What Defines a Guitar: A Study and Performance of Guitar Construction and Styles

On Tuesday evening, May 5th, Xander Bowles will be presenting his 0700 project in Music. Xander is a guitarist of over 8 years with a deep passion for all the styles that the instrument occupies. Over the last 8 months, Xander has been researching and studying guitar construction methods over the course of history and how they define playing styles and the instrument as we know it today. From the renaissance and baroque guitars of the 16th century to the acoustic guitar of the present day, Xander has taken a deep dive into what defines these instruments and their playing styles. On Tuesday evening, Xander will share his research as well as several playing demonstrations in the form of a lecture recital in the Robison Concert Hall.

This concert will also be streamed, with access to the performance stream available starting at showtime. https://www.youtube.com/@robisonhall

About streaming and sound: Our streams are meant to capture the “sound in the room” without post-production sound editing. Bear in mind the sound quality will not compare to a studio recording.