Peter Mayer – Live at Immanuel!
Peter Mayer – Live at Immanuel Presbyterian Church!
Saturday, May 10th at 7:00pm
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
1125 Savile Lane, McLean, VA 22101
On Saturday, May 10th at 7pm, join us at Immanuel
for a special live concert with Peter Mayer!
Minnesota’s Peter Mayer has been singing and songwriting
full-time for 30 years, performing in venues across the United States and
beyond. He writes songs for a small planet–songs about
interconnectedness and the human journey–songs about life on earth and
the mysterious and wondrous fact of our existence. He also writes songs
about dress hats, pumpkins and pajamas, and other important stuff. His
music has been performed by artists like Kathy Mattea, David Wilcox, Claudia
Schmidt, Anne Hills, Priscilla Herdman, Darryl Purpose, Billy Jonas, and
Ronny Cox, to name a few. His work has been included in song books,
church hymnals, and folk radio playlists across the country. He is the
recipient of fellowships from both the McKnight and the Bush foundations.
Peter has eleven albums to his credit, and has sold over 100,000 of them.
He lives in Stillwater, Minnesota with his wife and two daughters.
PRESS QUOTES
“Mayer’s songs are crafted like Shaker furniture, with no place for superfluous
embellishments or throwaway lines…(his) world is bright and hopeful and the
transcendent nature of his lyrics…explore the mysteries of life…Mayer’s
fluid, clean, and tremendously intriguing guitar playing is topped with warm,
rich vocals. This is music for the soul.”
–Ken Sheldon, Acoustic Guitar Magazine
“There are at least a dozen Peter Mayer songs that I would
love to learn myself, but I could never play them as well as he does.”
–David Wilcox, Singer/Songwriter
“I have a thing for science-savvy songs and singers. They’re out there, but no
one I’ve found—no one—delivers the goods as well as Pete. So much of his music
captures the joy, wonder and awe that drive every great scientist I know.
Pete’s passion, beautiful mind and playful soul are in all his tunes. He even
made me feel better about wearing a grown-up hat. Thanks, Pete! I love your
work.”
–Mat Kaplan, Host of the Planetary Society’s Planetary Radio and the NEXT
series of public science events for Southern California Public Radio
“Peter Mayer is a magician…(his) universe is full of metaphor and meaning,
story and symbol—everything contains more than meets the eye.”
–Bill Reed music editor, Colorado Springs Gazette
“Peter Mayer is one of the finest songwriters on the
planet. His intricate guitar work, breathtaking imagery, and nature mysticism
are balm for the weary soul. Don’t miss him.”
–Fred Small, Singer/Songwriter
“If you love melody, if you love to laugh, if you love the universe and all of
the marvels that astonish us every day of our lives, then Peter Mayer’s music
is just what the doctor ordered.”
–Brian Thomas Swimme, author of “Journey of the Universe”
“His guitar work is breath-taking, his lyrics mind-spinning, his singing
soul-soothing and his feet-on-the-ground optimism nothing short of healing.”
–Marilyn Rea-Beyer, music director, WUMB Radio, Boston
“Peter Mayer makes it look easy—beautifully crafted that pose eternal
questions—his arrangements make it sound like there is certainly more than one
man and his guitar in the XM Satellite Radio studios.”
–Mary Sue Twohy, XM Radio
