Kithara Project

kithara project is a collective of internationally acclaimed classical guitarists with the mission of promoting widespread and equitable access to the guitar worldwide. the guitar is unique in its ability to appeal to people of all ages, cultures and backgrounds. kithara project currently maintains two long term classical guitar education programs: one in a community center serving a low-income housing development near boston and the other in a self-governing community in southeast mexico city. a third program in albuquerque, nm is scheduled for launch in january 2018. why the guitar? the guitar is arguably the most popular instrument in the world. it is versatile, portable, accessible, intimate, and eminently lovable, reaching across socioeconomic and other societal fault lines to connect with people of all ages and backgrounds. it might also be said that no instrument provides so poetic a metaphor for shared histories and cultural fluidity. the ancient greek kithara, which inspired t