Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAmanda MoleCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Amanda Mole is one of the leading concert organists of her generation and the winner of numerous international competitions, including first-prize at the 8th International Musashino-Tokyo Organ Competition (2017), first-place and audience prize at the Miami International Organ Competition (2016), and first-place at the Arthur Poister…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicDaniel MinnickCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Daniel Minnick is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music in the studio of David Higgs, having previously studied with Nathan Laube. A native of north Queensland, Australia, Daniel holds both bachelor’s and master’s…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicSarah JohnsonCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Sarah Johnson is a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Eastman School of Music, where she studies with David Higgs. A native of Garland, Maine, Sarah began her organ lessons with Kevin Birch, organist and music director at Saint John’s Catholic Church…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicRyan GreeneCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Ryan Greene is a fourth year undergraduate at the Eastman School of Music pursuing his Bachelor of Music in organ performance in the studio of David Higgs. A native of South Carolina, Ryan is an inaugural member of the Organ Scholars Program at First Presbyterian Church…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAlessio GiacoboneCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Alessio Giacobone earned his Artist Diploma in Organ and Organ Composition at the Conservatorio di Musica San Pietro a Majella in Napoli, Italy, where he also studied piano and general composition. He has taken several master classes on early music repertoire all over Europe with world-class…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicDaniel ChangCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Daniel Chang is a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in the studio of David Higgs and a Ph.D. candidate in Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music. He began his music studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Preparatory Department where he studied composition…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicRyan ChanCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Hailed for his “solid technique… imaginative programming… tasteful creativity in registering orchestral textures” (AGO Charleston Chapter), Ryan Chan is recognized as a versatile musician specializing in organ and harpsichord. His passions for both early and contemporary repertoire, performance practice, historic/antique keyboards, experimentation and teaching define his…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAndrew Van VarickCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Andrew Van Varick, originally of Newton, New Jersey, is a doctoral student in organ performance and literature at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, under the instruction of David Higgs. Previously, he received his Master’s degree at Eastman, and he holds a…
