From Strings to Stories Celebrating National Guitar Month with a New Display
April 23, 2025
Calling all music lovers and guitarists! Visit the Leatherby Libraries’ newest display, exploring the history of guitars in honor of International Guitar Month. Whether you play the guitar or want to learn more about the instrument’s history, the display has various titles that might pique your interest!
The titles featured in this display include selections about the history and stories about guitarists! A notable highlight is The Evolution of Fingerstyle Guitar: Classical Guitar History and Repertoire from the 16th to the 20th Century by Laurence Juber, who is an English musician, fingerstyle guitarist, and studio musician who performed as part of Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles band, Wings. His book explores different fingerstyle techniques and how they developed and changed from the 16th to the 20th century, focusing on the classical guitar.
Another title from the display is Guitar Zero: The Science of Becoming Musical at Any Age by research psychologist Gary Marcus. Marcus documents his journey learning how to play the guitar while exploring aspects of music cognition and how critical life stages impact one’s ability to learn how to make music.
Music at the Malloy Returns for Spring 2025!
The Leatherby Libraries is excited to announce that Music at the Malloy will return this semester on Friday, April 25, 2025, from 12:00 – 1:00 PM! This event happens once a semester and features classical guitar performances by Chapman University students from Professor Daniel De Arakal’s studio! Join us at the Malloy Performance Portico on the library’s third floor, where you can listen to the beautiful performance, have refreshments, and support our Chapman community! Fill out this form to RSVP!
For more information, contact the Leatherby Libraries’ performing arts librarian, Taylor Greene, at tgreene@chapman.edu.
Please stop by the guitar display and get ready to hear the wonderful tunes of our Chapman community at Music at the Malloy! Don’t miss this opportunity to get inspired, learn something new, and celebrate all things guitar.
This book display was curated by the Leatherby Libraries’ Student Administrative Assistants Isabella Piechota ’25, Arianna Tillman ’25, and Annikah Carpio ’26.
