Brad Rau Classical Guitar, Music Teacher. bradraumusic.com
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 was recently a featured performer on Live WRTI Performance Studio. 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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Bach Society Houston presents exemplary, historically-informed performances of the music of J.S. Bach and those who constitute his legacy. Our resident ensembles consist of the 16-voice professional Bach Choir Houston, and Bach Orchestra Houston that performs on period instruments.

Mark Mummert is Cantor at Trinity Lutheran Church, Worcester, Massachusetts, where he leads congregational worship, conducts the Trinity Choir and Trinity Choristers, and is Artistic Director of the Music at Trinity series. He is also the Artistic Director of Diamonds From The Dust, a professional vocal ensemble. He was the 2015 Distinguished Visiting Cantor at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg Mark also served as Director of Worship at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas (2008-2015)and Seminary Musician at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (1990-2008). He is a composer of the first musical setting of Holy Communion in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) core worship resource, Evangelical Lutheran Worship. He served as editor of Psalm Settings for the Church Year (Augsburg Fortress, 2008) and Music Sourcebook for Lent and the Three Days (Augsburg Fortress, 2010). He was principal musician for the 2005 National Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly and Worship Jubilee, and visiting scholar for Emory University's Candler School of Theology's "The Singing Church" Project in 2012.

Seraphic Fire is widely regarded as one of the most important professional vocal ensembles in the United States. An American All-Star ensemble made up of the best ensemble singers from across the United States, Seraphic Fire saw two recordings—Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem and A Seraphic Fire Christmas—receive nominations in the Best Choral and Best Small Ensemble categories, respectively, of the 2012 GRAMMY® Awards. Seraphic Fire was the only choir in North or South America to be nominated, and the only classical ensemble in the world to be nominated for two separate projects.  The ensemble’s repertoire and recording catalogue spans over one thousand years of sacred music, from Gregorian chant to newly-commissioned works.

Trinity Choir serves the congregation of Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Worcester, Massachusetts. Cantor Mark Mummert is the director.

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