Little, Alex

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAlex LittleCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Alex Little is a doctoral student of Prof. Higgs at the Eastman School of Music. Born and raised in the U.K., he was a chorister at Norwich Cathedral before studying at Merton College, Oxford, where he completed his undergraduate degree in music and a master’s degree…

Chlebek, Adam

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAdam ChlebekCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Adam Chlebek is a student at the Eastman School of Music, where he is pursuing a Master of Music in Organ Performance in the studio of Nathan Laube. A Polish-American from Chicago, IL, he earned second prize at the 2022 Taylor Organ Competition and has performed…

Kwak, Jiae

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJiae KwakCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Since the age of nine, Jiae Kwak has played the organ. In her teenage years, she received numerous organ and piano awards. She was featured on many radio shows, television programs, and interviews following her victory in one of the largest Bach competitions in South Korea.…

Jolliff, Katherine

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicKatherine JolliffCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Katherine Jolliff is a young organist from Indianapolis, Indiana. She began piano studies at the age of 5 and started learning the organ in her freshman year of high school from Marco Petricic at the University of Indianapolis. After completing her first two years of high…

Lear, Oliver

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicOliver LearCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Oliver Lear comes from Lafayette, Louisiana, where he began his piano studies at age six with Sue Anne-Steck Turner. He earned his Bachelor of Music in organ performance from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 2021, under the instruction of Mary DeVille. In the Spring of…

Sanzenbacher, Dylan

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicDylan SanzenbacherCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE A native of Warren, Ohio, Dylan Sanzenbacher is a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in Early Music at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York studying harpsichord under the tutelage of Lisa Crawford. He has studied piano with Thomas Solich and Dr. Sungeun Kim…

Kealey, James

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJames Kealey CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Winner of the First Prize and Audience Prize at the 2022 American Guild of Organists’ National Young Artists Competition in Organ performance (NYACOP), James Kealey is a young artist of great distinction who has appeared in recital in England, the U.S.A., and in Europe. Previous…

Kjell, Benjamin

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicBenjamin KjellCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Benjamin Kjell is a doctoral student in organ performance and literature at Eastman School of Music in the studio of Nathan Laube. He received a bachelor’s degree in church music (2018) and a master’s degree in organ and related keyboard instruments (2021) at the Academy of…

Sobeng, Augustine

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAugustine Kweku SobengCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Augustine Sobeng is a native of Shama, in the Western Region of Ghana. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology in 2014 from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (K.N.U.S.T) in Kumasi, Ghana. He studied for his Masters in Organ…

Wright, Alden

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAlden WrightCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Alden Wright is a student at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in organ performance with Nathan Laube.  Alden is a native of Salisbury, North Carolina.  As a performer and national young competitor,…