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Stephen Pender
United States, Maryland, Salisbury
Stephen Pender
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Stephen Pender

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About Stephen Pender

Stephen Pender, a native of Wilson, NC, is a multi-instrumentalist, artist, clinician, and producer. His attention to detail, eagerness to perfection and heart for God has allowed him to take his gift nationally as an accompanist as well as an artist. While he began playing gospel music, he has expanded his musical genre to jazz, rhythm and blues, classical, etcetera.

Pender is the founder of SAPhisticated Productions (LLC), a production company that consists of several branches including SAPhisticated Music. Community-driven, he is also the founder of SAPhisticated, Inc., a non-profit organization geared toward inspiring the generation of today and tomorrow through the arts.

He has been the musician for Stellar Award winning artists and national competitive choirs. He has performed at various sold out musical events, such as Verizon’s How Sweet the Sound gospel choir competition, and has shared the stage with world renowned musical artists, such as Fred Hammond, Eric Benét, Shirley Caesar, Peggy Britt, and many others!

Pender currently serves as the organist, music director and praise and worship director at First Baptist Church of Salisbury, MD. He is also the organist for The Monitors Band of Wilson and the musical director of Salvation & Deliverance Church Choir, 2011 national winners of Verizon’s How Sweet the Sound gospel choir competition and 2014 participants in the Steve Harvey Neighborhood Awards, of Tarboro, NC.

He graduated from Fike High School, in Wilson, in 2008. After graduation, he attended Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, NC. While there, he was the musical director of the school's gospel choir, Essence of Praise. Currently, he is planning to return to school to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in music performance with a concentration in piano.

Pender released his first extended play, The Art of Expression, Vol. 1, which includes a combination of hymns and original compositions, in July 2014. In December 2014, he presented the first annual A SAPhisticated Christmas Concert and released his first Christmas album, which includes Christmas music from the concert. He is currently working on his third project to be released in the summer of 2017. Pender is looking forward to presenting even more shows and events in an effort to give back to his community and assist in giving those who are less fortunate life changing opportunities. In addition, he plans to go on an “Inspiring Minds Tour” along the entire East Coast and beyond!

Plays Today: 0

Total Plays: 8,582

Profile Views: 12,546

Subscribers: 500

Followers: 226

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Past Events

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Mar 05

5:30 PM

All Ages
Maguire Theatre

United States, North Carolina, Elizabeth City, 516 main st, 27909

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