Congratulations to Colin Mann ’18E (MM), ’25E (DMA) for being appointed Associate Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Georgia. Colin is a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting, studying with Professor William Weinert.
Congratulations to Hanisha Kulothparan, a PhD student in Music Theory, for accepting the position of Assistant Professor of Music Theory in the Arthur Satz Department of Music of the University of Rochester. The job comes with a secondary appointment in the Eastman Music Theory department.
Congratulations to Ethan Blake, a Master of Music student in the studio of David Ying, for winning the assistant principal cello position in the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. It is the third chair in the section and his responsibilities will vary from blending appropriately to leading the cello section when needed. Ethan will join the orchestra…
Congratulations to Noah Kahrs ’19E (MA), ’24E (PhD) on his appointment as assistant professor of music in music theory at The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Noah earned degrees from Eastman in both music theory and music composition. His tenure-track position begins on August 1.
Congratulations to Xiaoliang Qian, a DMA piano candidate in the studio of Marina Lomazov, for winning the first prize and audience choice award at the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition. In addition to a cash award, Xiaoliang will perform with the orchestra in the 2025-26 season.
On March 30, 2025, the Ying Quartet performs its third and final concert of the 2024–25 Eastman-Ranlet Series in a program that showcases works by Schubert and Schoenberg.
Congratulations to Jacob Eichhorn, a PhD candidate in Music Theory, for winning the 2025 Dorothy Payne Award, named for alumna and legendary former Eastman professor Dorothy Payne ’56E, ’67E (MM), ’74E (DMA). This award is given annually to the best student paper delivered at The Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic conference. Jacob’s winning paper…
Congratulations to Isabel Chen for winning the Fenimore Chamber Orchestra’s first-ever nationally advertised Young Persons Concerto Competition. She will be featured in the Orchestra’s fourth concert of their 2024-2025 season on Saturday, March 15 at 3:00 PM at Christ Church Episcopal in Cooperstown, NY. Isabel is completing her final year towards receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Violin…
Congratulations to Yunxin (Dorothy) Nie for winning the Neva Stevens Pilgrim Award at the Civic Morning Musicals 48th Annual Competition for Singers, taking home a $500 prize. The competition was held on February 8 in Syracuse, NY. Dorothy is a second-year, undergraduate soprano from the studio of Professor Kathryn Cowdrick.
Congratulations to Evan Martschenko, a first-year PhD Theory student, for publishing an article in Music Theory Online, one of the discipline’s top peer-reviewed journals. Evan’s article, “‘Feel the Emptiness’: Micro-Schemata in the Music of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki,” demonstrates that a few key threads define Górecki’s compositional language even as his style ranged from Polish sonorism…