Dr. Stephan Griffin is a versatile artist with an active career as a singer, conductor, and organist. He holds degrees in vocal performance and organ performance from Boston University (BMus, DMus), where he studied under Susan Ormont and Peter Sykes, as well as from The University of Texas at Austin (MMus), where he was a student of Drs. Gerre and Judith Hancock. During his time in Austin, Stephan served on the music faculty at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School. Praised by Early Music America and The Washington Post for his warm tone, he has performed with various ensembles including Schola Cantorum of Boston, Syklark Vocal Ensemble, Ensemble Altera, Texas Early Music Project, and Long & Away.
Stephan has served as the Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Church in Newport, RI, Visiting Lecturer in Music and Director of the University Chorus at Brown University, and a board member of the Association of Anglican Musicians. He is currently a member of the Liturgy and Music Commission for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Recent and upcoming engagements include Bach’s St. John Passion with Providence Baroque Orchestra and Rhode Island Civic Chorale, Masary Studios and Kitty Brazelton’s Recursion and Release, performances with Schola Cantorum of Boston and Skylark Vocal Ensemble, and the premiere of Trevor Weston’s Lauda with The Seraphim Singers.