Summary: <p>How did classical guitar - and therefore, all guitar as we know it - almost become extinct? Who was the hero who saved it from the brink of doom? Why aren't guitars an orchestral instrument? And why are guitarists nails so shiny? Classical guitarist Valerie Hartzell - member of the Presti Trio and director of the Classical Minds Guitar Institute - answers all of these burning questions and more in the big 5-0 episode of... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/2014/06/09/51485/classical-classroom-episode-50-shredding-on-classical-guitar-valerie-hartzell/">Read More</a></p>
