Miscellanea
Forgotten Guitars of History – The 19th Century: The Peak of Innovation – The First Guitar Part 2
The Austin-Marie Collection of historical guitars is featured in the June 2024 issue of Marin Magazine.
The Cambridge Consortium for Guitar Research held its 2024 symposium on April 12th–15th with members presenting on topics related to the history of the guitar prior to the twentieth century. This year’s event was held at Magdelene College in the University of Cambridge and concluded with a concert at the Round Church, opposite St. John’s College.
The Cambridge Consortium for Guitar Research is a select group of internationally recognized experts on all matters related to the guitar and its history, with an emphasis on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The Consortium holds a four-day symposium every other year in the University of Cambridge featuring academic presentations and live performances on historical instruments. Membership to the Consortium is by invitation.
In late September 2021, I traveled to Cambridge, England to attend a four-day symposium held by the Cambridge Consortium for Guitar Research. During my stay, I videoed Dr. Christopher Page performing Fernando Sor’s, Progressive Study at Sidney Sussex Chapel.
