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.
Brad 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!
Brad, added the perfect touch to our 40 year wedding renewal celebration!
Great, Brad was very accommodating. Great
Sound and dressed appropriately for our wedding renewal.
Brad knows his repertoire and we loved every note!
His classical selections were perfect for the occassion. Thanks Brad.
Brad was wonderful! Brad's music added a special touch to my mother-in-law's 80th Birthday celebration!
Price Range: $2,000-5,000
Gig Length: 20 - 180 minutes
Languages: English
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.
| July 06, 2023 • 5:30pm - 8:30pm | Restaurant/Bar Event |
| March 25, 2023 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| May 14, 2022 • 10:30am - 11:30am | Wedding Ceremony |
| April 06, 2022 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Birthday Party |
| August 21, 2021 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| December 05, 2020 • 7:30pm - 8:15pm | Birthday Party |
| October 13, 2018–October 14, 2018 • 11:30pm - 2:00am | Bridal Shower |
| September 29, 2018 • 10:00am - 1:00pm | Birthday Party |
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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