Brad Rau performs Villa Lobos Prelude 1
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This is the first of five preludes written by Villa Lobos published by 1940. Villa Lobos describes the piece as "Lyrical Melody: Homage to the Brazilian Country Dweller." This is a variety of Andres Segovia, John Williams, and Julian Bream.
Villa Lobos was born March 5th 1887 and died November 17 1959. He was described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music."
Brad Rau 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. Brad has performed in countless masterclasses with instructors including; Sharon Isbin, Andrew York and Jason Vieaux, all Grammy award winning guitarists. 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. Many of Brad’s students have gone on to develop their own music careers and teaching studios.
Brad’s unique teaching style combines music, physics, philosophy and humor, making him a well-rounded instructor for a variety of students.
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