The Lehigh Valley High School for the Performing Arts and C. F. Martin & Co are proud to present “Guitarmania to Beatlemania: The Evolution of the Acoustic Guitar” featuring renowned Grammy Award-winning, guitar virtuoso Laurence Juber. The evening will showcase America’s oldest and most revered maker of acoustic guitars and will feature a concert performance by guitarist Laurence Juber. Dick Boak, archivist for Martin Guitar, will present an interactive history of the 178-year-old guitar company, showcase an array of historically significant guitars that trace the instrument’s evolution, and highlight the succession of famed guitarists that have contributed to American musical culture. In addition to his concert performance and period instrument demonstrations, Juber will discuss his work composing, recording, and performing as the lead guitarist with Paul McCartney’s band Wings, as well as his prolific work as a solo instrumentalist.
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