From The John Clark Performance Studio

After guitarist Peter Blanchette spent a year learning to play the lute, he decided it just wasn't the right instrument for him. He enjoyed playing guitar, but the guitar wasn't capable of easily playing the renaissance and baroque music he loved. So Blanchette solved his problem by creating the archguitar; combining the characteristics of a lute and a Spanish vihuela (an early guitar-like instrument.) Blanchette visits the station to give a live preview of his upcoming Music and Museum performance at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art.