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'''Bradley Nathan Richter''' (born August 9, 1969) is an American [[classical guitarist]].
'''Bradley Nathan Richter''' (born August 9, 1969) is an American [[classical guitarist]].


== Education and background ==
== Education and background ==


Richter was born in [[Enid, Oklahoma]] in 1969. At the age of 18, Richter was awarded the Presidential Scholarship to the [[American Conservatory of Music]] in Chicago where he began performing, composing, and eventually teaching professionally. After completing his undergraduate degrees in performance and composition, Richter accepted a scholarship to the [[Royal College of Music]] in London where he studied with guitarist [[Carlos Bonell]].<ref name="Rekas2011">{{cite book|author=Stephen Rekas|title=Master Anthology of Fingerstyle Guitar Solos|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwAu0762HgUC&pg=PA96|date=11 February 2011|publisher=Mel Bay Publications|isbn=978-1-61065-143-1|pages=96–|quote=Brad Richter was born in Enid, Oklahoma Where he enjoyed lots of time outdoors, developing a love for music as he grew up. He bought his first guitar at age 12 with money he earned mowing lawns and earnestly began teaching himself to ...}}</ref>
Richter was born in [[Enid, Oklahoma]] in 1969. At the age of 18, Richter was awarded the Presidential Scholarship to the [[American Conservatory of Music]] in Chicago where he began performing, composing, and eventually teaching professionally. After completing his undergraduate degrees in performance and composition, Richter accepted a scholarship to the [[Royal College of Music]] in London where he studied with guitarist [[Carlos Bonell]].<ref name="Rekas2011">{{cite book|author=Stephen Rekas|title=Master Anthology of Fingerstyle Guitar Solos|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwAu0762HgUC&pg=PA96|date=11 February 2011|publisher=Mel Bay Publications|isbn=978-1-61065-143-1|pages=96–|quote=Brad Richter was born in Enid, Oklahoma Where he enjoyed much time outdoors, developing a love for music as he grew up. He bought his first guitar at age 12 with money he earned mowing lawns and earnestly began teaching himself to ...}}</ref>


== Career highlights ==
== Career highlights ==
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== Residency and outreach ==
== Residency and outreach ==


Richter has taught at the Sherwood Conservatory of Music in Chicago and the [[University of Arizona]] and given workshops around the United States since 1995. Most notably he is the co-founder and Executive Director of Lead Guitar, a nonprofit organization that establishes guitar programs in schools with large populations of at-risk kids. In 2013 Lead Guitar became part of the [[University of Arizona]] where Richter is now the Director of Arts Outreach for the College of Fine Arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leadguitar.org|title=Lead Guitar - What We Do|work=Lead Guitar - What We Do}}</ref>
Richter has taught at the Sherwood Conservatory of Music in Chicago and the [[University of Arizona]] and given workshops around the United States since 1995. Most notably he is the co-founder and Executive Director of Lead Guitar, a nonprofit organization that establishes guitar programs in schools with large populations of at-risk kids. In 2013 Lead Guitar became part of the [[University of Arizona]] where Richter is now the Director of Arts Outreach for the College of Fine Arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leadguitar.org|title=Lead Guitar - What We Do}}</ref>


== Selected works ==
== Selected works ==
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|align="left"|1994
|align="left"|1994
|align="left"|''Dance of the Harvest Fires''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/art-of-the-recital/Content?oid=883931|title=Art of the Recital|work=Chicago Reader}}</ref>
|align="left"|''Dance of the Harvest Fires''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/art-of-the-recital/Content?oid=883931|title=Art of the Recital|work=Chicago Reader|date=3 March 1994 }}</ref>
|align="left"|CD
|align="left"|CD
|align="left"|Harmon E Records
|align="left"|Harmon E Records
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|align="left"|1997
|align="left"|1997
|align="left"|''Fractal Reflections''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/fractal-reflections-enid-guitarist-opens-salon-series/article_d3d4fbe2-df6e-5deb-93c3-ba14e8318c51.html|title='Fractal Reflections': Enid guitarist opens Salon Series|work=Tulsa World}}</ref>
|align="left"|''Fractal Reflections''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/fractal-reflections-enid-guitarist-opens-salon-series/article_d3d4fbe2-df6e-5deb-93c3-ba14e8318c51.html|title='Fractal Reflections': Enid guitarist opens Salon Series|work=Tulsa World|date=25 September 2002 }}</ref>
|align="left"|CD
|align="left"|CD
|align="left"|Harmon E Records
|align="left"|Harmon E Records
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|align="left"|2005
|align="left"|2005
|align="left"|''The Brad Richter Solo Collection''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarramagazine.com/richter|title=An Interview with Brad Richter Musician Interviews & Biographies|work=guitarramagazine.com}}</ref>
|align="left"|''The Brad Richter Solo Collection''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarramagazine.com/richter|title=An Interview with Brad Richter Musician Interviews & Biographies|work=guitarramagazine.com|date=19 July 2022 }}</ref>
|align="left"|Book/CD set
|align="left"|Book/CD set
|align="left"|Mel Bay Publications
|align="left"|Mel Bay Publications
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* [http://tucson.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/string-theory-quantum-leap-of-cello-guitar/article_73874186-e6f0-550c-8ea1-83c61b1def1f.html "'String Theory': quantum leap of cello, guitar"]. ''Arizona Daily Star''.
* [http://tucson.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/string-theory-quantum-leap-of-cello-guitar/article_73874186-e6f0-550c-8ea1-83c61b1def1f.html "'String Theory': quantum leap of cello, guitar"]. ''Arizona Daily Star''.
* [http://spokanepublicradio.org/post/guitar-hour-brad-richter "The Guitar Hour: Brad Richter"]. ''Spokane Public Radio''. – 49 minute radio interview (page includes link to listen to interview)
* [http://spokanepublicradio.org/post/guitar-hour-brad-richter "The Guitar Hour: Brad Richter"]. ''Spokane Public Radio''. – 49 minute radio interview (page includes link to listen to interview)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160301041652/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7243054.html "Guitarist's works alluring, majestic"]. ''Deseret News''. {{paywall}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160301041652/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7243054.html "Guitarist's works alluring, majestic"]. ''Deseret News''. {{subscription required}}
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=932&dat=20030205&id=3QsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DFMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2414,3526187&hl=en "Classical guitarist plays for students; public performance slated for Friday".] ''Kingman Daily Miner''.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=932&dat=20030205&id=3QsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DFMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2414,3526187&hl=en "Classical guitarist plays for students; public performance slated for Friday".] ''Kingman Daily Miner''.
* [https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-69172202 "Musician Appointed to Teach Guitar"]. ''The Herald''. {{paywall}}
* [https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-69172202 "Musician Appointed to Teach Guitar"]. ''The Herald''. {{subscription required}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160301041643/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7239735.html "Guitarist seeks 'conversation'"]. ''Deseret News. {{paywall}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160301041643/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7239735.html "Guitarist seeks 'conversation'"]. ''Deseret News.'' {{subscription required}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160301041648/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7239807.html "Richter's 'Whisper' has innovation, virtuosity"]. ''Deseret News. {{paywall}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160301041648/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7239807.html "Richter's 'Whisper' has innovation, virtuosity"]. ''Deseret News.'' {{subscription required}}
* [http://tucson.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/guitarist-richter-is-home-for-cd-release/article_91999532-9de2-5aef-8f28-f173ad23c6d5.html "Guitarist Richter is home for CD release"]. ''Arizona Daily Star''.
* [http://tucson.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/guitarist-richter-is-home-for-cd-release/article_91999532-9de2-5aef-8f28-f173ad23c6d5.html "Guitarist Richter is home for CD release"]. ''Arizona Daily Star''.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160225143844/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-26975609.html "Lauded guitarist Richter to perform"]. ''Arizona Daily Star'' {{paywall}}.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160225143844/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-26975609.html "Lauded guitarist Richter to perform"]. ''Arizona Daily Star'' {{subscription required}}.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official|http://www.bradrichter-guitar.com}}
* {{Official|http://www.bradrichter-guitar.com}}



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[[Category:20th-century American guitarists]]
[[Category:20th-century American guitarists]]
[[Category:Musicians from Enid, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Musicians from Enid, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:20th-century male musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century American male musicians]]

Latest revision as of 14:08, 21 May 2024

Brad Richter
At the Poncan Theatre in Ponca City, Oklahoma (2011)
Background information
Birth nameBradley Nathan Richter
Born (1969-08-09) August 9, 1969 (age 55)
Websitebradrichter-guitar.com

Bradley Nathan Richter (born August 9, 1969) is an American classical guitarist.

Education and background

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Richter was born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1969. At the age of 18, Richter was awarded the Presidential Scholarship to the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago where he began performing, composing, and eventually teaching professionally. After completing his undergraduate degrees in performance and composition, Richter accepted a scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London where he studied with guitarist Carlos Bonell.[1]

Career highlights

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After completing his master's degree at the Royal College of Music in London, Richter has performed throughout North America and Europe as a soloist and in duos with artists such as Grammy-winner David Finckel of the Emerson String Quartet, Royal College of Music Professor Carlos Bonell, and Viktor Uzur (cello) as the Richter Uzur Duo. Festival appearances have included The Aspen Music Festival, The London International Guitar Festival and the Walnut Valley Festival, where he won the National Finger-picking Championship in 1999.

Richter is also an accomplished composer. In addition to his collections of concert music for solo guitar (published by Mel Bay and GSP), Richter is an avid composer of chamber music. He is a winner of the International Composers Guild Competition,[citation needed] and he wrote and performed a score for the Emmy award-winning PBS television series, The Desert Speaks. Richter is regularly featured on NPR's Performance Today as a soloist and with the Richter Uzur Duo.

Residency and outreach

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Richter has taught at the Sherwood Conservatory of Music in Chicago and the University of Arizona and given workshops around the United States since 1995. Most notably he is the co-founder and Executive Director of Lead Guitar, a nonprofit organization that establishes guitar programs in schools with large populations of at-risk kids. In 2013 Lead Guitar became part of the University of Arizona where Richter is now the Director of Arts Outreach for the College of Fine Arts.[2]

Selected works

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Year Titel Typ Publisher/Record Company
1994 Dance of the Harvest Fires[3] CD Harmon E Records
1996 Fractal Reflections Sheet Music, Solo Guitar Guitar Solo Publications
1996 The Harvest Sheet Music, Solo Guitar Guitar Solo Publications
1996 Eight Preludes Sheet Music, Solo Guitar Guitar Solo Publications
1997 Fractal Reflections[4] CD Harmon E Records
1998 Four Native Tales Sheet Music, Solo Guitar Guitar Solo Publications
2000 When the Caged Bird Sings Sheet Music, Flute/Guitar Lathkill Music Publishers, England
2001 Frost Songs Sheet Music, Sop./Guitar Lathkill Music Publishers, England
2003 A Whisper in the Desert[5] CD Acoustic Music Records, Germany
2004 Master Fingerstyle Guitar Anthology Book/CD set Mel Bay Publications
2004 Nouveau Classic Guitar Anthology Book/CD set

co-authors include: Sergio Assad, Andrew York

Mel Bay Publications
2005 The Brad Richter Solo Collection[6] Book/CD set Mel Bay Publications
2007 Song of the Wild Book/CD set Acoustic Music Books
2007 Arranging for Guitar Instruction Book/CD Mel Bay
2007 Navigating Lake Bonneville[7] Book with CD Weber State University Press

References

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  1. ^ Stephen Rekas (11 February 2011). Master Anthology of Fingerstyle Guitar Solos. Mel Bay Publications. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-1-61065-143-1. Brad Richter was born in Enid, Oklahoma Where he enjoyed much time outdoors, developing a love for music as he grew up. He bought his first guitar at age 12 with money he earned mowing lawns and earnestly began teaching himself to ...
  2. ^ "Lead Guitar - What We Do".
  3. ^ "Art of the Recital". Chicago Reader. 3 March 1994.
  4. ^ "'Fractal Reflections': Enid guitarist opens Salon Series". Tulsa World. 25 September 2002.
  5. ^ Edward Reichel (16 October 2005). "Richter's 'Whisper' has innovation, virtuosity". DeseretNews.com.
  6. ^ "An Interview with Brad Richter Musician Interviews & Biographies". guitarramagazine.com. 19 July 2022.
  7. ^ Weber: The Contemporary West. Vol. 24. College of Arts & Humanities, Weber State University. 2007. pp. 134–.

Further reading

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