The 2nd edition of the international interdisciplinary conference The 21st Century Guitar will be hosted VIRTUALLY from March 22-26, 2021 by the Centre for the Study of the Sociology and Aesthetics of Music (CESEM) of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (NOVA FCSH) in collaboration with the International Guitar Research Centre (IGRC, University of Surrey), Memorial University and the Canadian Music Centre. The goal of this edition is to bring together academics, composers and performers from different fields who are interested in unconventional approaches to guitar research, sound production, composition, performance and pedagogy.

Jason Noble presented his research about the ACTOR-funded 3D recording with digital animation of his piece 'fantaisie harmonique.' The piece was recorded by Steve Cowan, animation by Kurt Laurenz Theinert, in collaboration with ACTOR members Caroline Traube and Martha de Francisco. A video recording of the presentation is available on YouTube: