In celebration of the new Schoenstein Organ in St. Callistus Chapel underneath Christ Cathedral, concert organist Steven Ball will present a recital of fabulous French music with special guest artist, our own Lauren McCaul, Cathedral Music Administrator and Soprano!
PROGRAM (subject to change)
Bolero de Concert, Op. 166 Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wely
The Byzantine Sketches Henry Mulet
-IV Chapelle des Morts
-V Campanile
Angélus, Op. 32, No. 2 Louis Vierne
-Au Matin
-A Midi
-Au Soir
Prelude Modal from Huit Pièces modales Jean Langlais
Panis Angelicus from the Messe Solennelle, Op. 12 César Franck
Pièce Héroïque, from Trois pièces pour grand orgue César Franck
Improvisation on a Submitted Theme
ABOUT STEVEN BALL
Steven Ball is an organist, carillonneur, improviser, composer, conductor, campanologist, organ consultant and specialist in silent film accompaniment.
A native of Michigan originally, Dr. Ball studied at the University of Michigan and received his DMA in 2007 as a student of Marilyn Mason. He later went on to serve as University Carillonneur and teach as a faculty member of the Organ Department and has since served in several prominent churches and public institutions across the country over the years including as Organist and Director of Outreach (now Emeritus) for the world's largest pipe organ in Atlantic City, as well as the Cathedrals of Detroit and Philadelphia. He is currently Artist in Residence at the Tampa Theatre in Tampa, FL and maintains an active schedule traveling extensively as a consultant and concert artist.
He has been responsible for several unique accomplishments and collaborations professionally, including the centralization of the Organ Historical Society (OHS) and their archives to a new facility at Stoneleigh in Villanova, PA. In addition, he has served as co-chair for the 2016 OHS convention in Philadelphia, Dean of the South-Jersey Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) from 2016-2018 and is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the St. Louis Chapter of the AGO in addition to being chair of the Program Committee for the upcoming National 2026 AGO convention in that city. World premiere performances have included works for organ and orchestra as well as carillon.
A former Fulbright Scholar to the Netherlands, he has traveled and performed extensively in both the United States and abroad including concerts in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Portugal, Ireland, England, Switzerland and Italy.
ABOUT LAUREN MCCAUL
Lauren McCaul is delighted to serve as Cathedral Music Administrator and Staff Singer for Christ Cathedral in the Diocese of Orange, California. In addition to her work as Administrator, Ms. McCaul has sung for many years at various parishes throughout the Diocese of Orange. She received her BM in Vocal Performance from Chapman University in 1999, and has sung as soloist and ensemble member in various choral ensembles throughout Southern California including Zephyr: Voices Unbound, Legacy and de Angelis Vocal Ensemble. Ms McCaul has performed in many of the beautiful churches and music halls in Europe and has toured with a number of ensembles as soprano soloist. Ms. McCaul has been featured as a soloist for various choral works including Mozart’s Sparrow Mass, Schubert’s Mass in G, Finzi’s In Terra Pax, Bach’s Magnificat, Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Haydn’s Heiligmesse and Mendelssohn’s Hymn of Praise.