Zhang, Athena

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAthena Zhang Athena Zhang is a freshman at Eastman School of Music, double majoring in Composition and Organ Performance with Prof. David Higgs.  In 2024, she was a finalist for the East Carolina Music & Art Education Fund Organ Competition and L. Cameron Johnson Memorial Organ Competition. Athena has also…

Hulsey, Camden

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicCamden Hulsey Camden Hulsey is a 1st year undergraduate in the studio of David Higgs pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Applied Music in Organ Performance at The Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York. Camden began his organ journey at the age of 15 when his former piano teacher,…

Santos, Ali

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAli Santos Ali Santos is a doctoral student at the Eastman School of Music, where she also earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Organ Performance studying with David Higgs. While at Eastman, she served as production assistant for the Memorial Art Gallery’s Third Thursday concert series and continuo accompanist…

Bi, Gege

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicGege Bi Gege Bi, under the supervision of Professor David Higgs, is currently a master student majoring in organ performance at the Eastman School of music. Born in a musical family, she learned to play the piano at the age of four and started to perform on the stage regularly…

Oostdyk, Cameron

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicCameron Oostdyk Cameron Oostdyk is a sophomore Organ Performance major in the studio of Prof. Nathan Laube. Cameron began studying piano, but quickly fell in love with the organ after playing it for the first time. Cameron began playing for church services not long after, and became organist at the…

Zhu, Julianne

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJulianne Zhu Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Julianne Zhu came to the United States for college in 2017 and double-majored in music and psychology at Wake Forest University with a minor in German. It was at Wake Forest where Julianne first began playing the organ, studying under Susan Bates.…

Yam, Edith

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicEdith Yam Australian-born Edith Yam is finishing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY where she studies organ with Prof. David Higgs. She also served as his teaching assistant, and taught secondary organ at Eastman. Edith has presented her research on nineteenth-century…

Ngai, Jasmine

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJasmine Ngai Originally from Hong Kong, Jasmine Ngai graduated with a B. A. in Music (First Class Honours) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2024, where she started studying organ with Dr. Anne Lam, and vocal with soprano Yuki Ip. Upon graduation, she was awarded the Hong Kong…

Luca, Matthew

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicMatthew Luca At the age of thirteen, Matt Luca began his journey with the organ, otherwise known as the King of Instruments. Within the year, he applied for his first local chapter AGO scholarship with a program that included Franck’s Pastorale, Op. 19, and in the second year auditioned with…