Dr. Susan Bengtson Price is a passionate performer and music educator.

A native of Richland, Washington, Susan is based in Chicago, where she performs as the violist of the KAIA String Quartet. In 2021, she joined the chamber orchestra Camerata Chicago with whom she also performs regularly. Starting in 2023, she was appointed viola professor at Carthage College and was appointed to the viola faculty at the Birch Creek Summer Music Academy. At DePaul University's Community Music Division, where the KAIA String Quartet is the resident ensemble, Susan coaches chamber music and maintains a private studio.