St. Andrew’s Concert Series presents Lee/Lich Duo

All are invited to attend St. Andrew’s Concert Series, now presenting the Lee/Lich Duo featuring Ji Sun Lee on organ and Michael Lich on guitar. Join us on Friday, April 28 at 7pm at St. Andrew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church: 800 Taylor Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. There is no charge to attend this concert. A freewill offering will be accepted.

Ji Sun Lee, pianist/organist, was born in Seoul, Korea where she began her music studies at the early age of four. She is an exceptional international artist having performed concerts in Korea, United States, Germany, Brazil and Italy. She has won top prizes in several competitions including first prizes in the University of Arizona Concerto Competition, as well as the Contemporary Music Society Competition at Arizona State University. She was invited to perform as a guest artist in the New American Piano Series at Arizona State University, and also in several states in Brazil to perform and give master classes in 2002. There, she premiered William Bolcom’s the “New Twelve Etudes for the Piano” at the Villa Lobos Institute in Rio de Janeiro. Her musical tastes not only include classical repertoire, but jazz and world-ethno music as well. It is through her diverse understanding of music that she is able to bring an innovative and inspired performance to the concert stage. Her talent is not only limited to organ and piano. She has an extensive background as a choral conductor and church musician and has conducted choirs in Korea and the United States. She holds her bachelor’s degree in church music from Presbyterian College, Seoul, S. Korea, and a master’s degree from Arizona State University. In addition, she earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance and a Master of Music degree in organ performance from the University of Arizona. 

Michael Lich is a classical guitarist, banjo-player and composer.  He is an eclectic musician who performs a wide variety of musical styles including classical, jazz and bluegrass. A critic wrote “Lich is a musician’s musician.” Michael has performed throughout the United States, as well as Brazil, Mexico, Germany and South Korea. He has taught master classes and workshops at several prestigious institutions including the Escola de Musica do Espiritu Santo, Vitoria, Brazil; the New Mexico School for the Arts, Santa Fe, the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, Culver City, California, and outreach programs for the Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen and Basalt, Colorado. Michael is on the faculty at the Academy of Music and Dance of Tucson/Oro Valley and Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona.