Pianist to present musical worship service Sunday in Lynn

LYNN – Dr. Calvin Taylor, pianist and recording artist, will present the musical worship service “Holy Scripture – Alive with Sounds of Music” on Sunday at the Grace United Methodist Church of Lynn, 374 Broadway Ave., at 10 a.m.Taylor has toured throughout the world, performing in North and South America, Europe, Ukraine and the Far East. Holding degrees in music from Oberlin Conservatory, The University of Michigan and the University of Kentucky, Calvin has authored several music books, including “Spirituals for Piano,” “The Patriotic Piano,” “Spiritual Suite for Organ,” “Sacred Classics,” “Spirituals for Worship” and “Five Spirituals for Organ.”With 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 orchestras.Taylor’s ability to improvise led him to become the first student in the school’s 175-year history to improvise a graduate concert encore.With an unusually large hand span of more than 1? octaves, Taylor presents sounds and colors at the keyboard which would normally require four hands. Playing piano by ear at age 5, he began formal lessons on his seventh birthday. He also studied other instruments and was serving as a church organist at the age of 14. While in high school, Calvin was a member of both the Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic and the Southwest Youth Symphony.There is no charge for admission to “Holy Scripture – Alive with Sounds of Music.” A donation is requested.Call 615-295-5795 for further information.