Tree of Life UU Presents Peter Mayer in Concert at First Congregational Church in Crystal Lake

Spiritual singer/songwriter Peter Mayer.

The Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation is pleased to announce that it will sponsor a unique concert  by spiritual singer/songwriter Peter Mayer on October 20 at 7pm at the First Congregational Church, 461 Pierson Street in Crystal Lake.

Peter Mayer writes songs for a small planet—songs about interconnectedness and the human journey; about the beauty and mystery of the world. Whimsical, humorous, and profound, his music breaks the boundaries of folk music, and transcends to a realm beyond the everyday love song, to a place of wonder at the very fact of life itself.  He will perform many of his signature songs including Blue Boat Home and Holy Now.

Mayer began playing the guitar and writing songs when he was in high school. In college he studied theology and music, and then spent two years in seminary. Afterward he took a part-time job as a church music director while performing at clubs and colleges, and writing and recording his music. In 1995, he quit his job and started performing full-time. Since then, Peter has gradually gained a dedicated, word-of-mouth following, playing shows from Minnesota to Texas, New England to California. He has ten albums to his credit, and has sold over 80 thousand of them independently.

Mayer’s work has received kudos from many.  Here is just a sample:

“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

“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.

“He is unafraid of complicated topics and always strives to look beyond the easy sentiment…Peter does nothing less than address the very nature of our existence…Trust me, most songwriters can’t pull this off. Peter Mayer does.”-–Dale Connelly, Morning Show Host, Minnesota Public Radio.

“I’m a huge Peter Mayer fan, but only when I don’t feel like killing him for being so good. I love Peter’s work, though it irritates me that he plays so much better than I do. If I rocked half as hard as Peter does, I’d own the world by now.”-–Janis Ian, Singer/Songwriter

Mayer will also be featured at Tree of Life’s Sunday morning worship service, October 21 at 10:45am  at 5603 Bull Valley Rd., McHenry.

The beautiful and historic First Congregational Church in Crystal Lake will host Peter Mayer's concert sponsored by Tree of Life Unitarian Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry.

Tickets in advance are $20 or at the door for $25.  Advance sale tickets are available from Brown Paper Tickets at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3577625 .

For more information call Tree of Life at 815 322-2464, e-mail office@treefolifeuu.org   or visit https://treeoflifeuu.org/2018/07/26/tree-of-life-hosts-peter-mayer/ .