Music TheoryRyan GalikPhD in TheorySTUDENT PROFILE Ryan Galik is a music theory PhD student and Sproull fellow in his second year at Eastman. His primary research investigates how subversive techniques in ambient music serve to distinguish artists and their music amidst contemporary “ubiquitous music” ecologies. The project gathers literature from music theory, music cognition, media…
Music TheoryMarina LeeMA/PhDSTUDENT PROFILE Marina Lee is a second-year PhD student and Sproull Fellow in music theory. Her research interests include music cognition, gender studies, post-tonal music and composers, methods of analysis that involve quantitative data, and geometrical constructions in musical works both tonal and non-tonal. Marina’s current research project focuses on the application of…
Horn StudioHyejin Suzie LeeSTUDENT PROFILE Hyejin Suzie Lee is a hornist born in South Korea and raised in Ohio. She gained early recognition with her orchestral debut performing Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1, reviewed by Cleveland Classical for her “incredible depth of sound” and a powerful obbligato solo that “filled every inch of the hall.”…
Horn StudioNicole KellerSTUDENT PROFILE Nicole Keller grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. She currently is studying Horn Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music and is studying horn under Peter Kurau. She holds a degree from the University of North Texas and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She studied under Stacie Mickens. In her…
Horn StudioAbbey JemisonSTUDENT PROFILE Abbey Jemison is a second year MM student studying Horn Performance & Literature. For her undergraduate degree, she attended Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA, where she majored in Health Sciences and minored in German & Music. At Gettysburg, Abbey studied horn under the instruction of Kenneth Bell, an Eastman alum. She…
Horn StudioAmelia CarukSTUDENT PROFILE Amelia Caruk is a current Horn Performance major, hailing from West Hartford, CT. Prior to joining the Eastman horn studio, Amelia studied privately with Barbara Hill, Jamie Marci, and her father, Roger Caruk. She previously was principal horn in both the Connecticut Youth Symphony and the Greater Hartford Wind Ensemble. She…
Horn StudioDanica TuohySTUDENT PROFILE From Yorkville, Illinois, Danica Tuohy is a fourth-year undergraduate performance major. She consistently performs as a substitute musician with the Syracuse Orchestra as well as within the school; partaking in various ensembles such as Eastman’s Harmonie, the Lyra Winds, a woodwind quintet, and Fourte!, a horn quartet. Throughout the past few…
Horn StudioClaire ZhaoSTUDENT PROFILE Zirui “Claire” Zhao hails from China. She attended the Interlochen Arts Academy prior to matriculating at Eastman, where she is majoring in Horn Performance. Her hobbies include traveling, shopping and Texas hold’em.
Horn StudioAaron FultonSTUDENT PROFILE Hailing from Pittsburgh, PA. Fulton has been engrossed in music starting at a young age. He has performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and many other professional opportunities. His teachers include Peter Kurau, Mark Houghton, Jacek Muzyk, and Stephen Kostyniak. Fulton has received multiple scholarships including Washington (PA) Symphony Orchestra Young…
Horn StudioAby StumpfSTUDENT PROFILE Aby Stumpf is a senior studying at both the Eastman School of Music and University of Rochester, pursuing degrees in French Horn Performance and Music for Wellbeing: Maternal and Infant Cognitive Health, as well as a certificate in Arts Leadership. Hailing from Buckhorn, Ontario, Canada, Aby seeks to understand the unique…
