Alan Chow Professor of Piano Chair, Piano Department DEPARTMENTPianoCONTACT INFOEmail Professor ChowBIOGRAPHY Alan Chow has won First Prize in the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, the UCLA International Piano Competition, and the Palm Beach Invitational International Piano Competition. Winner of the Silver Medal and Audience Favorite Prize at the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, he…
Daniel Zager Emeritus Librarian BIOGRAPHY BM, MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MA, PhD, University of Minnesota. Articles and book reviews in numerous publications, including chapters and articles in Orlando di Lasso Studies, Orlandus Lassus and His Time, Current Musicology, and Notes. Editor of Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association (1992-97). Music librarian and assistant…
Thym Jurgen Professor Emeritus of Musicology Affiliate Faculty, Organ, Sacred Music, and Historical Keyboards Department DEPARTMENTSMusicologyOrgan, Sacred Music, and Historical KeyboardsCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Jurgen585-274-1459BIOGRAPHY Professor Emeritus of musicology. Abitur in classical languages, Athenaeum Stade, Germany; state examination in Schulmusik, Staatliche Hochschule für Musik, Berlin; state examination in history, Freie Universität, Berlin; PhD in musicology, Case…
William Porter Professor of Organ Organ, Sacred Music, and Historical Keyboards Department DEPARTMENTOrgan, Sacred Music, and Historical KeyboardsCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Porter585-274-1511BIOGRAPHY Widely known as a performer in the United States and in Europe, William Porter has also achieved international recognition for his skill in improvisation in a wide variety of styles, ancient and modern. He…
Stephen Kennedy Instructor of Sacred Music Organ, Sacred Music, and Historical Keyboards Department DEPARTMENTOrgan, Sacred Music, and Historical KeyboardsCONTACT INFOEmail Instructor Kennedy(585) 274-1550BIOGRAPHY Stephen Kennedy is Director of Music and Organist of Christ Church Rochester, Instructor of Sacred Music at the Eastman School of Music, and Instructor of Organ for Eastman’s Community Music School. In 1997, he founded the…
David Higgs Professor of Organ Minehan Family Professor Chair, Organ, Sacred Music, and Historical Keyboards Department DEPARTMENTOrgan, Sacred Music, and Historical KeyboardsCONTACT INFOEmail Professor HiggsPersonal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY One of America’s leading concert organists, David Higgs is also Chair of the Organ Department at the Eastman School of Music. He performs extensively throughout the United States and…
Andrew Harley Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano Director, Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music DEPARTMENTSPiano AccompanyingPianoVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Dr. Harley585-274-1495BIOGRAPHY English pianist Andrew Harley enjoys an internationally recognized performing and teaching career. Specializing in instrumental chamber music and song literature, he has been heard in live radio and television broadcasts, on numerous recordings, as well…
Darren Mueller Assistant Professor of Musicology Affiliate Faculty, Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media DEPARTMENTSMusicologyJazz Studies & Contemporary MediaCONTACT INFOEmail Professor MuellerBIOGRAPHY Darren Mueller received his PhD from Duke University in 2015 after completing an MA in Jazz History and Research at Rutgers, The State University in Newark and a BM in saxophone performance from the…
Alexander Kobrin Associate Professor of Piano Wentworth Family Professor of Piano DEPARTMENTPianoCONTACT INFOEmail Professor KobrinBIOGRAPHY Distinguished pianist Alexander Kobrin, has received wide acclaim for his emotional, technically inspired performances, placing him at the forefront of today’s performing musicians. Mr. Kobrin is an active guest soloist with the world’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic,…
Nicole Cabell Assistant Professor of Voice DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor CabellBIOGRAPHY Nicole Cabell, who earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Eastman in 2001, is returning to the school with an appointment as Assistant Professor of Voice. Named 2005 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, Ms. Cabell’s ensuing career has taken her…