Saxophone StudioEstel Vivó CasanovasDOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTSSTUDENT PROFILE Estel Vivó Casanovas is a saxophonist who advocates for women composers and is dedicated to growing the classical saxophone repertoire. Her passion for music has taken her from Barcelona, Spain to Rochester, NY, USA to discover new ways of expressing herself with music. After finishing her Master’s…
Saxophone StudioLandon ChangDOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTSSTUDENT PROFILE Originally from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Landon Chang is an award-winning saxophonist and educator currently based in Rochester, New York. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Saxophone Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage of Chien-Kwan Lin. Holding membership with various ensembles such…
Saxophone StudioUday SinghDOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTSSTUDENT PROFILE Through creative programming and novel collaborations, Uday Singh works to share new artistic experiences with new audiences. Uday’s wide range of work in performance, education, and administration reflects his commitment to the promotion of the music of our time. Uday has completed numerous artistic projects in diverse venues…
Current Musicology StudentsAnthony LaLenaSTUDENT PROFILE Anthony LaLena holds a B.M. from The State University of New York at Fredonia, an M.M. from the Manhattan School of Music, and a DMA from the Eastman School of Music in classical guitar performance with a minor in historical performance practice. His research explores the intersections of modernist music…
Current Musicology StudentsNick AndersonSTUDENT PROFILE Nick Anderson (he/him) holds a B.S. in Astronomy/Physics and a B.A. in Music from the University of Virginia. His research interests center on anime music and its metaleptic role in constructing immersive mediascapes. He focuses on transmedial, virtual, and aspirational engagements of sound in the production of alternate worlds, particularly…
Current Musicology StudentsSheridan ZahlSTUDENT PROFILE Sheridan Zahl (he/him) is a PhD student in historical musicology whose research interests involve the intersections of post-structuralist philosophy, aesthetics, and music. He is particularly intrigued by questions of how music can reveal the connections between materialism and ideality in ways which underline how those domains are interrelated, dependent on…
Current Musicology StudentsEleanor PriceSTUDENT PROFILE Eleanor Price (she/her) is a Ph.D. candidate in Historical Musicology at the Eastman School of Music. Her dissertation project explores the generic and socio-political boundaries of thirteenth-century motets and is supported by the M. Elizabeth C. Bartlet Endowment for research in France and the Susan B. Anthony Institute. She has presented…
Current Musicology StudentsLauren GangerSTUDENT PROFILE Lauren Ganger graduated summa cum laude from Mercyhurst University in 2020 with a B.A. in English and music (voice) and a minor in philosophy. Upon graduation, she was the Arts recipient of the President’s Award for Excellence in the Hafenmaier College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences. She also holds…
Current Musicology StudentsBethany BrinsonSTUDENT PROFILE Bethany Brinson, originally from North Carolina, is a rising third-year Ph.D. student in musicology at the Eastman School of Music. Her research interests include 20th-century sound art and continued experimental and poststructural approaches to composition, particularly involving mimesis and naturalism. She has participated in intensive learning experiences to support and…
Current Musicology StudentsPaul David FloodSTUDENT PROFILE Paul David Flood (he/him) is a Ph.D. Candidate in Musicology whose research engages questions surrounding migration, diaspora, and globalization in contemporary European popular and avant-garde musics. His dissertation asks how members of Europe’s migrant and diasporic communities have engaged with the Eurovision Song Contest in ways that complicate notions of European…
