Current Musicology StudentsJessie MillerSTUDENT PROFILE Jessie Miller is a first-year M.A. student in the Musicology department at the Eastman School of Music. She graduated magna cum laude with a B.M. in Violin Performance from Butler University, and her undergraduate thesis was written on the intersection of the work concept and oral transmission in opera. She…
Current Musicology StudentsAlex DurrSTUDENT PROFILE Alex Durr is a first year M.A. in Musicology Student from Chappaqua, New York. He graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia in 2025 with a BA in English and Minors in Music, Film Studies, and Communications. Alex was closely involved with the Classical Guitar Society at…
Current Musicology StudentsDelaney SutherlandSTUDENT PROFILE Current first-year M.A. student in Musicology, Delaney Sutherland holds a B.M. in Horn Performance and additional certificates in Business Ethics and Legal Studies from the University of Denver. Upon graduation, they received the senior Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the Lamont School of Music. A dedicated performer, Delaney has performed…
Current Musicology StudentsAmanda PetersonSTUDENT PROFILE Amanda (she/her) holds B.A. degrees in music and English literature from Franklin & Marshall College. As an undergraduate Amanda was awarded the Adams & Gustafson Music Achievement Award which is given to two Franklin & Marshall music scholars each year for excellence in music performance. As a flautist, she has…
Current Musicology StudentsElizabeth JorgensonSTUDENT PROFILE Elizabeth Jorgenson (they/she) is a first year M.A. student in Musicology from Cleveland, Ohio. They graduated from the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music in 2023 with a B.M. in Music History and Literature. During the 2022-2023 school year at Baldwin Wallace, Elizabeth took part in the Riemenschneider Bach Institute (RBI)…
Current Musicology StudentsKangni YangSTUDENT PROFILE Kangni Yang is a first-year M.A. student in Ethnomusicology at the Eastman School of Music. Her research focuses on ethnic popular music in China, with an emphasis on its interplay between identity, hybridity, and gender issues within the context of globalization. Kangni holds a B.A. in Popular Music Performance from…
Current Musicology StudentsMei XingSTUDENT PROFILE Mei Xing (she/her) is a first-year graduate student in Ethnomusicology at the Eastman School of Music. She has two cats. She holds a B.A. in Musicology from the Central Conservatory of Music. Her research interests include rave culture, Chinese traditional music, idol culture, and embodiment in music performance.
Current Musicology StudentsKelsy MorrisonSTUDENT PROFILE Kelsy Morrison (she/her) is a second-year Ph.D. student in Musicology at the Eastman School of Music. She holds an M.A. in German Translation from Kent State University, where she also earned B.A. degrees in Music and German (with minors in Classics and Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies). Her research interests…
Current Musicology StudentsBabak Kashfi YeganehSTUDENT PROFILE Babak Kashfi Yeganeh is a rising third-year Ph.D. student in Musicology at the Eastman School of Music. He holds a bachelor’s degree in composition from Tehran University of Art, and M.A in musicology from University of Victoria in Canada. His master’s thesis, Dave Brubeck and White Middlebrow: A Case…
Current Musicology StudentsSven JosephSTUDENT PROFILE Sven Joseph is a third-year PhD student in the Musicology department at the Eastman School of Music. He earned a B.A. in Music from California State University, Sacramento, where he studied both percussion and piano. He is an active program notes author, having written for the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera,…
