Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAbigail Crafton Abigail Crafton is a first year undergraduate Organ Performance major in the studio of Nathan Laube at the Eastman School of Music. She has studied piano since the age of three and singing since the age of four. At the age of ten she began the organ. In…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicGege Bi Gege Bi, under the supervision of Professor David Higgs, is currently a master student majoring in organ performance at the Eastman School of music. Born in a musical family, she learned to play the piano at the age of four and started to perform on the stage regularly…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicCameron Oostdyk Cameron Oostdyk is a first-year undergraduate Organ Performance major in the studio of Nathan Laube. Cameron was exposed to the organ in church from a young age, and after playing it for the first time, he quickly fell in love with the instrument. Cameron began playing in church…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJulianne Zhu Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Julianne Zhu came to the United States for college in 2017 and double-majored in music and psychology at Wake Forest University with a minor in German. It was at Wake Forest where Julianne first began playing the organ, studying under Susan Bates.…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicEdith Yam Australian-born Edith Yam is finishing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY where she studies organ with Prof. David Higgs. She also served as his teaching assistant, and taught secondary organ at Eastman. Edith has presented her research on nineteenth-century…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAlexander Straus-Fausto Canadian-born Alexander Straus-Fausto is an Advanced Diploma in Performance student at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY studying with Prof. David Higgs. He has been named as one of The Diapason magazine’s Class of 2023 “20 under 30”, a feature in which 20 most successful young…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJasmine Ngai Originally from Hong Kong, Jasmine Ngai graduated with a B. A. in Music (First Class Honours) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2024, where she started studying organ with Dr. Anne Lam, and vocal with soprano Yuki Ip. Upon graduation, she was awarded the Hong Kong…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicMatthew Luca At the age of thirteen, Matt Luca began his journey with the organ, otherwise known as the King of Instruments. Within the year, he applied for his first local chapter AGO scholarship with a program that included Franck’s Pastorale, Op. 19, and in the second year auditioned with…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJames Jeffery 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 has held the…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicMihail Strezev 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 concert organist,…
