Noon Concert featuring classical guitarist, Brad Conroy
Schedule
Mon Sep 23 2024 at 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm
Location
1509 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201 | Evanston, IL
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Join us on Monday, September 23, 2024, at 12pm (Noon) for a concert featuring classical guitarist, Brad Conroy. The concert is free and open to the public, and an offering will be collected with 50% going to the performer and the other half supporting St. Mark’s Piano and Organ Fund.. For more information, please get in touch with Westley at [email protected]. Details: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (1509 Ridge Ave, Evanston). Parking is limited to street parking, but plenty is within walking distance.
Meet the performer:
Brad Conroy is a versatile guitarist, performer, and educator who specializes in the art and scholarship of the classical guitar. Brad performs from a diverse repertoire which begins at the Renaissance and goes through to the 21st century, often including his own compositions, improvisations, and new works which have been dedicated to him.
Brad has given concerts across the United States and abroad, with appearances that include Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, the International Guitar Festival in Brno, Czech Republic, Vienna, Austria, Newport Beach, California, and Dublin, Ireland to name a few. His music has been heard on WFMT Chicago, and he has given concerts for the Chicago Historical Society, the Chicago Classical Guitar Society, the Czech Guitar Society, The Schweiker House, as well as a private concert for Caroline Kennedy and her entourage.
Brad finished his B.M. at Northeastern Illinois University (cum laude) with a degree in Classical Guitar Performance where he studied with 19th century scholar Dr. Brian Torosian and furthered his music studies with a M.M. in Classical Guitar Performance at The Chicago College of Performing Arts, the music conservatory at Roosevelt University where he studied with world renowned guitarists Denis Azabagic and Sergio Assad.
Brad Conroy is on faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago, and he maintains a private studio in Arlington Heights, IL.
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Where is it happening?
1509 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201Event Location & Nearby Stays:
