
"Stephen Price's debut CD, Paris Impact Organ Suites is a wonderful representation of both the artist and the instrument. The registration is fabulous plus style, musicality, appeal, and excitement for the listener."
- Wilma Jensen (August 2021)
"Stephen Price brilliantly played a recital featuring 20th and 21st century compositions for the organ on the Noack, Op. 152, at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman, Lacrosse, WI. An exciting program."
- Michael Barone (August 2021)
"Stephen Price's artistry on the Dobson, Op.54 was absolutely superb and the Lanquetuit Toccata was beyond exciting."
- John Sasse, St. Paul's Lutheran, Columbus, Indiana, Concert Series

DR. STEPHEN PRICE ACCEPTS AN APPOINTMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
In September of 2023, Dr. Stephen Price will join the music faculty of the University of Washington as the inaugural Paul B. Fritts Faculty Fellow and artist-in-residence in organ performance.
Read the official university announcement HERE
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RAVEN COMPACT DISCS
"It’s very difficult to fault this disc: a splendid and versatile instrument, formidably played in significant and not over-familiar repertoire." Paris Impact Organ Suites CD Review - Barnaby Page

Notes from Stephen Price:
I have chosen music to demonstrate the tonal palette of the Goulding & Wood organ, Op. 45, in Sursa Hall at Ball State University. Having served on the faculty beginning in 2018, it has been a joy exploring the instrument. I constantly discover the variety of tonal colors available, ranging from the French Classical, French Romantic, as well as Germanic characteristics, to 20th-century schools of organ playing. The theme, Paris Impact Organ Suites, centers around works by Pierre DuMage, Jehan Alain, and Ned Rorem, all of whom studied composition in Paris. The pieces featured represent the impact of their formal education on their compositional output.

BIOGRAPHY
STEPHEN C. PRICE currently teaches at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, and was appointed to the faculty in 2018. He heads organ, church music, and music theory studies and maintains an organ studio of undergraduate and graduate students. His former organ students have obtained church positions throughout the United States and are active within the profession.
Dr. Price is a native of Buffalo, New York. He served as Assistant Minister of Music at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church and Organ Scholar during his senior year of high school at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral where he studied with Andrew Scanlon. Subsequently, he attended Western Connecticut State University, under the direction of Stephen Roberts, where he received a Bachelor of Music degree and served as Organ Scholar at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on the Green in Norwalk, Connecticut, serving under Director of Music, Vince Edwards. Following his undergraduate career, Dr. Price received a Fulbright Scholarship to Toulouse, France, where he studied "Historical and Modern" performance practices of French Organ Music under the guidance of Michel Bouvard and Jan Willem Jansen. Dr. Price then attended the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, receiving the Master of Music and Doctor of Music degrees. During his graduate studies, Dr. Price competed and garnered awards in several international competitions, including the Franz Schmidt Organ Competition (Austria), André Marchal Organ Competition (France), and the Canadian International Organ Competition (Montreal). While at Indiana University, he studied under the mentorship of Dr. Janette Fishell.
After completing his coursework at Indiana University, Dr. Price accepted a full-time position as Associate Director of Music and Organist at First United Methodist Church, San Diego, California, serving from 2015-17. His duties included accompanying the 150-plus member Sanctuary Choir and Masterworks Chorale, both under the direction of Dr. Stan Wicks. Additionally, he was invited to perform at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. In 2019, Dr. Price was a performer and served on the jury for the Regional Competition for Young Organists at the Northeast Regional American Guild of Organists Convention in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Price presented for the OrganFest 2020 virtual PipeTalk series titled "A Discussion for New Organ Teachers: Where to Start and How to Proceed?" In the fall of 2020, Dr. Price participated in a webinar series on teaching, presenting the topic "Building an Organist Artistry through Literature Choices," sponsored by the AGO's committee on continuing professional education.
In addition to his teaching duties at Ball State, Dr. Price is the coordinator for the Sursa American Organ Competition for High School and Pre-Professional organists hosted at Ball State. He also serves on the Organ Historical Society's Advisory Membership committee, the American Guild of Organists Education committee, and the Dean of the Music Chapter of the Music AGO. Upon invitation, Dr. Price served as an adjudicator for the First Presbyterian National Organ Playing Competition (Fort Wayne, Indiana); and the Strader Organ Scholarship Competition (University of Cincinnati). As a church musician, Dr. Price has served as Music Director at Holy Trinity Lutheran (ELCA), New Castle, Indiana, and most recently as Organist at High Street United Methodist Church, Muncie, Indiana. At High Street UMC, Dr. Price helped to initiate the first organ scholar position to inspire and train future church musicians in East Central Indiana.
Recent appearances include the 2022 Organ Historical Society Convention, Columbus, Ohio; St. Ita's Roman Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois; Zion Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana; St. John the Divine, New York City, New York; First Presbyterian, Buffalo, New York. Additionally, Michael Barone has featured recordings and live performances on the Pipedreams Broadcast on NPR.
Dr. Price's debut album Paris Impact Organ Suites, is released by the Raven recording label and is available for purchase HERE.















EVENTS
BALL STATE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
4TH NATIONAL SURSA ORGAN COMPETITION
September 9, 2022, 10:00 Am -1:00 PM and 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
(Semi-Final Rounds)
September 10, 2022, 2:30 PM
(Workshop)
September 10, 2022, 7:30pm
(Organ Concert)
September 11, 2022, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
(Final Round)
Free and open to the public in Sursa Hall
Dr. Stephen Price, Organ Faculty; Competition Coordinator
ORGAN RECITAL FEATURING SOPRANO DR. KELCI KOSIN
September 25, 2022, 3:00 PM
St. Ita's Roman Catholic Church
Chicago, Illinois
SOLO ORGAN RECITAL
October 1, 2022, Time TBA
ACME Organ Institute Oktoberfest
Acme, Indiana
WORKSHOP FOR THE FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS
October 22, 2022, 10:00 AM
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Topics: Building Fundamentals through Hymn Playing
SOLO ORGAN RECITAL
October 23, 2022, 3:00 PM
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fort Wayne, Indiana
SOLO ORGAN RECITAL EVENSONG SERIES
November 6, 2022, 5:00 PM
St. John the Divine
New York, New York
WORKSHOP FOR THE BUFFALO, NEW YORK
CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS
November 12, 2022, 10:00 AM
First Presbyterian Church
Buffalo, New York
Topics: Building Fundamentals through Hymn Playing
SOLO ORGAN RECITAL
November 13, 2022, 6:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church
Buffalo, New York
BALL STATE ORGAN STUDIO RECITAL
November 20, 2022, 6:00 PM
St. Augustine Catholic Church
Minster, Ohio
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY RECITAL SERIES
February 28, 2023, 7:30 PM
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
(Livestream Available)
ORGAN STUDIO RECITAL
March 28, 2023, 7:30 PM EST
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Featuring the Organ Works of Johannes Brahms
COLLABORATIVE ORGAN PERFORMANCE WITH THE BALL STATE TRUMPET STUDIO
April 2, 2023, 7:30 PM
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
DAN FORREST REQUIEM
April 6, 2023, 7:00 PM
Westminster Presbyterian
Muncie, Indiana
Sung by the choir of Westminster Presbyterian
Stephen Price, organist; Nate Shockey, director
SOLO RECITAL
April 16, 2023, 4:00 PM
The Reid Center
Richmond, Indiana
SOLO ORGAN RECITAL
August 2, 2023, 7:30 PM
Methuen Memorial Music Hall
Methuen, Massachusetts
ORGAN RECITAL SERIES
November 5, 2023, 4:00 PM
Grace Episcopal Cathedral
San Francisco, California
SOLO ORGAN RECITAL
November 17, 2023, 7:30 PM
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska
SOLO ORGAN RECITAL
April 14, 2024, 4:30 PM
Anchorage Lutheran
Anchorage, Alaska
SOLO ORGAN RECITAL
May 19, 2024, 3:00 PM
St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church
Shoreline, Washington
SOLO ORGAN RECITAL
July 20, 2024, 4:00 PM
Christ Church Cathedral
Victoria, British Columbia