Shorter University hosts renowned pianist Henri-Paul Sicsic on October 3

September 27, 2011 - Shorter University will host Canadian pianist Henri-Paul Sicsic, concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and pedagogue as part of the Guest Artist Series on Monday, Oct. 3.

The recital will begin at 7:30 p.m. inside Brookes Chapel. The event is open to the public at no charge. Additionally, Sicsic will present a Master Class on Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 3 until 4 p.m. Inside Brooke Chapel. The class is also free and open to the public.

Sicsic performs for audiences across North America and Europe with his intense, passionate and imaginative performances.

Sicsic has appeared with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, the Pasadena Philharmonic, the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, the Abbotsford Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, among others. His performances have been aired in New York City on WQXR radio, on the National French program “France Musique” in other major centers in the U.S. and on the C.B.C. in Canada. His teachers include Juliette Audibert-Lambert (herself a student of Gabriel Fauré and of Alfred Cortot), Pierre Sancan, and renowned pianist and master teacher John Perry. An inspired pedagogue with a large following, Sicsic was appointed to the faculty of music at the University of Toronto in July of 2007.  In 2005, he received the Killam Teaching Prize, one of the highest academic honors awarded in Canada. He taught at Rice University from 1986 to 1992 as the associate of eminent artist-teacher John Perry.  He was a member of the piano faculty at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver for 13 years.  His strong commitment to teaching and ability to enrich and inspire young talents is legendary, and his students have distinguished themselves at the national and international levels, earning prestigious Fulbright and Canada Council grants and winning top prizes and awards at major competitions.

At the Conservatoire de Nice, France, Sicsic was awarded a first prize with honors in piano, a first prize in chamber music, and a conducting diploma.  As a pianist, he also received a first prize at the Grand Prix de la Ville de Nice Competition and top prize at the Royaume de la Musique National Radio Competition in France. He is a proponent of the Alexander Technique and also studies Tai Chi Chuan.

Founded in 1873, Shorter University is a Christian university committed to excellence in education. Since 2003, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Shorter among the South’s best baccalaureate colleges, and the Princeton Review annually includes Shorter on its lists of best value and best Southeastern colleges. The university offers traditional bachelor’s degrees in 48 major areas as well as undergraduate degree programs for working adults, the Master of Business Administration, the Master of Education and the Master of Arts in Leadership. General education and calculus courses are offered in an online format, and Shorter recently launched online programs that lead toward the Associate of Science, the Bachelor of Business Administration, and the Master of Accountancy degrees. For more information, visit www.shorter.edu.

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