St. Thomas’ Church presents guitarist/composer
| 09 Mar 2015 | 01:49
Visitors are shown applauding after a composition performed by guitarist/composer Peter Griggs. The evening included some of GriggsþÄô own compositions.
Guitarist/composer Peter Griggs is seen from the rear of the St. ThomasþÄô Episcopal ChurchþÄôs community gathering room.
Guitarist/composer Peter Griggs is shown during his Saturday evening presentation of þÄúThe Guitar In AmericaþÄù at St. ThomasþÄô Episcopal Church in Vernon.
VERNON — The community gathering room at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church was packed Saturday evening for a casual journey into “The Guitar In America” as presented by guitarist/composer Peter Griggs.
The international performer used a medley of songs to trace the history of the guitar in the United States. Spanning hundreds of years of music from 16th century Greensleeves to a composition by 20th-century composer Thelonious Monk.
According to Griggs, he has presented more than 500 solo guitar concerts throughout the United States and Europe.
The Vernon concert was presented “cabaret style” with comfortable tables seating eight each, arranged across the room.
— Photos by Chris Wyman