Jeffrey, James

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJames Jeffery CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE James Jeffery is a second-year undergraduate Organ Performance major in the studio of David Higgs at the Eastman School of Music. He is currently employed as a VanDelinder Fellow at Christ Church, Rochester. He previously studied with Daniel Brownell at First UCC Milford, CT. He…

Strezev, Mikhail

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicMihail StrezevCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Mihail Strezev was born in Moldova into a family of three generations of musicians. His passion for music began at a young age, and he spent 18 years studying piano. However, he eventually decided to follow in the footsteps of his mother, Anna Strezeva, an accomplished…

Yoon, Jonghee

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJonghee Yoon CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Jonghee Yoon is currently pursuing an Advanced Diploma with Nathan Laube at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Jonghee received her master’s degree in sacred music and organ performance at East Carolina University, and a bachelor’s degree from Ewha Woman’s University in…

Fiacco, Dominic

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicDominic Fiacco CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Dominic Fiacco is an organ performance major in Nathan Laube’s studio at the Eastman School of Music. Originally from the Utica, New York area, Fiacco started playing the organ in 2012. Fiacco has performed at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New…

Barcelona, Nathan

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicNathan BarcelonaCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE A native of New Hampshire, Nathan Barcelona began his organ studies in high school with the Young Organist Collaboration, a scholarship committee designed to teach and uplift young organists. While in New Hampshire, Nathan served as the organ scholar for St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Nashua,…

Francis, Charles

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicCharles Francis CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Charles Francis is a British organist with a fast-growing reputation as a young performer. Having just completed undergraduate studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (UK), he has recently moved to the USA to begin studies at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.…

Kraft, David

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicDavid Kraft CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE David Kraft is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance at the Eastman School of Music in the studio of David Higgs. A native of the Rochester, NY area, he began lessons in piano at the age of 5 and studied organ…

Johnson, Andrew

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAndrew JohnsonCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Andrew Johnson, AAGO, ChM, plans to one day teach and inspire the next generation of performers, academics, and church musicians. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, he is currently pursuing a DMA degree in organ performance and literature at the Eastman School of Music, where he studies…