Kraft, David

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicDavid Kraft CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE David Kraft is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance at the Eastman School of Music in the studio of David Higgs. A native of the Rochester, NY area, he began lessons in piano at the age of 5 and studied organ…

Johnson, Andrew

Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAndrew JohnsonCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Andrew Johnson, AAGO, ChM, plans to one day teach and inspire the next generation of performers, academics, and church musicians. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, he is currently pursuing a DMA degree in organ performance and literature at the Eastman School of Music, where he studies…

Musica Nova Invites You On a Journey

Since it was established in the 1960s, the mission of Eastman’s Musica Nova ensemble has been to expose Eastman students to hearing and performing the music of their time. The styles of “new music” have changed a lot in nearly 60 years, and the ensemble, under its current director Brad Lubman, has kept pace with…

Mike Lee 2024

Visiting Assistant Professor of Musicology

Mike Lee Visiting Assistant Professor of Musicology DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Professor LeePersonal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Mike Cheng-Yu Lee is one of a new generation of pianists performing on period pianos that span the early-18th to the 20th centuries. Awarded Second and Audience prizes at the inaugural Westfield International Fortepiano Competition by a jury that included the late Christopher…