
Surprise
3:00pm - 3:15pm
•
Prince Frederick, MD
26
Saturday
Dinner Party
5:30pm - 7:00pm
•
Aldie, VA
25
Friday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Hamilton, VA
12
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
5:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Baltimore, MD
August 2020
15
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:30pm - 12:45pm
•
Fort Washington, MD
15
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:00am - 7:15am
•
Gambrills, MD
November 2019
14
Thursday
Grand Opening
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Vienna, VA
14
Thursday
Corporate Event
11:30am - 1:30pm
•
Sweet Briar, VA
October 2019
29
Tuesday
Festival
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Arlington, VA
24
Thursday
Anniversary Party
5:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Woodbridge, VA
12
Saturday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Baltimore, MD
04
Friday
Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Silver Spring, MD
September 2019
28
Saturday
Personal Occasion
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Alexandria, VA
20
Friday
Rehearsal Dinner
7:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Fairfax, VA
14
Saturday
Dinner Party
7:00pm - 10:00pm
•
McLean, VA
09
Monday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
National Harbor, MD
August 2019
13
Tuesday
Retirement Community Event
3:30pm - 4:15pm
•
Alexandria, VA
June 2019
21
Friday
Nonprofit Event
6:30pm - 9:30pm
•
Washington, DC
19
Wednesday
Corporate Event
12:00pm - 1:30pm
•
Arlington, VA
May 2019
26
Sunday
Surprise
8:00am - 8:45am
•
Wheaton-Glenmont, MD
April 2019
26
Friday
Dinner Party
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Westminster, MD
06
Saturday
Cocktail Party
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Lorton, VA
03
Wednesday
Dinner Party
7:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Arlington, VA
March 2019
23
Saturday
Restaurant/Bar Event
8:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Stevensville, MD
December 2018
13
Thursday
Christmas Party
4:30pm - 7:00pm
•
Reston, VA
02
Sunday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:00pm - 1:00pm
•
Gaithersburg, MD
01
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:30am - 2:30pm
•
Falls Church, VA
November 2018
04
Sunday
Baby Shower
3:00pm - 5:30pm
•
McLean, VA
03
Saturday
Cocktail Party
8:00pm - 10:30pm
•
Washington D.C., DC
October 2018
14
Sunday
Wedding Ceremony
3:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Stevensville, MD
13
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Washington, VA
September 2018
20
Thursday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Vienna, VA
August 2018
30
Thursday
Wedding Ceremony
3:30pm - 5:30pm
•
Taneytown, MD
07
Tuesday
Surprise
8:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Washington D.C., DC
July 2018
01
Sunday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:00pm - 12:30pm
•
Reston, VA
June 2018
26
Tuesday
Funeral/Memorial Service
9:30pm - 11:30pm
•
Alexandria, VA
May 2018
27
Sunday
Graduation
5:30pm - 9:30pm
•
Fairfax, VA
04
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Washington, DC
February 2018
08
Thursday
Corporate Event
6:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Bethesda, MD
December 2017
12
Tuesday
Christmas Party
5:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Arlington, VA
November 2017
24
Friday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
9:00am - 11:00am
•
Baltimore, MD
18
Saturday
Religious Celebration
12:30pm - 12:45pm
•
Washington, DC
August 2017
25
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:30am - 1:00pm
•
Doswell, VA
15
Tuesday
Corporate Event
12:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Centreville, VA
May 2017
04
Thursday
Corporate Event
4:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Cockeysville, MD
December 2016
11
Sunday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
1:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Fairfax Station, VA
03
Saturday
House Party
7:00pm - 10:30pm
•
Baltimore, MD
September 2016
25
Sunday
Wedding Ceremony
12:30pm - 1:30pm
•
Alexandria, VA
20
Tuesday
Dinner Party
7:00pm - 9:00pm
•
McLean, VA
June 2016
09
Thursday
Corporate Event
4:30pm - 7:00pm
•
Vienna, VA
08
Wednesday
Cocktail Party
5:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Arlington, VA
March 2016
12
Saturday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Washington, DC
February 2016
10
Wednesday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Washington, DC
July 2015
13
Monday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Washington, DC
May 2015
16
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 11:45am
•
Washington D.C., DC
January 2015
10
Saturday
Wedding Cocktail Hour
6:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Baltimore, MD
September 2014
18
Thursday
Corporate Event
4:00pm - 8:00pm
•
McLean, VA
09
Tuesday
Convention
6:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Dallas, TX
January 2014
04
Saturday
Birthday Party
4:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Rockville, MD
December 2013
16
Monday
Funeral Service
11:00am - 12:00pm
•
Rockville, MD
October 2013
19
Saturday
Funeral Service
11:30am - 1:30pm
•
Edgewater, MD
03
Thursday
Grand Opening
2:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Stafford, VA
September 2013
02
Monday
Fundraiser
7:00pm - 9:30pm
•
Fort Washington, MD
Set list
MOON RIVER by Henri Mancini
GEORGIA ON MY MIND by Hoagy Carmichael
TAKE FIVE by Paul Desmond
SUMMERTIME by George Gershwin
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE by Edward Heyman
FLY ME TO THE MOON by Bart Howard
THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA by Antonio Carlos Jbim
AUTUMN LEAVES by Joseph Kosma
HOW HIGH THE MOON by Morgan Lems
MY FAVORITE THINGS by Richard Rodgers
SPEAK SOFTLY, LOVE by Nino Rota
SATIN DOLL by Billy Strayhorn
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD by Bob Thiele
BEYOND THE SEA by Charles Trenet
MY CHERIE AMOUR by Stevie Wonder
BEYOND THE SEA by Charles Trenet
THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT by Jerome Kern
BESAME MUCHO by Consuelo Velazquez
OVER THE RAINBOW by Harold Arlen
YESTERDAY by The Beatles
IN MY LIFE by The Beatles
HERE COMES THE SUN by The Beatles
IMAGINE by The Beatles
MICHELLE by The Beatles
LET IT BE by The Beatles
BLACKBIRD by The Beatles
WONDERFUL TONIGHT by Eric Clapton
IN MY PLACE by Cold Play
COLLIDE by Howie Day
I WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE DARK by Death Cab for Cutie
MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE by Bob Dylan
THE LUCKIEST by Ben Folds
ALMOST LOVER by Fine Frenzy
MY FAVORITE THINGS by Oscar Hammerstein
USE SOMBEBODY by Kings of Leon
THE WAY I AM by Ingrid Michaelson
SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS by Iron and Wine
ANGEL by Jack Johnson
WHERE IS MY HEAD by Mike Auley
IM YOURS by Jason Mraz
IN MY PLACE by Cold Play
CREEP by Radiohead
FIELDS OF GOLD by Sting
59TH STREET BRIDGE SONG by Paul Simon
DREAM A LITTLE OF ME by Wilbur Schwandt
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD by Bob Thiele
MARRY ME by Train
BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY by The Verve
CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE by David Weiss
CAVATINA by John Williams
CLASSICAL GAS by Mason Williams
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN by Led Zeppelin
Influences and inspiration
The Beatles, Sinatra, Bon Iver, Coldplay, Manuel Barrueco, Rodrigo and Gabriela.
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