Current Musicology StudentsLauren BerlinSTUDENT PROFILE Lauren Berlin (she/her) is a Ph.D. candidate in Musicology whose primary research explores the intersections of television music, broadcasting culture, and transnational circulation. Her dissertation examines TV musical variety shows from 1948–1965 as a site for the performance and formation of postwar American identity. She has presented work at annual…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJames Kealey CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Winner of the First Prize and Audience Prize at the 2022 American Guild of Organists’ National Young Artists Competition in Organ performance (NYACOP), James Kealey is a young artist of great distinction who has appeared in recital in England, the U.S.A., and in Europe. Previous…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicBenjamin KjellCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Benjamin Kjell is a doctoral student in organ performance and literature at Eastman School of Music in the studio of Nathan Laube. He received a bachelor’s degree in church music (2018) and a master’s degree in organ and related keyboard instruments (2021) at the Academy of…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAugustine Kweku SobengCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Augustine Sobeng is a native of Shama, in the Western Region of Ghana. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology in 2014 from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (K.N.U.S.T) in Kumasi, Ghana. He studied for his Masters in Organ…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAlden WrightCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Alden Wright is a student at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in organ performance with Nathan Laube. Alden is a native of Salisbury, North Carolina. As a performer and national young competitor,…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAaron TanCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Concert organist Aaron Tan is a leading young artist in North America. In October 2021 he was awarded First Prize at the 2021 Canadian International Organ Competition as well as three additional awards for performances of specific works at the competition (the Sir Ernest MacMillan Award…
, Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicKateri AndressCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kateri Andress is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in Organ Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music in the studio of David Higgs. In May of 2021, she completed her Bachelor of the Arts degree in…
Saxophone StudioAustin ShillingBACHELOR OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Austin Shilling is a second year student pursuing a performance degree at the Eastman School of Music. Austin began playing saxophone at the age of 11 and has loved the instrument ever since. During his middle school and high school studies, Austin received lessons from phenomenal teachers, including Benjamin Tate, Dr. Scott Campbell, and…
Saxophone StudioMatthias RothBACHELOR OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Matthias Roth is a freshman from Long Beach, New York, and is pursuing a Dual Degree in Saxophone Performance and Chemistry. He has been playing the saxophone for over eight years, and has received instruction in both the classical and jazz styles from Dr. Geoffrey Landman and Premik Russell Tubbs.…
