Organic Expressions: Exploring the Relationship Between Musical Works & Improvisation
Free (suggested donations: $20 adult, $5 student)
- Stephen Price, organ
Organist Stephen Price closes out the 2023-2024 St. Dunstan's Concert Series. Dr. Price is the newly appointed organ professor at the University of Washington and is a sought-after performer and adjudicator. As a performer, Dr. Price is known for his diverse programs, superbly and adeptly interpreted, that explore the full range of the organ's capabilities. His performance promises to leave a lasting impression for all music lovers.
About Stephen Price, organ
Stephen C. Price recently joined the music faculty at the University of Washington (Seattle) as the inaugural Paul B. Fritts Faculty Fellow and Artist-in-Residence in organ performance beginning in September 2023. Dr. Price previously held the position of Assistant Teaching Professor in music (organ) at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. In his previous post, he maintained an organ studio including undergraduate and graduate students, and also taught church music, music history, and music theory courses. His former organ students have obtained church positions throughout the United States and are active within the profession.
Upon invitation, Dr. Price served as an adjudicator for the First Presbyterian National Organ Playing Competition (Fort Wayne, IN); and the Strader Organ Scholarship Competition (University of Cincinnati). While residing in Indiana, Dr. Price served at Plainfield United Methodist (Plainfield, IN), as choir director and organist; Holy Trinity Lutheran ELCA (New Castle, IN), and as Organist at High Street United Methodist Church, Muncie, Indiana, where he initiated the church's first organ scholar position to inspire and train future church musicians in East Central Indiana.
Dr. Price's debut album, Paris Impact Organ Suites, has been released on the Raven recording label and is available for purchase at RavenCD.com.
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