Organ Recital: Stephen Rapp

César Franck (1822-1890)
from Trois pièces pour orgue (1878)
     1. Fantaisie en la majeur

César Franck
from Trois chorals pour orgue (1890)
     3. Choral en la mineur


Hailed by The New York Times for a “sterling performance,” Stephen Rapp has toured as soloist and collaborative artist at the organ, harpsichord and piano throughout much of the US and Europe as well as in India, Japan and Bolivia.

Dr. Rapp holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music including the coveted Performer’s Certificate, and the Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music. He attended the Cologne Conservatory under a grant from DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). Further keyboard studies have been with Harald Vogel, Elisabeth Wright, Edward Parmentier and Roberta Gary.

Music Director and Organist at the Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in the Bronx since 2016, Stephen served previously at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Stamford, Connecticut and Christ’s Church (Episcopal), Rye, New York. He has also been Assistant Organist of the Cathedral of Saint Patrick, New York for the past eight years at all weekday and Saturday morning Masses that are broadcast on SiriusXM radio and local-access cable TV.

His recordings as soloist and continuo player are available on the Raven Musical Heritage Society and BREVE labels.

Dr. Rapp has been an adjudicator for the Fulbright Commission and for the American Guild of Organists’ NYACOP Competition.  He has performed and lectured for AGO chapters and conventions as well Association of Lutheran Church Musicians conferences and the Valparaiso Liturgical Institute.