Sharon Isbin, guitar

Multi-Grammy Award winner Sharon Isbin is a guitar legend and a pioneer in shaping the legacy of her instrument. She returns to 92NY – where she has been essential to the art of the guitar for four decades – with music born of personal passions, repertoire-expanding works composed for her, and guitar classics she has made her own. Central to the program is John Duarte’s moving Joan Baez Suite – written for Isbin and inspired by songs associated with one of her musical heroes, including “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” “House of the Rising Sun,” “Barbara Allen” and others. The work appears on Isbin’s Grammy-winning Journey to the New World, which features Baez on two tracks. “Sharon’s exquisite playing allowed me to revisit and fall in love with these songs all over again,” says Baez.

Isbin’s virtuosity is on brilliant display in works written for her by Tan Dun and Bruce MacCombie, which push the guitar to new realms, and the full range of her artistry is showcased in a pair of masterworks by Paraguayan guitar master Agustín Barrios. A banquet of music and artistry for guitar lovers.