Organ Studio Ball State University

01/07/2017

The First Sursa American Organ Competition at Ball State University, May 2016

Ball State University's Sursa American Organ Competition 2016 in partnership with Moscow Conservatory Goedicke International Organ Competition

01/07/2017

Ball State University undergraduate student Jared Post, received both scholarships from the BSU School of Music and the 5th International Summer Organ Festival and Academy in Barcelona (2016) covering international travel, accommodation and tuition expenses for 2 weeks, where he attended lessons with Lorenzo Ghielmi, Raúl Prieto Ramírez, Konstantin Volostnov and Ulrich Walther. He also performed in the Festival twice with professional Spanish flute soloist Elisabeth Franch, and attended guided tours and Spanish food and drink tastings offered by the City Hall.

12/20/2016

The Magnificent Sursa Hall Organ, where students get their lessons in Ball State University, on a performance of the "tour de force" Mephisto Waltz by F. Liszt transcribed by Prof. Raúl Prieto Ramírez

Raúl Prieto Ramírez plays his signature transcription of Franz Liszt Mephisto Waltz N.1 at the Goulding & Wood organ in Sursa Concert Hall (Ball State Univer...

10/18/2016

The organ studio at Ball State University is now being led by world-renowned concert organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez. Known for his innovative teaching style, Ramírez holds degrees from the prestigious Stuttgart Musikhochschule where he studied with Ludger Lohmann. In addition to his responsibilities at Ball State, he is Artistic Director of the International Summer Organ Festival and Academy in Barcelona, Spain. Ramírez brings to Ball State a deep academic knowledge, an in-depth understanding of organ performance practice, and a wide network of professional organists, many of whom regularly present guest artist recitals and master classes at Ball State.

Ball State University, located in Muncie, Indiana, is home to the Sursa Concert Organ, housed in the acoustically brilliant Sursa Performance Hall. There are six additional organs spread throughout the city of Muncie, including a massive Skinner/Reynolds Symphonic organ located in the High Street United Methodist Church. Ball State organ students take weekly lessons with Ramírez on the Skinner/Reynolds Symphonic organ or the Sursa Concert Organ, and have access to all seven organs for practicing purposes. In addition, the university hosts an annual Gala Pipe Organ Festival in conjunction with the American Guild of Organists Muncie Chapter. In the spring of 2016, the university will host an International Organ Competition in partnership with the Moscow International Organ Competition.

Students attending Ball State have a plethora of performance opportunities both on and off campus. There are also opportunities to study abroad with leading organ professionals on historic organs of different styles.

For information about the Ball State University School of Music, visit www.bsu.edu/music or call 765-285-5400.