24 to 31 August 2008. The 2007 Gruyères Early Music Workshop was devoted to the Renaissance guitar, and included a guitar-building workshop and a ball. The 2008 Festival again centres on the guitar and on the concept of linking instrument building and music making, but sets off in a radically different direction by focusing on both the romantic guitar and the little-known arpeggione.
4 to 6 April 2008. The piano saw considerable development in the early 19th century, due in large part to the rise of the bourgeoisie. Numerous changes in instrument building took place during this period, particularly as concerned fortepianos.
