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In 1830 Fernando Sor (1778-1839), beloved 'Father of the Classical Guitar', composed ten works for the harpolyre - an instrument thought then to be a 'Perfected Guitar.' This music has been lost for nearly two centuries until John Doan recently rediscovered a rare original instrument and set out to make this extraordinary recording. In essence, this is a recording of intimate guitar music with expanded range, resonance, and effects cast in a magical performance of a forgotten world. Emmy-Nominee John Doan is an award winning recording artist and concert performer as well as a professor of music at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He is recognized as one of the world's leading harp guitarists and perhaps the only master of the very rare harpolyre.