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Ben Sherman Classical Guitar

Ben Sherman Classical Guitar

Frederick, MD
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    Ruth C. Sent on 06/26/2024
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    Outstanding!

    Looking for a unique sound for your wedding ceremony music? Ben Sherman is the answer. His classical guitar repertoire is an example of flawless craftsmanship. Ben’s talent, experience, professionalism and ability to capture the mood of the wedding day in music is without a doubt, the absolute BEST! He truly sets the tone for the perfect wedding!
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    Jj Sent on 10/16/2023
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    Wedding, October 2023

    Ben was very communicative, responsive and detailed in preparation for our event. On the day of he arrived and set up well ahead of time, giving us much peace of mind. We really appreciated his skills and talent with our selection of modern and classic songs. His professionalism was clear, as was his ability to improvise and adjust when things went slightly off of our initial plans. His music enhanced our event and helped create the great atmosphere we were hoping for. Our guests and us really enjoyed the music in the prelude, during the ceremony and during cocktail hour. Highly recommended!
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    Jessica L. Sent on 09/25/2023
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    Exceptional!

    We had a small outdoor celebration and selected Ben after reading the amazing reviews on Wedding Wire, listening to the YouTube, learning about the music he would play, and after my first interaction with him, I knew it was a great match. He exceeded my expectations and all of my guests raved about him! Ben is a true professional with an amazing sound! We highly recommend him for all types of events.
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    Alexandra Sent on 03/05/2023
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    Beautiful music for our ceremony & cocktail hour

    Ben was extremely helpful in helping me to select my processional music and providing many songs to choose from for the cocktail hour. We were so happy to have him there to add an extra layer of intimacy with his live music. He was fantastic and I would definitely recommend him to everyone!
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    Hannah Sent on 11/16/2022
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    Perfect accoustic guitar!

    We loved working with Ben for our ceremony and cocktail hour music!! His music is beautiful and unique for a wedding. He also learned a song for our ceremony and did an amazing job with it. Ben was so communicative and professional that we had no concerns when our wedding day came. Would 1000% recommend him to anyone!!
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    Laura O. Sent on 11/13/2022
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    Amazing guitarist for our wedding!

    We worked with Ben to provide acoustic guitar during our wedding ceremony, and we couldn’t be happier! Ben came recommended to us from another guitarist we had previously worked with. From the beginning, Ben was easy to communicate with and super responsive; he even learned a new song for our wedding (a song by Prince no less! No easy feat!). Planning was easy, and the music on the day of the wedding was even better than we had hoped for. Ben chose perfect music for the ceremony prelude. We teared up as soon as we heard You Are The Best Thing playing, and it was so wonderful to walk down the aisle to Here Comes The Sun and out to Kiss. We appreciated Ben’s communication and beautiful music, and we would highly recommend working with him if you are looking for a talented, professional, and impressive guitarist.
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    Taylor C. Sent on 09/19/2022
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    Ben was amazing!

    We had the privilege of working with Ben on our wedding day for our ceremony music and absolutely loved our experience! He was flexible, communicative, and made our day so special. He's a fabulous guitarist and and was just overall amazing. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
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    Jamie F. Sent on 09/12/2022
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    Fantastic Guitarist!

    We had Ben play the ceremony and cocktail hour for our wedding this past weekend and it was great! It was exactly the kind of sound/atmosphere I was hoping to have for the wedding. He did everything to make it an easy process for us and worked with us to make sure we were on the same page as to what type of music to play. He even was able to provide an extra mic for the officiant which was very helpful. I'd definitely recommend him for your wedding. It was a pleasure working with him and listening to him!

    Ben Sherman Classical Guitar's reply:

    Thanks so much Jamie! It was really my pleasure. It was a beautiful wedding, and you picked a spectacular venue. I was glad to be a part of it!
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    Kiera J. Sent on 09/16/2022
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    Outstanding

    Ben is an exceptionally talented guitarist. We hired him to provide ceremony and cocktail hour music for our daughter's wedding. We received endless compliments from our guests regarding Ben's music. If you are looking for a guitarist for any special occasion, I would recommend that you RUN to hire Ben as quickly as possible. He is very responsive, professional, and fairly priced.
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    Claire Sent on 09/15/2022
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    Sincerely great music!

    We loved working with Ben on the music for our wedding. (Least stressful part of the day!) His musical style felt elegant without being pretentious. He captured exactly the tone we were going for. He also learned two songs just for us, which really made the ceremony feel like ours. We couldn't be happier or more grateful.
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    Lauren C. Sent on 06/13/2022
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    If you want a talented musician and incredibly understanding vendor - call Ben now.

    Ben Sherman was one of the best parts of our ceremony! We were iffy about live music- but it ended up being worth every cent and more. Ben was beyond professional, very communicative, and open to planning along with us to make sure his services worked best with our wedding day. At absolutely the LAST minute, our ceremony location and cocktail hour location changed, and Ben was super flexible and worked with us. And of course- he is incredibly talented with a large book of music to choose from- a little bit for everyone!!!
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    Rebecca Sent on 05/31/2016
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    Ben is an amazing guitarist and was wonderful to work with. He did an excellent job on our ceremony music and while I didn't get to hear much of the cocktail hour music I received multiple comments saying how great it was. He was also very communicative leading up to the wedding and was very detailed in wanting to know exactly what we wanted for the wedding. I would highly recommend him to any bride looking to add a classy touch to their ceremony/cocktail hour.
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    Taylor T. Sent on 06/07/2021
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    Ben made it so special

    Ben was wonderful, he worked with us on our selections for the ceremony and even created a guitar version of one of our favorite songs for our recessional. He was professional and just provided such lovely background music to both our ceremony and cocktail hour.

    Ben Sherman Classical Guitar's reply:

    Thanks so much Taylor! It was a lovely wedding and Silverbrook Farm was a terrific venue. I know the choice of music meant a lot to you and Scott, and I was glad to be able to create some song arrangements you enjoyed. And it was fun to be able to play to an international audience!
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    Craig I. Sent on 10/23/2020
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    Far exceeded our expectations

    Ben was absolutely outstanding and deserves 10 stars for timely and thorough Communications and preparation before The wedding plus 100 stars the Day of the wedding.
    Ben was extremely professional, and played tremendous background guitar music at our daughters wedding at The Stone Tower winery. The Guitar music was absolutely perfect and All our guests commented how wonderful Ben played, and how great the music sounded.
    Thank you Ben, you far exceeded All our expectations and You helped make this a very memorable moment and event!
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    Stephanie S. Sent on 09/28/2020
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    Wonderful!!

    Ben played for my wedding this past weekend and I couldn't have been any happier with his services. Because of COVID I had to replan my wedding so I booked him on short notice. He responded to my inquiry right away, and even though he had another gig booked later in the day he was willing to work with me. He is very thorough and has a wide variety of music he is able to preform, but is also willing to learn songs if there is one you want but he doesn't know yet. He learned 2 new songs specifically for me and did such a great job with them. Guests were expected to begin arriving at 1:30, and he was at the ceremony location by 12:30 to make sure he had plenty of time to set up, which was great. So many of my guests complimented his performance. I would absolutely recommend Ben for your wedding

    Ben Sherman Classical Guitar's reply:

    Thanks Stephanie! I really enjoyed doing solo guitar versions of "Halo" by Beyonce and "Eight Days A Week" by the Beatles for you, I thought they were great choices. I am always happy when my clients tell me that the songs I'm playing have personal meaning to them. It makes it all the more special to be a part of.
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    Melissa Sent on 09/30/2020
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    Great Experience

    Ben was wonderful to work with, and highly responsive! He accommodated our unique song requests, and it really set the tone for our ceremony and cocktail hour. Highly recommend!
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    Janet Sent on 09/29/2020
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    Outstanding

    Professional, talented,flexible,responsive and responsible, versatile, and a truly talented artist that made the wedding day perfect- you could ask for no more- but wait- there is more- Ben Sherman is a lovely person and a pleasure to work with! All the stars and more for Ben Sherman.
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    Anita K. Sent on 09/22/2020
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    Good quality music and easy to work with

    Ben Sherman provided live music for my ceremony and cocktail hour. He was very organized prior to the wedding and got all the information he needed so that when it came to the wedding day, everything ran smoothly and there were no issues. The quality of music was excellent. Very pleased with his service!

    Ben Sherman Classical Guitar's reply:

    Thanks so much Anita! It was my pleasure. Your event was a real celebration of love and family, and the setting of Chesapeake Bay Manor, on the waterfront of the Chesapeake Bay, was gorgeous. I was glad to be a part of it.
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    Emma T. Sent on 04/01/2020
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    Made my daughter's day very special

    Ben's music before and after the wedding was beautiful. I received a lot of compliments from my guest and they loved the idea of a solo guitarist.
    We were able to listen to his music before hiring him and he was even better in person. The selections were fantastic. My daughter said that it was like a dream.
    I am so very glad that we picked Ben. Thank you so much for making my daughter's day so very, very special.

    Ben Sherman Classical Guitar's reply:

    Thank you Emma! Such a beautiful wedding, and so much love in the air. I was very glad to be a part of it.
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    Michelle Sent on 08/20/2019
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    Look no further! Ben is amazing!

    Look no further! Ben is absolutely amazing! I asked the impossible - play a multi-part string piece as one guy with a guitar - and he NAILED IT!

    Ben learned several new songs just for me. He learned to play the Piano Guy's version of the Cello Song on the guitar and it made for the most beautiful ceremony processional. Because that song has many parts that are normally played by several stringed instruments and percussion, he made recordings of the percussion and used a looper to get the full effect of the song - sounding like many people, when it was just him.

    He was so flexible with timing, too. I used the same song for the entire processional and wanted a specific part of it for just me. He was able to work in that moment to flawlessly repeat sections of the song until I was ready to take my steps with my father. It came out beautifully.

    Everyone at the wedding was so impressed by his playing.

    Book him! You won't be disappointed!
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    Crystal Sent on 08/04/2019
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    Very talented

    Ben was very organized and professional. I would highly recommend him. He was a pleasure to work with.
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    Anne G. Sent on 07/18/2019
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    Beautiful Music, Great Person!

    My only regret is that I didn't get to hear ALL of his music (i was tucked away during the prelude)! Ben was great to work with and we (and all our guests) loved his contribution to our ceremony and cocktail hour. We chose some songs that Ben had on his site and also worked with him to play a song that was new to him for our recessional. It came out amazing! He was also professional, kind, and a GREAT acoustic guitar player. We would highly recommend him!
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    Lauren Sent on 10/30/2019
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    Outstanding Music and Service

    Ben was wonderful! We had him perform the music for our ceremony and pre-ceremony. He learned a few songs we requested and even sent us samples of the songs he had prepared for us. On the day of the event, he arrived early to prepare. He was prompt, easy to work with, talented, professional, and affordable. The music was excellent and the perfect fit for our event!
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    Vikky D. Sent on 05/24/2019
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    Perfect compliment to our ceremony.

    Ben was great to work with from start to finish. He was very organized and responsive. He even learned "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran at our request and he nailed it. His acoustic play was a perfect fit for our small outdoor wedding.
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    Great experience!

    Ben was very professional and helped to make our ceremony and cocktail hour perfect. His music is wonderful and exactly what we were looking for.
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