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Classical Guitarist - Russell Nebelung Classical Guitarist from Lansing, MI

Will travel up to 250 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 15 Reviews
  • 30 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2012
  • 2 Awards & Badges
  • Accepts Online Payment
  • Starting at $100 per hour

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Classical guitarist Russell Nebelung is available to enhance your next event. Russell's inspired musical talents will enrich your special occasion whatever it may be – including weddings, festivals, dinner parties, and memorial services. Add another dimension to any important ceremony or celebration with the sweet magic of classical guitar. He has been performing special engagements since 2005, and has developed a repertoire that is bound to entertain. In addition to classical guitar favorites, Russell also performs many popular music hits transcribed to solo classical guitar. If there is a particular song you would like him to perform for your event, he can transcribe a version for you. Are you in need of a guitarist for the concert stage? Perhaps you need a soloist, or perhaps you are the soloist. The classical guitar can offer a fresh experience for you and your audience, and there is a wealth of material available for performance. Whether your specialty is classical, jazz, or popular music, Russell is capable of filling the role you need. Dr. Russell Nebelung is a performing classical guitarist and music instructor residing in Lansing, Michigan. He is a graduate of Indiana University's Jacob's School of Music, where he earned his Doctorate of Music in classical guitar performance while studying with Maestro Ernesto Bitetti. He taught guitar classes and lessons while at IU as an associate instructor and has minors in both jazz studies and music theory. From 2006-2012, Russell was a practicing musician in mid-Michigan, where he held adjunct faculty positions at Spring Arbor University, Albion College, and Hillsdale College. In 2006, he was awarded his Master of Music degree in Classical Guitar Performance from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati where he studied with Prof. Clare Callahan and held a position as a Graduate Assistant. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Music and Economics/Management from Albion College in 2003, where he studied with Larry Williams.

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Review by Jonathan D.

Club EventReviewed on February 23, 2020From Grand Rapids, MI

Russell was great!!

Review by Cindy R.

WeddingReviewed on September 17, 2017From Grand Rapids, MI

Everyone enjoyed Russell and his music immensely! It was the perfect music before and during dinner. I would highly recommend him!!!

Review by Jeff S.

Cocktail PartyReviewed on December 2, 2016From Sylvania, OH

This guy is good! Very professional.

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  • Greensleeves | Arr. Robert Clark
  • Kemp's Jigge | Arr. Christopher Boydston
  • Romanza | Anonymous
  • Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance | Arr. Alan Neidle
  • Leyenda-Asturias | Isaac Albéniz
  • Solo in G Major for Harp Wq 139/H.563 | C. P. E. Bach
  • Arioso BWV 156 | J. S. Bach
  • Jesu | Joy of Man's Desiring BWV 147
  • Prelude from Suite BWV 1007 | J. S. Bach
  • Suite BWV 996 | J. S. Bach
  • Suite BWV 1006a | J. S. Bach
  • Las Abejas | Augustín Barrios
  • Preludio en Do Menor | Augustín Barrios
  • Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios | Augustín Barrios
  • La Catedral | Augustín Barrios
  • Andante with Variations for Mandolin and Cembalo | Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Songs of the Half-Light (1964) | Sir Lennox Berkeley
  • “Habanera” from Carmen | Georges Bizet
  • Un Dia de Noviembre | Leo Brouwer
  • Prince of Denmark's March | Jeremiah Clarke
  • 25 Melodious Studies op. 60 | Matteo Carcassi
  • Tarantella (1936) | Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
  • Waltz in A minor | Frédéric Chopin
  • Come Away | John Dowland
  • Grand Overture op. 61 | Mauro Giuliani
  • 24 Etudes op. 48 | Mauro Giuliani
  • Concerto No. 1 in A Major op. 30 | Mauro Giuliani
  • Ave Maria | Charles Gounod/Bach
  • Andante (from “Flute Sonata in B Minor) | George Frideric Handel
  • Sarabande | George Frideric Handel
  • Serenado por Gitaro | Lou Harrison
  • Andante | Franz Josef Haydn
  • Chant | Brian Head
  • Let Every Voice Sing HU | Mitch Humphries
  • Cantiga de Ninar | Miguel Kertsman
  • Country Funk-try | Alan de Mause
  • Berceuse | Robert Gordon Mayeur
  • Canzonetta Qt. no. 1 | Felix Mendelssohn
  • Góndola Veneciana | Felix Mendelssohn
  • Wedding March | Felix Mendelssohn
  • Cavatina | Stanley Myers
  • Fantasia X | Alonso de Mudarra
  • Amazing Grace | John Newton
  • Canon in D | Johann Pachelbel
  • Centone di Sonata | Nicolò Paganini
  • Sonata Concertata M.S. 2 | Nicolò Paganini
  • Histoire du Tango | Astor Piazzolla
  • Sarabande | Francis Poulenc
  • “O Mio Babbino Caro” from Gianni Schicchi | Giacomo Puccini
  • “Recondita Armonia” from Tosca | Giacomo Puccini
  • “Musetta's Waltz” from La Boheme | Giacomo Puccini
  • Trilogia del Brujo (2000) | Máximo Diego Pujol
  • Trumpet Tune | Henry Purcell
  • Elegy (Hommage a Sibelius) | Štepán Rak
  • Air Varié No. 1 op. 21 | Giulio Regondi
  • Flight of the Bumblebee | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Fantasia para un Gentilhombre | Joaquín Rodrigo
  • Concierto de Aranjuez | Joaquín Rodrigo
  • Gymnopédie No. 1 | Erik Satie
  • Ave Maria | Franz Schubert
  • From a Foreign Land op. 15 | Robert Schumann
  • Cueva Gitana (Tangos) | Juan Serrano
  • Ensueño (Reverie) | Juan Serrano
  • Fantasy (Zambra) | Juan Serrano
  • Farrucas | Juan Serrano
  • El Polifemo de Oro (1956) | Reginald Smith Brindle
  • Six Songs | Fernando Sor
  • Twenty Studies for the Guitar | Fernando Sor
  • Horizons | Susan Stern
  • Capricho Árabe | Francisco Tárrega
  • Lagrima | Francisco Tárrega
  • Nutcracker Suite | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Wild Mountain Thyme | Arr. Scott Tennant
  • Sonatina | Federico Moreno Torroba
  • Fandanguillo | Joaquin Turina
  • Hommage á Tarrega | Joaquin Turina
  • Sonata Op. 61 | Joaquin Turina
  • “Addio | del Passato” from La Traviata
  • Preludes I-V | Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • Etudes I-XII | Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • Suite en ré Mineur | Robert de Visée
  • Bridal Chorus | Richard Wagner
  • Five Bagatelles | William Walton
  • Classical Gas | Mason Williams
  • Mozart Favorites
  • Air in A-Flat Major K109b No. 8 | W. A. Mozart
  • “Laudate Dominum” Vesperae Solennes | W. A. Mozart
  • Ave Verum (Jesu Word of God Incarnate) | W. A. Mozart
  • “Deh vieni alla finestra” (Serenada) Don Giovanni | W. A. Mozart
  • Eine Kleine Nachtmusik | W. A. Mozart
  • German Dance in C Major K605 No. 3 | W. A. Mozart
  • Minuet in F Major K.2 | W. A. Mozart
  • “2nd Movement” “Elvira Madigan” | W. A. Mozart
  • Minuet in G Major K. 1 | W. A. Mozart
  • “Papageno's Song” The Magic Flute | W. A. Mozart
  • Piano Sonata in A | W. A. Mozart
  • Piano Sonata in C | W. A. Mozart
  • Rondo in C Major | W. A. Mozart
  • “Voi che sapete” The Marriage of Figaro | W. A. Mozart
  • “Second Movement” (theme) Clarinet Concerto | W. A. Mozart
  • Gilbert and Sullivan
  • I am the Captain of the Pinafore | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • He is an Englishman | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • Prithee Pretty Maiden | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • The Sun Whose Rays | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • Oh! A Private Buffoon | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • Little Buttercup | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • Willow Tit-Willow | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • Kind Sir You Cannot Have the Heart | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • When a Merry Maiden Marries | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • With Cat-Like Tread | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • I am a Courtier Grave and Serious | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • When Britain Really Ruled the Waves | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • Poor Wand'ring One | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • When I Good Friends Was Call'd to the Bar | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • There Grew a Little Flower | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • A Policeman's Lot | Gilbert/Sullivan
  • The Beatles
  • A Day In The Life | The Beatles
  • Across The Universe | The Beatles
  • All You Need Is Love | The Beatles
  • And I Love Her | The Beatles
  • Blackbird | The Beatles
  • Can't Buy Me Love | The Beatles
  • Come Together | The Beatles
  • Dear Prudence | The Beatles
  • Eight Days A Week | The Beatles
  • Eleanor Rigby | The Beatles
  • Free As A Bird | The Beatles
  • Girl | The Beatles
  • Here Comes The Sun | The Beatles
  • Here There And Everywhere | The Beatles
  • Hey Jude | The Beatles
  • If I Fell | The Beatles
  • In My Life | The Beatles
  • Lady Madonna | The Beatles
  • Let It Be | The Beatles
  • Love Me Do | The Beatles
  • Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds | The Beatles
  • Michelle | The Beatles
  • Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | The Beatles
  • Nowhere Man | The Beatles
  • Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | The Beatles
  • Octopus's Garden | The Beatles
  • Penny Lane | The Beatles
  • Please Please Me | The Beatles
  • Something | The Beatles
  • Strawberry Fields Forever | The Beatles
  • The Long And Winding Road | The Beatles
  • Ticket To Ride | The Beatles
  • We Can Work It Out | The Beatles
  • When I'm Sixty-Four | The Beatles
  • While My Guitar Gently Weeps | The Beatles
  • With A Little Help From My Friends | The Beatles
  • Yellow Submarine | The Beatles
  • Yesterday | The Beatles
  • You've Got To Hide Your Love Away | The Beatles
  • Standards
  • Can't Help Falling In Love | Weiss/Peretti/Creatore
  • Fly Me To The Moon | Bart Howard
  • Georgia On My Mind | Gorrell/Carmichael
  • I Could Write A Book | Hart/Rodgers
  • I Just Called To Say I Love You | Stevie Wonder
  • I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face | Lerner/Loewe
  • In A Sentimental Mood | Ellington/Mills/Kurtz
  • Just The Way You Are | Billy Joel
  • Misty | Burke/Garner
  • Moon River | Mercer/Mancini
  • My Favorite Things | Rodgers/Hammerstein
  • Unchained Melody | Zaret/North
  • The Way We Were | Bergman/Hamlisch
  • What A Wonderful World | Weiss/Thiele
  • When I Fall In Love | Heyman/Young
  • Yesterday | Lennon/McCartney
  • You Are So Beautiful | Preston/Fisher
  • Rock & Roll
  • Abracadabra | Steve Miller
  • Brown Eyed Girl | Van Morrison
  • Come Sail Away | Dennis DeYoung
  • Crocodile Rock | Elton John/Taupin
  • Free Bird | Collins/Van Zant
  • The House Of The Rising Sun | Alan Price
  • Hurts So Good | Mellencamp/Green
  • I Want You To Want Me | Rick Nielsen
  • Livin' On A Prayer | Bon Jovi/Sambora/Child
  • Maggie May | Stewart/Quittenton
  • Rhiannon | Stevie Nicks
  • Still The Same | Bob Seger
  • Wheel In The Sky | Fleischman/Schon/Valory
  • When The Children Cry | Tramp/Bratta
  • White Room | Bruce/Brown
  • Popular Hits
  • Can You Feel The Love Tonight | Elton John/Tim Rice
  • Don't Know Why | Jesse Harris
  • Endless Love | Lionel Richie
  • Every Breath You Take | Sting
  • I'll Be | Edwin McCain
  • Imagine | John Lennon
  • Leader Of The Band | Dan Fogelberg
  • Let It Be | Lennon/McCartney
  • My Cherie Amour | Wonder/Moy/Cosby
  • My Heart Will Go On | Horner/Jennings
  • Piano Man | Billy Joel
  • Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word | Elton John/Taupin
  • Stand By Me | King/Leiber/Stoller
  • We've Only Just Begun | Nichols/Williams
  • Wonderful Tonight | Eric Clapton
  • Acoustic Hits
  • Angie | Jagger/Richards
  • Babe I'm Gonna Leave You | Bredon/Page/Plant
  • Band on the Run | Paul/Linda McCartney
  • Bridge Over Troubled Water | Paul Simon
  • Every Rose Has Its Thorn | Poison
  • I'd Love to Change the World | Alvin Lee
  • Judy Blue Eyes | Stephen Stills
  • Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Bob Dylan
  • Landslide | Stevie Nicks
  • Layla | Claption/Gordon
  • More Than Words | Bettencourt/Cherone
  • Norwegian Wood | Lennon/McCartney
  • Seven Bridges Road | Stephen Young
  • Wanted Dead or Alive | Bon Jovi/Sambora
  • Ballads
  • Against All Odds | Phil Collins
  • Alone | Steinberg/Kelly
  • (Everything I Do) I Do It For You | Adams/Lange/Kamen
  • Fields Of Gold | Sting
  • From A Distance | Julie Gold
  • Hard To Say I'm Sorry | Cetera/Foster
  • Have I Told You Lately | Van Morrison
  • I'll Be There For You | Bon Jovi/Sambora
  • It's All Coming Back To Me Now | Jim Steinman
  • Lights | Perry/Schon
  • Looks Like We Made It | Kerr/Jennings
  • Rainy Days And Mondays | Williams/Nichols
  • Say You Say Me | Lionel Richie
  • She's Got A Way | Billy Joel
  • Your Song | Elton John/Taupin
  • Praise/Hymns
  • Above All | Baloche /LeBlanc
  • Breathe | Marie Barnett
  • Draw Me Close | Kelly Carpenter
  • Give Thanks | Henry Smith
  • Great Is The Lord | Michael/Deborah Smith
  • He Is Exalted | Twila Paris
  • The Heart Of Worship | Matt Redman
  • Here I Am To Worship | Tim Hughes
  • Jesus | Name Above All Names
  • Oh Lord You're Beautiful | Keith Green
  • Open The Eyes Of My Heart | Paul Baloche
  • Shout To The Lord | Darlene Zschech
  • Shine Jesus Shine | Graham Kendrick
  • Step By Step | David Strasser
  • You Are My King | Billy James Foote
  • Abide With Me | Lyte/Monk
  • Amazing Grace | Traditional
  • Be Thou My Vision | Mary E. Byrne
  • Beneath The Cross Of Jesus | Clephane/Maker
  • Blessed Assurance | Crosby/Knapp
  • Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing | Robinson/The Sacred Harp
  • Fairest Lord Jesus | Schlesische Volkslieder
  • Footsteps Of Jesus | Slade/Everett
  • For The Beauty Of The Earth | Pierpoint/Kocher
  • Holy Holy Holy! Lord God Almighty | Heber/Dykes
  • I've Got Peace Like A River | Traditional
  • In The Garden | C. Austin Miles
  • Jacob's Ladder | Afro-American Spiritual
  • A Mighty Fortress Is Our God | Martin Luther
  • Rock Of Ages | Toplady/Hastings
  • Disney Classics
  • The Age of Not Believing | Bedknobs and Broomsticks
  • The Bare Necessities | The Jungle Book
  • Be Our Guest | Beauty and the Beast
  • Beauty and the Beast | Beauty and the Beast
  • Belle | Beauty and the Beast
  • Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo | Cinderella
  • Candle on the Water | Pete's Dragon
  • Chim Chim Cher-ee | Mary Poppins
  • Kiss the Girl | The Little Mermaid
  • Love | Robin Hood
  • Love Is a Song | Bambi
  • Saludos Amigos | Saludos Amigos
  • Someone's Waiting for You | The Rescuers
  • Under the Sea | The Little Mermaid
  • A Whole New World | Aladdin
  • Zipp-A-Dee-Doo-Dah | Song of the South
  • Christmas Music
  • Blue Christmas | Hayes/Johnson
  • The Christmas Song | Torme/Wells
  • Do You Hear What I Hear | Regney/Shayne
  • Frosty The Snow Man | Nelson/Rollins
  • Happy Holiday | Irving Berlin
  • Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | Lennon/Ono
  • Here Comes Santa Claus | Autry/Haldeman
  • A Holly Jolly Christmas | Johnny Marks
  • I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | Tommie Connor
  • I'll Be Home For Christmas | Gannon/Kent
  • Jingle-Bell Rock | Beal/Boothe
  • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | Cahn/Styne
  • Merry Christmas | Darling
  • Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer | Johnny Marks
  • Silver Bells | Livingston/Evens
  • This Christmas | Hathaway/McKinnor
  • Angels We Have Heard on High | Traditional
  • Boston | Traditional
  • The Cherry Tree Carol | Traditional
  • The Coventry Carol | Traditional
  • Deck the Halls | Traditional
  • The First Noel | Traditional
  • Good King Wenceslas | Traditional
  • Holly and the Ivy | Traditional
  • The Holly Hill | Traditional
  • I Saw Three Ships | Traditional
  • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Traditional
  • Joy to the World | Traditional
  • Sweet Slumbers | Traditional
  • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | Traditional
  • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Traditional
  • O Christmas Tree | Traditional
  • O Come All Ye Faithful | Traditional
  • O Holy Night | Traditional
  • O Little Town of Bethlehem | Traditional
  • Once in Royal David's City | Traditional
  • The Parting Glass | Traditional
  • Silent Night | Traditional
  • We Three Kings | Traditional
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas | Traditional
  • What Child is This | Traditional
  • Country
  • Always On My Mind | Thompson/James/Christopher
  • Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain | Fred Rose
  • By The Time I Get To Phoenix | Jimmy Webb
  • Could I Have This Dance | Holyfield/House
  • Crazy | Willie Nelson
  • Green Green Grass of Home | Curly Putman
  • Have I Told You Lately That I Love You | Scott Wiseman
  • He Stopped Loving Her Today | Braddock/Putman
  • He'll Have To Go | Joe/Audrey Allison
  • I Walk The Line | Johnny Cash
  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | Hank Williams
  • King Of The Road | Roger Miller
  • Make The World Go Away | Hank Cochran
  • Oh | Lonesome Me
  • Tennessee Waltz | Stewart/King
  • You Are My Sunshine | Davis/Mitchell
  • Your Cheatin' Heart | Hank Williams
  • Nebelung's Arrangements
  • A Kiss to Build a Dream On | Kalmar/Ruby/Hammerstein
  • Falling Slowly | Hansard/Irglova
  • I Love You | Derek Holt
  • I'll Back You Up | Dave Matthews

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Past Events

May 8, 2021 • Wedding
Sat7:30 PM - 11:30 PM Grand Rapids, MI
February 8, 2020 • Club Event
Sat6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Grand Rapids, MI
September 24, 2017 • Wedding Reception
Sun6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Utica, MI
September 16, 2017 • Wedding
Sat5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Grand Rapids, MI
June 10, 2017 • Wedding Ceremony
Sat6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Ann Arbor, MI
May 20, 2017 • Birthday Party (Adult)
Sat6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Rochester, MI
December 9, 2016 • Christmas Party
Fri5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Grand Haven, MI
December 1, 2016 • Cocktail Party
Thu7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Sylvania, OH
August 28, 2016 • Wedding
Sun1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eaton Rapids, MI
July 23, 2016 • Memorial Service
Sat1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Lansing, MI
July 16, 2016 • Wedding
Sat6:30 PM - 11:30 PM Prudenville, MI
July 1, 2016 • Wedding
Fri4:30 PM - 7:00 PM Saline, MI

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