Calvin Taylor, pianist and recording artist, appears in a live concert of sacred music set for 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at Sequim Adventist Church, 30 Sanford Lane.

The public is invited to attend and there is no charge for admission, though a freewill offering will be received.

Taylor has toured throughout the world, performing in North and South America, Europe, Ukraine and the Far East. He holds degrees in music from Oberlin Conservatory, the University of Michigan and the University of Kentucky,

Taylor has authored several music books, including “Spirituals for Piano,” “The Patriotic Piano,” “Spiritual Suite for Organ,” “Spirituals for Worship,” “Sacred Classics” and “Five Spirituals for Organ.” With more than 10 solo recordings to his credit, Taylor records for Master Disc Records.

Movements from his “Sunrise Symphony” have been performed by several orchestras including Nashville, Shreveport, South Arkansas, Salt Lake City and Detroit Symphony.

Awarded a full scholarship to Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, Taylor’s ability to improvise led him to become the first student in the school’s 175-plus year history to improvise a graduate concert encore.

With an unusually-large hand span of over 1 1/2 octaves, Taylor presents sounds and colors at the keyboard which normally would require four hands. He studied other instruments and was serving as a church organist at the age of 14. While in high school, Taylor was a member of both the Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic and the Southwest Youth Symphony.

Call 683-7373 for more information.