Brett Gribsby, a local Classical Guitarist and member of Skidmore College’s music department faculty will be presenting a solo recital on Sunday January 29, at 3 p.m. in the Zankel Music Center’s Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall. Works he will be performing include those from da Milano, Leo Brouwer, and Manuel Ponce, and arrangements by Roland Dyens. This event is free open to the public and will run approximately 90 minutes. Artists that Gribsby has been influenced by are many, but he doesn’t hesitate to place a few at the top of his list. He says with great adoration, “Joel Brown. I went to Skidmore as an undergraduate and fell in love with the classical guitar from Joel. I went on to study in NYC with number of world class musicians like Michael Newman…and I’ve always listened to David Russell.” Brown has performed with the Boston Pops Orchestra, appeared on The Today Show and is especially known for his actively eclectic performances. Russell performs internationally and won a Grammy in 2004 for best instrumental soloist in classical music for his CD Aire Latino. Development of Grigsby’s own musical style came from listening to classical music including Spanish, European, South American, American and from jazz, Renaissance and Baroque music. Together with his influences, Grigsby’s style he says can best be described as “Very eclectic.” In addition to teaching at Skidmore and performing his music throughout the country, Grigsby also teaches private lessons at a studio one day a week in New Jersey. He has been teaching guitar now for twenty years. Before studying at Skidmore, Grigsby started studying with Peter Segal in Philadelphia. He then went on to receive a master’s degree in guitar performance from the Mannes College of Music, has also studied with Pat O’Brien, Michael Newman, Ben Verdery, and Patrick Roux. He has performed in master class settings for some of the world’s leading guitar performers, such as Roberto Aussel, Hubert Kappel, Andrew York, Bruce Holzman, and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. As far as what the audience can expect on Sunday, he says, “I play a lot of different styles and a very eclectic program that will be portrayed in the performance. About 40 percent of the performance will be new material.” He will also be performing a well known tango, el Choclo.