Yang, Stacey Xiaoyu

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,…

Yam, Edith

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…

Williams, Isaiah

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…

Taylor, Jacob

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…

Shin, Jennifer

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…

Sarajishvili, Ivan

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…

Strings, Harp, & Guitar

Strings, Harp, & GuitarAbout Our Program Eastman’s Strings, Harp, and Guitar Department develops and prepares young artists for multifaceted professional performing and teaching careers at the highest level. We do so in a dynamic, supportive, and collegial environment that promotes creative growth and endless possibilities. At Eastman, you will find a multitude of opportunities to…

Schola Cantorum

Schola CantorumDIRECTOR | ? “The Christ Church Schola Cantorum… sings beautifully.” Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2010.  Founded in 1997 by Stephen Kennedy, the Schola performs the Office of Compline at Christ Church Rochester NY, Sunday evenings, October through April. First-Sunday Candlelight Concerts and Compline was named “The coolest, most unusual music experience in the city…” in Rochester Magazine’s “Our Top Picks of 2014.” This acclaimed vocal and instrumental ensemble…