Solo Guitar, Wedding Guitarists - Washington Celebrations

Chad Leader

Chad began playing the guitar at the age of thirteen. He received his Backelor of Music in Music Education from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Two-Year Certificate from Berklee College of Music, and persued his graduate studies at the University of North Texas, all before becoming a guitarist with The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" in 2004. Chad's diverse education and experience afford him the ability to be extremely versatile. Proficient in jazz, classical, rock, pop, funk, and country, he also serves on the faculty at the Washington Conservatory of Music and the National Guitar Workshop.

Robert Hanson

Robert is currently a graduate student at the New England Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Maestro Eliot Fisk. He recently graduated from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University and has also studied extensively with Franco Platino of the Levine School of Music. Robert is an active performer throughout the east coast. He has appeared in a variety of venues including the Ellington Theater as a concerto soloist, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts for a private recital, the Tudor Place, and the historic Georgetown jazz club, Blues Alley.

Matt Dunlap

Dr. Matthew Dunlap completed his BM in guitar performance at Kennesaw State University, MM in guitar performance at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and a DM in guitar performance at Florida State University. During the summer of 2004 and 2005 he studied at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana with world renowned guitar pedagogue Oscar Ghiglia. He has performed concerts and conducted masterclasses in Italy, Costa Rica, and numerous venues across the United States. Dr. Dunlap has been on the faculty of Andrew College, Florida State University, Troy State University, and Carver Elementary Arts Magnet School. His duties have included teaching class guitar, guitar ensemble, guitar literature, and applied lessons.