Dr. Stephen Sachs returns to Music in the City with a program that highlights the elegance and emotional depth of early twentieth-century French piano music. From sparkling solo works to a lively four-hand duet with his wife, Carolyn Sachs, the performance moves between lightness and intensity, tenderness and joy. This program is free and open to the public. Music in the City is generously sponsored by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral  

About Stephen Sachs

Dr. Stephen W. Sachs, Retired Music Chair and Professor Emeritus at Belhaven University, is an accomplished pianist and longtime member of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO). He regularly performs with his wife as The Sachs Piano Duo, with over forty recordings on YouTube, and has appeared as a soloist with the MSO and several orchestras nationwide. Dr. Sachs has participated in major international competitions and performed abroad in France and Costa Rica. In Mississippi, he has been a frequent performer at Belhaven University, Mississippi College, Tougaloo College, and the “Music in the City” series, as well as for audiences across the state.

Dr. Sachs holds a D.M.A. in piano performance from The Catholic University of America and additional degrees from Ohio University and Lebanon Valley College. He studied with renowned artists and has served as Minister of Music at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Jackson since 2005. Before moving to Mississippi, he taught for 26 years at Eastern Mennonite University, where he led vocal and instrumental ensembles, recorded multiple jazz CDs, and co-founded the big band Just Jazzin’, which continues to perform today.