Saxophone StudioIan BriffaMASTER OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Ian Briffa is a First-Year Master’s student from Princeton, New Jersey pursuing an MM in Saxophone Performance under Dr. Chien-Kwan Lin. He has been playing the saxophone since the age of 11 and has been fortunate enough to perform across the United States, Austria, The Czech Republic, Italy and…
DATES AND AUDITION OPTIONS 2024 Rochester Audition Dates: Friday February 9, 16, 23 2024 Remote Audition Option: Applicants who would like to audition virtually will be scheduled for a zoom audition in February 2024. PRE-SCREENING AND AUDITION REQUIREMENTS UndergraduateThere is no pre-screening required for undergraduate harp. BM audition requirements: Bach Grandjany Etudes for Harp –…
Saxophone StudioWesley TaylorMASTER OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Hailing from Glen Allen, Virginia, Wesley Taylor currently holds a Bachelor of Music degree with Distinction in Saxophone Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he was a student of Dr. Otis Murphy. As a soloist, Wesley won First Prize in the Music Teachers National Association…
Saxophone StudioLeonardo Enrique Aguilar-AriasMASTER OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Leonardo Enrique Aguilar-Arias is a Colombian solo saxophonist and chamber musician who is passionate about finding innovative ways to share his art. His solo debut came in 2015 after winning his first concerto competition. Since then, Leonardo has received various opportunities to perform, study, and research internationally. In 2018,…
Saxophone StudioWill PyleMASTER OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Will was raised in San Antonio, TX, and from a young age, his interests have always been in flux — he bounced from soccer practice to the capoeira studio to drawing comics with his friends. His taste in music has also always been unpredictable. He is the kind of…
Saxophone StudioColin CrakeDOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTSSTUDENT PROFILE A rising saxophone soloist and pedagogue based in Rochester, NY, Colin Crake is currently a graduate student at the Eastman School of Music, where he is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Saxophone Performance and Literature under the tutelage of Prof. Chien-Kwan Lin. He is a…
Music TheoryFloris Van der VekenDOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS MA/PhD in TheorySTUDENT PROFILE Floris Van der Veken (°1998) is a Belgian saxophonist and performance artist currently residing in Rochester, NY. His performances are characterized by a strong emphasis on contemporary repertoire and interdisciplinary collaboration. At the moment he pursues the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at…
Media Contacts: Dolores Orman, Gateways Music Festival, 585-271-5185, dolores.orman@gmail.com Jessica Kaufman, Eastman School of Music, 585-274-1057, jkaufman@esm.rochester.edu Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music is pleased to announce approval to receive an American Rescue Plan (ARP) grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts and cultural…
Wellness at Eastman is a monthly seminar series from Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) featuring artists and clinicians speaking to physical and mental wellness for performing artists. Inspired by the Healthy Conservatoires movement in Europe, presentation topics this year include: the benefits of warming up and cooling down; peak performance on stage, nutrition’s effect on performing; incorporating mindfulness…
21 January 2022 Dear members of the Eastman community, On 29 April 2021, I provided a progress report about actions and initiatives that had occurred between November 2020 and April 2021 in response to the Eastman Action Commission for Racial Justice (EACRJ) Report and Recommendations (https://www.esm.rochester.edu/diversity/justice/). Please accept this current update on actions and initiatives…
