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An evening of classical guitar with Brad Conroy

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Brad Conroy is a versatile guitarist, pedagogue, and performer 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 is an accomplished and in demand performer, lecturer, adjudicator, and has given concerts and clinics across the United States and abroad at festivals like the Western Illinois University International Guitar Festival, International Guitar Festival in Brno, Czech Republic, and for the Chicago Historical Society, the Chicago Classical Guitar Society, and the Czech Guitar Society.

Since 2009 Brad has been making a name for himself in the field of music journalism as a staff writer with Guitar International where he writes lessons, reviews, and interviews with some of today’s leading artists.

Brad finished his B.M. in Classical Guitar Performance (cum laude) at Northeastern Illinois University where he studied with Dr. Brian Torosian, and furthered his studies with a M.M. from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University where he studied with world-renowned guitarists Denis Azabagic and Sergio Assad.

Brad Conroy is currently on Faculty at Elgin Community College, the Music Institute of Chicago, and at Metropolis School of Performing Arts in Arlington Heights, IL.

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