Marking the 400th anniversary of John Dowland’s death (1563–1626), Los Angeles-based guitarist Joseph Ehrenpreis presents a collection solo pieces by the English composer who bridged the late Renaissance to the early Baroque era. Ehrenpreis arranged Dowland’s music from lute tablature to his 8-string “Brahms Guitar,” an instrument invented by David Rubio and Paul Galbraith in 1994 that uses an endpin …

Joseph Ehrenpreis is a multi-instrumental guitar performer. His specialization includes the 8-string “Brahms Guitar,” an instrument invented by David Rubio and Paul Galbraith in 1994 that uses an endpin and a resonance box, boasting an extended upper and lower range. Ehrenpreis, a native of Skokie, currently a student at Yale University, describes it as “the love child of my two …