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Music and Brain Health

Music, Creativity, And Brain Science

Exploring the intersection of music, creativity, and brain science The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), Global Brain Health Initiative (GBHI) and the University of California San Francisco Memory and Aging Center (UCSF MAC) joined forces in …
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Kay Stern on winning two jobs at San Francisco Opera

In her own words, Professor of Violin and San Francisco Francisco Opera Concertmaster Kay Stern discusses how she won her first position at SFO after only a month of playing viola . When I decided to leave the Lark Quartet, I started teaching at the …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

José Romanillos 1987

José Romanillos 1987, Semley, England Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Maple Luthier and Torres scholar, José Romanillos, was born in Spain in 1932. His first guitar was made for himself in 1959. By the 1970s, after showing one of his early guitars to Julian …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Masaru Kohno 1976

Masaru Kohno 1976, Tokyo Top: Cedar Back & Sides: Brazilian rosewood Kohno changed guitar history in the mid-20th century by building quality Spanish-style guitars at prices and in quantities that gave Spain a run for it’s money. At his best, Kohno built …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Miguel Rodriguez 1984

Miguel Rodriguez 1984, Cordoba Top: Cedar Back & Sides: Rosewood This guitar was made by Miguel Rodriquez Jr. and contains a second label naming the guitar “La Maestra” (the school mistress) and dedicating it to Angel Romero. The dynasty begun by Miguel …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

José Ramirez III 1972

José Ramirez III 1972, Madrid Top: Cedar Back & Sides: Rosewood A whole book could be written about this Ramirez 1a guitar, and many more like it, built in the Ramirez shop during the stewardship of José Ramirez III (1922-1995). This is the model inspired …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Manuel Contreras & Miguel Rodriguez 1971

Manuel Contreras & Miguel Rodriguez 1971, Madrid/Cordoba Top: Cedar Back & Sides: Rosewood Literally combining the Madrid style of luthier Manuel Contreras Sr. (1928-1994) with the southern Spanish qualities of the Miguel Rodriquez guitar-making dynasty, …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Hernández y Aguado 1969

Hernández y Aguado 1969, Madrid Top: Cedar Back & Sides: Rosewood Madrid luthiers Manuel Hernández (1895-1975) and Victoriano Aguado (1897-1982) were partners in a piano repair shop in the 1940s when they became intrigued with the art of guitar making. …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Manuel de la Chica 1968

Manuel de la Chica 1968, Granada Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Rosewood Manuel de la Chica (1911-1998) was first a cabinet maker, like many luthiers, before teaching himself to make guitars in the style of Santos Hernández in the 1930s. If not the father of …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Hermann Hauser II 1967

Hermann Hauser II 1967, Reisbach Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Rosewood It is not unusual for a multi-generational business—whether in craft or commerce—to grow in size through the generations. But often the first generation sets the standard for creativity …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

David “Jose” Rubio 1965

David “Jose” Rubio 1965, New York Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Rosewood The English luthier David Rubio (1934-2000) was born David Joseph Spink in London. Leaving medical school in Dublin, he moved to Spain in the 1950s and became a flamenco guitarist and …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Ignacio Fleta 1965

Ignacio Fleta 1965, Barcelona Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Rosewood Barcelona became the hub of the guitar world in the early years of the 20th century—Segovia, Llobet, Pujol were all there– and great luthiers like Enrique Garcia and Francisco Simplicio …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Arcángel Fernández 1962

Arcángel Fernández 1962, Madrid Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Rosewood The only apprentice to the legendary Marcelo Barbero, Arcángel Fernández (1931- ) took over his master’s Madrid shop after the older maker’s death in 1956. Fernández produced guitars under …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Robert Bouchet 1961

Robert Bouchet 1961, Paris Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Brazilian rosewood Robert Bouchet (1898-1986) did not set out to be a guitar maker. Nor was he a cabinet maker like so many young luthiers in the past. He was a painter in Paris who happened to love …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

José Ramirez III 1961

José Ramirez III 1961, Madrid Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Rosewood This guitar was made in the workshop of Ramirez dynasty founder, José Ramirez I, and overseen by Jose Ramirez III (1922-1995). Like his great, great uncle, Manuel Ramirez, José III employed …
Jason Hainsworth
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Jason Hainsworth to Lead Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SFCM

[In a message to the SFCM community, President David Stull announces the appointment of Jason Hainsworth as well as provides updates on the Conservatory’s actions to combat systemic racism.] February 23, 2021 Dear Colleagues: I am very pleased to announce …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Hermann Hauser I 1948

Hermann Hauser I 1948, Reisbach Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Rosewood With the Torres legacy spreading beyond Spain in the early years of the 20th century, it was inevitable that great makers would emerge in other European capitals. Among the first, and …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Marcelo Barbero 1948

Marcelo Barbero 1948, Madrid Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Cypress Marcelo Barbero (1904-1956) began as a sweep-up boy in the Madrid workshop of José Ramirez I and then trained in the shop of José Ramirez II after José I’s death in 1923. Barbero was most …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Santos Hernández 1930

Santos Hernández 1930, Madrid Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Rosewood Among the great luthier’s to emerge from Manuel Ramirez’ shop after his death in 1916, Santos Hernández (1874-1943) is perhaps the greatest of the great. As guitarist Stefano Grondona …