Evan Martschenko (he/him) is a music theorist, pianist, vocalist, harpsichordist, and first-year PhD student at the Eastman School of Music. Evan’s research centers around musical reactions to contemporary historical events, focusing on American and Polish politics since the late twentieth century and furthering studies of composers such as Frederic Rzewski, Henryk Górecki, and Julius Eastman. He has presented his research at regional, national, and international conferences, including the annual meetings of the Society for Minimalist Music (2024), Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie (2023), and the Society for Music Theory (2024). Evan’s article “’Feel the Emptiness’: Micro-Schemata in the Music of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki” (2025) has been published in Music Theory Online.

Passionate about teaching, Evan received the University of Cincinnati’s Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award (2024) and was named runner-up for the same award by the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools. Currently, Evan serves as a teaching assistant at the Eastman School of Music. In the summers, Evan runs the East Carolina Piano Festival, a summer festival in Greenville, North Carolina that brings in students and guest artists from around the globe for performances, masterclasses, and a concerto competition.

Evan lives with his fiancée in Rochester, NY. In their free time, they enjoy board games, horror movies, and pretending they know how to cook.