BRATTLEBORO — The Hooker-Dunham Theater will host internationally known guitarist/composer Peter Griggs in a concert, “500 Years of Music for Guitar,” on Saturday Oct. 15, at 7 p.m.
Griggs will perform music for classical guitar from the Renaissance to the Contemporary, as well as Flamenco, Brazilian music, jazz, blues and several of his own compositions, according to a news release.
Griggs has presented more than 500 solo guitar concerts throughout the U.S., Germany, the U.K., France, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, and eastern Europe at art centers, festivals, museums, churches, jazz clubs, and other venues. His recordings are available on Folkways Records, Music Of The World, Treecastle Music, and E360. He was based for more than ten years in Dusseldorf, Germany, and now resides in Brooklyn, New York.
Critics in Germany and the U.K. have hailed Griggs as “a master of expressive sounds” known for his “sizzling guitar playing” and “sophisticated and highly enjoyable” programs.
Griggs says he is on a personal mission to bring live music back to local communities. His performance in Brattleboro is a perfect opportunity to unplug the computer, get out of the house, and enjoy the serenity that only live music can provide.