The Eastman School of Music excitedly welcomes three notable visiting professors to lead Eastman’s choral activities this spring 2024 while Dr. William Weinert, Director of Choral Activities, is on academic leave for the duration of the semester. Taking up the charge is Eastman alum Gregory Ristow, ’04E (MM/MA), ’11E (DMA) from Oberlin Conservatory; Marguerite Brooks…
By Reginald Bowens, Marketing Assistant for Summer@Eastman Pictured: Ballets Russes production of Darius Milhaud’s Le Train Bleu from June 20, 1924 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Stage design: Pablo Picasso and Henri Laurens. Costumes: Coco Chanel. Choreography: Bronislava Nijinska. (Image from Library of Congress) Hello, Friends! As we prepare for Summer Session 2024,…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJames Jeffery CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE James Jeffery is a second-year undergraduate Organ Performance major in the studio of David Higgs at the Eastman School of Music. He is currently employed as a VanDelinder Fellow at Christ Church, Rochester. He previously studied with Daniel Brownell at First UCC Milford, CT. He…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicMihail StrezevCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Mihail Strezev was born in Moldova into a family of three generations of musicians. His passion for music began at a young age, and he spent 18 years studying piano. However, he eventually decided to follow in the footsteps of his mother, Anna Strezeva, an accomplished…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJonghee Yoon CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Jonghee Yoon is currently pursuing an Advanced Diploma with Nathan Laube at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Jonghee received her master’s degree in sacred music and organ performance at East Carolina University, and a bachelor’s degree from Ewha Woman’s University in…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicDominic Fiacco CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Dominic Fiacco is an organ performance major in Nathan Laube’s studio at the Eastman School of Music. Originally from the Utica, New York area, Fiacco started playing the organ in 2012. Fiacco has performed at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicNathan BarcelonaCURRENT STUDENT PROFILE A native of New Hampshire, Nathan Barcelona began his organ studies in high school with the Young Organist Collaboration, a scholarship committee designed to teach and uplift young organists. While in New Hampshire, Nathan served as the organ scholar for St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Nashua,…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicCharles Francis CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE Charles Francis is a British organist with a fast-growing reputation as a young performer. Having just completed undergraduate studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (UK), he has recently moved to the USA to begin studies at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.…
