Today, October 1st, on the International Music Day, the Université de Sherbrooke’s School of Music held a special press conference to announce the donation to the school by Simple Plan’s lead guitarist Jeff Stinco – his own acoustic guitar – after being convinced to do so by his former schoolmate Jean-François Desrosby, lecturer at the Université de Sherbrooke. “A musician’s instrument is often more than just a simple tool: it’s the medium used to relate his or her soul to the public. I am quite pleased that Jeff so enthusiastically agreed to donate his valuable instrument to the Foundation so as to benefit future generations. I also hope that the instrument’s own history will inspire recipients to pursue their dreams every time they pick up the guitar,” said Jean-François Desrosby.
Jeff Stinco also commented on his donation: “Handing over my own guitar, which I used as a student of the Montréal conservatory, is a symbolic gesture. I couldn’t imagine passing it on to anyone not in the next generation of musicians. This guitar let me develop my potential and I hope that it will do the same for the student receiving it. The guitar holds a great deal of sentimental value for me. It has a number of outstanding qualities. Its high level of precision charmed me and the guitar has the gift of amplifying what the player asks of it.”
Before finally handing it over, Jeff decided to play the guitar one last time during the press conference. Check out the first pictures from the press conference and of Jeff’s little acoustic performance in the gallery:
And finally – LaPresse.ca already published a video documenting the press conference which can be viewed by clicking on the image below:
