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Mozart’s Attic Sunday May 22nd at 6:00 p.m.

Lutes, harps, guitars, zithers, and a plethora of related instruments all rely on the vibrations of a plucked string, and that plucked string has fascinated humanity for as long as there has been a humanity. There are instruments of the sort in just about all of earth’s cultures, and we’ll explore just a few of them in an hour of plectral music this Sunday.

Originally from central Massachusetts, Jay has called the Space Coast home for more than 30 years. He began his association with WFIT in the late '90s as a dumpster diver for office furniture in response to a broadcast plea for a new chair from a frustrated disc jockey. (WFIT has come a long way since.)