GRAMMY®-winning guitarist Laurence Juber to appear at Point Loma High School

On Friday, October 12 at 1:00 pm, Guitars in the Classroom will bring guitarist Laurence Juber to conduct a masterclass at Point Loma High School. 110 guitar students from Point Loma High School and Correia Middle School are slated to attend. Juber, who was lead guitarist for Paul McCartney’s Wings, has since become a celebrated international concert performer, recording artist and studio musician, and was recently named by Guitar Player magazine as one of the top 50 all-time acoustic guitarists. He is the founding artist associated with Guitars in the Classroom, an 18-year-old educational non-profit organization dedicated to creating access to musical learning for all students, which is now based in Mission Valley. This performance is being arranged and produced by Guitars in the Classroom in cooperation with SDUSD’s Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Department. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the instrument, Mr. Juber will perform his compositions and arrangements, and introduce the students to his perspective on the guitar’s long and storied history. Currently featured on the cover of the current issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine, he considers the guitar of great value in education, due to its unique combination of portability, affordability and capability of making a complete musical statement. This has stood the instrument in good stead for hundreds of years. As San Diego Unified’s flagship guitar programs, Point Loma High School and Correia Middle School offer multiple guitar courses during the academic school day, utilizing a five-course sequence for students in grades 6-12. Initially begun by SDUSD music teacher Marc Dwyer, the guitar program is now taught by SDUSD music educator Ina Soliz. Guitar students participate in local Point Loma events, as well as California Music Educator Association festivals.