Piano Accompanying StudioChaeeun LeePiano Accompanying Chaeeun Lee was born in Incheon, South Korea. She started playing the piano at the age of 6 with her debut performance at the age of 11. She received her Bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Texas Christian University with full piano scholarship under the tutelage of Dr. Michael Bukhman.…
Piano Accompanying StudioDerek HamerslyPiano Accompanying Derek Hamersly began his piano studies at age 8 in Santa Cruz, California. Graduating from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) with University Honors in 2019, he received both a B.F.A. in Piano Performance and a B.S. in Physics. His former instructors include Dr. Susan Bruckner, Dr. Hanna Wu Li, Dr. Dimitri…
Piano Accompanying StudioCalvin GusePiano Accompanying Pianist Calvin Guse is in his second year pursuing his MM in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Dr. Andrew Harley. A native of Wisconsin, he completed his undergraduate studies at UW-Madison in 2022, where he obtained degrees in piano performance and mathematics.…
Piano Accompanying StudioAndrew ChenPiano Accompanying Taiwanese-American pianist Andrew Chen is currently pursuing his MM degree in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music under the direction of Dr. Andrew Harley, holding graduate assistantships in vocal and instrumental accompanying in addition to an assistantship with the Eastman Opera Theatre. He studied piano…
Piano Accompanying GraduatesZeLin HuangPiano Accompanying ZeLin Huang was born in China and began playing the piano at an early age, studying with Dr. Huijun Zeng, Belarusian pianist Katia Rorova, Professor Yewei Huang, and Professor Jialin Zhang. In 2018, he studied in the Piano Department of the Xinghai Conservatory of Music in Guangzhou, graduating with the…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJames Jeffery James Jeffery is a senior undergraduate Organ Performance major in the studio of David Higgs at the Eastman School of Music. The winner of the 2025 Robert and Nancy Powell Scholarship Competition, James is Assistant Organist at Christ Church Rochester, NY, playing the magnificent 1776 Casparini replica and…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicMihail Strezev 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 concert organist,…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicDominic Fiacco Dominic Fiacco is a third-year undergraduate at the Eastman School of Music, where he studies with Professor Nathan Laube. He is a VanDelinder Fellow at Christ Church Rochester, where he also serves as choral librarian for the Christ Church Schola Cantorum. Fiacco was named to the 20 under…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicNathan Barcelona 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, NH, under…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicCharles Francis Charles Francis is a British-born organist who is earning increasing recognition as a young performer. Charles currently resides in the USA where he studies in the studio of Professor Nathan Laube at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. In addition, Charles is Assistant Organist at…
