Robert Hanson

Robert Hanson has been performing and studying the classical guitar for over a decade. He recently graduated from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University where he studied under the tutelage of Julian Gray.

He has performed for and studied with Sharon Isbin of the Juilliard School while at the Aspen Music Festival and School, which he attended on scholarship. At the Aspen Festival he performed on two recitals as a soloist and chamber musician.

He has also performed in master classes with Eliot Fisk of the New England Conservatory, Benjamin Verdery of the Yale School of Music, Eduardo Fernandez, international concert artist and Lukasz Kuropaczewski of the University of Pennsylvania. He is continuing his studies with Franco Platino of the Levine School of Music, while preparing for graduate school.

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, the Georgetown estate of Martha Washington's family, and the historic Georgetown jazz club, Blues Alley.

Robert is also an active educator. After graduating from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in 2004, he was asked to return and teach the following year. During his second year at Peabody Institute, he began teaching at the Community College of Baltimore County. He is currently on faculty at the International School of Music in Bethesda, Maryland.

• Amazing Grace - William Walker
• From A Foreign Land - Op15
• Canon In D - Johann Pachelbel
• Come Away - John Dowland
• Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn
• Bridal Chorus - Richard Wagner
• Gymnopedie #1 - Erik Satie
• Jesu - Joy Of Man's Desiring
• The Prince Of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) - Jeremiah Clarke
• Prelude from Cello Suite BWV 1007 - J.S. Bach
• Trumpet Tune - Henry Purcell
• Air - George Frideric Handel
• Air On The G String - J.S. Bach
• Minuet - Luigi Boccherini
• Spring - Antonio Vivaldi
• Largo - Antonio Vivaldi
• Dance Of The Spirits - Christoph Willibald von Gluck
• Ave Maria - Franz Schubert
• Ave Verum Corpus - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Caro mio ben - Tommaso Giordani
• Hornpipe - George Frideric Handel
• Minuet In G - J.S. Bach
• Ode to Joy - Ludwig van Beethoven
• Panis Angelicus (O Lord Most Holy) - Cesar Franck
• Sheep May Safely Graze - J.S. Bach
• Allegro Maestoso - George Frideric Handel
• Rondeau - Jean
• Pavane - Gabriel Faure
• Barcarolle - Jacques Offenbach
• Intermezzo - Pietro Mascagni
• Irish Wedding Song - Ian Betteridge
• Hava Nagila - Jewish Traditional
• Eighteenth Variation - Sergei Rachmaninoff
• Lagrima - Francisco Tárrega
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• Londonderry Air
• Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen
• Summertime - George Gershwin
• Across The Universe - The Beatles
• Ask Me Why - The Beatles
• Come Together - The Beatles
• Cry Baby Cry - The Beatles
• Day Tripper - The Beatles
• For No One - The Beatles
• From Me To You - The Beatles
• Hello - Goodbye
• Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
• I Don't Want To Spoil The Party - The Beatles
• I Will - The Beatles
• I'll Follow the Sun - The Beatles
• I'm A Loser - The Beatles
• I'm Happy to Just Dance With You - The Beatles
• I'm Only Sleeping - The Beatles
• I'm So Tired - The Beatles
• In My Life - The Beatles
• Long And Winding Road - The
• Maxwell's Silver Hammer - The Beatles
• No Reply - The Beatles
• Nowhere Man - The Beatles
• P.S. I Love You - The Beatles
• Penny Lane - The Beatles
• Something - The Beatles
• This Boy - The Beatles
• Things We Said Today - The Beatles
• Two Of Us - The Beatles
• While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
• Yesterday - The Beatles
• You're Going To Lose That Girl - The Beatles

Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Private Parties, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Studio Session, Temples, Weddings

• Robert played for Grandpa's 80th birthday party. He did a wonderful job and many guests commented on his talent and professionalism as well as his friendly demeanor. I would highly recommended him for any social event. -- Tom S, Cooksburg, PA, 7/11/2009
• Robert was wonderful. He was extremely accommodating and most of all a wonderful guitar player. He learned the pieces we asked him to and did a wonderful job playing at our wedding. Thank you! -- Jessica B, Boyce, VA, 6/28/2009
• We hired Robert to provide "background" classical guitar for my wife's baby shower...Robert added a touch of class to our event. Chas and Wei Roscow -- Charles R, Silver Spring, MD, 4/25/2009
• Robert made all of the booking details a breeze and responded quickly to my emails. He arrived early for set-up and started right on time playing for a full five hours. We received positive compliments from our customers regarding Robert's playing. The event was made much richer by his lovely music. We will definitely use him again and would recommend him to anyone. -- Tracy P, Crystal City, VA, 3/28/2009

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