Noon Concert featuring Brad Conroy

Join us Monday, November 16 at 12 p.m. (noon) for a performance by classical guitarist Brad Conroy. The rich acoustics of St. Mark's 1891 sanctuary wrap every note in warmth, the wood and stone shaped by over a century of music. Admission is free. A freewill offering will be collected, split between the performer and St. Mark's Piano and Organ Fund.

📍 St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1509 Ridge Ave, Evanston

🅿️ Street parking only, but plenty within walking distance

✉️ Questions? Reach Westley at music@stmarksevanston.org

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 Cornwall, UK 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 currently the Department Chair of Guitar at the Music Institute of Chicago.