Chen Sizhi was born in Shilin, Taipei in 1911 and died in 1992. He was an outstanding music educator, who dedicated his life to Tamsui.
After graduating form elementary school, he went to Tamsui middle school in 1923 and learned playing the piano from Margaret A. Gauld. In 1926, he joined the School Glee Club and went to Japan and Korea to give performances. In 1930, he attended the Taipei Seminary and learned playing the piano from Ms. Isabel Taylor. In 1934, he entered the Tokyo Union Theological Seminary in Japan, learning music composition from Mokuoko Eijiro at Ueno University. He also joined the "Native Soil Visiting Mission of Music" which comprised of Taiwanese students studying in Japan, performing concerts around Taiwan.
He graduated from the Seminary in 1936, and his graduation composition was the oratorio "Lamb of God".
After returning to Taiwan, Chen Sizhi served as a preacher and wrote music at leisure. In 1938, he completed the piano music "Fantasia—Tamsui". In 1947, he was employed as a music teacher at Chunde Girl's School and founded its music department. In 1949, he worked as principal of Chunde Girl's School. In 1955, he served as principal of Danjiang Middle School, actively pushing forward the artistic education of fine arts, music etc. During his term in office as principal, many students had been trained to be painters and musicians and were highly commended. Chen Sizhi had composed more than twenty pieces of work throughout his life, including ten choruses, nine pieces of piano music, one piece of vocal music, and one piece of chamber music. Religion was the main driving force for his music, in which the air of his piousness and dedication pervades.
(main reference: Zhuo Fujian, Taiwanese Music Philosopher: Chen Sizhi. Taipei: Wuangchunfan Culture Co., 2001)
After graduating form elementary school, he went to Tamsui middle school in 1923 and learned playing the piano from Margaret A. Gauld. In 1926, he joined the School Glee Club and went to Japan and Korea to give performances. In 1930, he attended the Taipei Seminary and learned playing the piano from Ms. Isabel Taylor. In 1934, he entered the Tokyo Union Theological Seminary in Japan, learning music composition from Mokuoko Eijiro at Ueno University. He also joined the "Native Soil Visiting Mission of Music" which comprised of Taiwanese students studying in Japan, performing concerts around Taiwan.
He graduated from the Seminary in 1936, and his graduation composition was the oratorio "Lamb of God".
After returning to Taiwan, Chen Sizhi served as a preacher and wrote music at leisure. In 1938, he completed the piano music "Fantasia—Tamsui". In 1947, he was employed as a music teacher at Chunde Girl's School and founded its music department. In 1949, he worked as principal of Chunde Girl's School. In 1955, he served as principal of Danjiang Middle School, actively pushing forward the artistic education of fine arts, music etc. During his term in office as principal, many students had been trained to be painters and musicians and were highly commended. Chen Sizhi had composed more than twenty pieces of work throughout his life, including ten choruses, nine pieces of piano music, one piece of vocal music, and one piece of chamber music. Religion was the main driving force for his music, in which the air of his piousness and dedication pervades.
(main reference: Zhuo Fujian, Taiwanese Music Philosopher: Chen Sizhi. Taipei: Wuangchunfan Culture Co., 2001)
