Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicYuhe SuCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Yuhe Su is from Beijing, China. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music, under the tutelage of David Higgs. In June of 2023, she graduated from Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing,…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAlex LittleCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Alex Little is a doctoral student of Prof. Higgs at the Eastman School of Music. Born and raised in the U.K., he was a chorister at Norwich Cathedral before studying at Merton College, Oxford, where he completed his undergraduate degree in music and a master’s degree…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAdam ChlebekCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Adam Chlebek is a student at the Eastman School of Music, where he is pursuing a Master of Music in Organ Performance in the studio of Nathan Laube. A Polish-American from Chicago, IL, he earned second prize at the 2022 Taylor Organ Competition and has performed…
Nathaniel Wisch Retired Hematologist-Oncologist Former Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine Former Adjunct Professor of Medicine at New York University Class of ’55, Parent of ’96 graduate BIOGRAPHY Nat earned his BA in Biology with Distinction from the University of Rochester in 1955. While a student he was a member of Phi Epsilon Pi,…
Kathleen van Bergen CEO and President of Artis—Naples John and Joanne Fisher Chair Class of ’98E BIOGRAPHY Now in her 12th season at the helm of Artis—Naples, CEO and President Kathleen van Bergen continues to chart an assured and ambitious course for the organization. Her dedicated oversight is recognized throughout Southwest Florida and the greater arts…
Eastman School of Music, at the University of Rochester, will host its inaugural Context Conference 2023: Contextualizing Equity and Inclusion in Music on November 3-4, 2023, in Rochester, NY. The conference concludes with an immersive, kaleidoscope-style concert open to both conference attendees and the public at Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery called Classics with a Twist…
Karen Rettner Retired Human Resource Specialist Philanthropist BIOGRAPHY Karen is a friend of the university. She played an integral role in the redevelopment of the Eastman Community Music School, where the Karen Rettner Community Music Center is named in her honor. Karen has been an active member of the Eastman National Council since 2015. She…
Patricia A. Parsons Retired Anthropologist BIOGRAPHY Patty is a native of Sodus Point and boomeranged back to Rochester with her husband Dan McIntosh in late 2017, just in time to enjoy her first upstate NY winter after many years in Los Angeles. An anthropologist and journalist by training and university degrees, she taught anthropology at…
Daniel G. McIntosh Retired Entertainment Industry Lawyer Former President of the Beverly Hills Bar Association BIOGRAPHY Dan was born and raised in Oregon. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1967 as a U.S. History major, where he was President of the Associated Students and received the Robert Gordon Sproul Award as…
Carey Kirkpatrick Founder and CEO, CKP Instructor of Music Leadership, IML Class of ̓00E BIOGRAPHY Carey Kirkpatrick is a veteran communications specialist. Following marketing and PR roles with the Rochester Philharmonic, New World Symphony, and Houston Symphony, Carey joined Texas-based media startup CultureMap.com as director of marketing, seeing the site through state-wide market launches.…
