Springfield Museums Events March
Valley Guitar Showcase with FAT and Friends
March 10th, 1:00 pm
General Museum Event
Free with museum admission!
Davis Auditorium, D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
JAM 4 SPRINGFIELD and Peter Newland present Springfield’s original rock band FAT and the Valley’s finest guitarists.
- Classical, jazz, latin, folk, blues and rock demonstrations by Jim Armenti, Joe Boyle, Ray Chaput, Bobby Ferrier, Phillip de Fremery, David Goodrich, Jose Gonzalez, and Ray Mason.
- Master luthier Will Cumpiano discusses his craft and the cuatro, a four-stringed guitar that is the national instrument of Puerto Rico.
- Latin music featuring the cuatro with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Classico
- Performance by Valley-favorite FAT, featuring Peter Newland, Jim Kaminski, Mark Pappas, Guy DeVito, and Chet Pasek.
- The Valley Guitar Army hits the stage for a final jam session featuring all of the day’s performers.
Also on view...
- Photographs of Jimi Hendrix taken by local photographer Nona Hatay.
Sponsored by Catuogno Court Reporting and StenTel Transcription, Western New England University, New England Farm Workers Council, and Mercy Medical Center.
