Pianist Jim Hendricks, piano professor at the University of Chicago, will be in concert at Perry UMC on Sunday, September 21 at 7 p.m.

Jim began intriguing musicians and family members as a child with the uncanny ability to play anything he heard on records and memorize any printed music that came across the piano. He continued intensive musical study and was considered a professional as a teenager.                               

After high school Jim performed with such greats as Dave Brubeck, Della Reese, Jack Jones, Louie Bellson, Clark Terry, Tito Puente, Rita Moreno, Maynard Ferguson, and many others. He also competed in many international piano competitions and was a featured symphonic orchestra soloist, performing the piano music of Rachmaninoff. By the age of twenty-five, Jim had accepted a professorship in the piano department of Chicago State University.

While on tour with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Jim realized that he was not using his talents for God’s glory. He knew it was time to leave the secular music world and follow God’s calling into Christian ministry. Since then, Jim has performed Christian music at the piano in hundreds of churches all over the land, including several appearances at the Crystal Cathedral. He has made numerous recordings, performed on ABC, TBN, and PAX, authored the book Challenging Arrangements for Today's Church Pianist, and has been featured in Clavier piano journal.

Please make plans to attend the concert September 21 and be blessed as Jim brings glory to Christ through music and testimony.