Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAaron TanCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Concert organist Aaron Tan is a leading young artist in North America. In October 2021 he was awarded First Prize at the 2021 Canadian International Organ Competition as well as three additional awards for performances of specific works at the competition (the Sir Ernest MacMillan Award…
, Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicKateri AndressCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kateri Andress is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in Organ Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music in the studio of David Higgs. In May of 2021, she completed her Bachelor of the Arts degree in…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicStacey Xiaoyu YangCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Stacey Xiaoyu Yang is a doctoral candidate in the studio of Professor David Higgs and was a Vanderlinder Fellow in liturgical music at Christ Church, Rochester, NY from 2015-2016. Since late 2016, she has been the Director of Music and Organist at the First Universalist Church,…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicEdith YamCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE 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 serves as his teaching assistant, and has taught secondary organ. Edith’s DMA lecture-recital was on nineteenth-century…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicIsaiah WilliamsCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Isaiah Williams is pursuing his Bachelor of Music (BM) in organ performance in the studio of Nathan Laube. An 11th generation native to his home town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Isaiah began studying piano at the age of 7 with Dr. Tinka Knopf de Esteban, former Associate…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJacob TaylorCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Jacob Taylor is a doctoral candidate studying the organ with David Higgs. Jacob is the Assistant Organist and Choir Director at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Indianapolis, IN, where he assists with the intergenerational choir and choir school program. Highlights from the 2018-2019 year included a festival…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJennifer ShinCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Jennifer Shin is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music in the studio of David Higgs, after having completed her Master of Music degree at Eastman in 2020. Most recently, she was awarded second…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicIvan SarajishviliCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Ivan Sarajishvili, a doctoral candidate at Eastman, was born in Tbilisi, Georgia (August 5, 1972) to a family deeply rooted in Georgian musical tradition. He started playing piano at the age of seven. After acquiring a university degree in International Law in 1994 (State University, Tbilisi), he…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAli SantosCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Ali Santos is a Master of Music candidate in the studio of David Higgs. They are currently the production assistant for the Memorial Art Gallery’s Third Thursday concert series and continuo accompanist for Baroque chamber ensembles at Eastman. They have also performed as part of the…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJacob MontgomeryCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Jacob Montgomery, a native of Raleigh, NC, is a doctoral candidate in the studio of David Higgs at the Eastman School of Music. He graduated from the studio of David Higgs with his Master of Music in Organ Performance in Literature in 2020 after receiving degrees in…
