Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicJames Jeffery James Jeffery is a senior undergraduate Organ Performance major in the studio of David Higgs at the Eastman School of Music. The winner of the 2025 Robert and Nancy Powell Scholarship Competition, James is Assistant Organist at Christ Church Rochester, NY, playing the magnificent 1776 Casparini replica and…
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,…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicDominic Fiacco Dominic Fiacco is a third-year undergraduate at the Eastman School of Music, where he studies with Professor Nathan Laube. He is a VanDelinder Fellow at Christ Church Rochester, where he also serves as choral librarian for the Christ Church Schola Cantorum. Fiacco was named to the 20 under…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicNathan Barcelona 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, NH, under…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicCharles Francis Charles Francis is a British-born organist who is earning increasing recognition as a young performer. Charles currently resides in the USA where he studies in the studio of Professor Nathan Laube at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. In addition, Charles is Assistant Organist at…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicDavid Kraft David Kraft is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance at the Eastman School of Music in the studio of David Higgs. A native of the Rochester, NY area, he began lessons in piano at the age of 5 and studied organ since the age…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAndrew Johnson Named one of The Diapason’s “20 Under 30,” Andrew Johnson plans to one day teach and inspire the next generation of performers, academics, and church musicians. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, he is currently pursuing a DMA degree in Organ Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicMitchell Miller In increasing demand as a recitalist in the USA and abroad, Mitchell Miller has garnered prizes in many international competitions, chief among them a prize for âBest Overall Interpretationâ in the St. Albanâs International Organ Competition 2021. This, along with a first prize in the 2018 Concours dâOrgue…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicYuhe Su Yuhe Su is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music, under the tutelage of David Higgs and is also serving as his teaching assistant. She completed her Bachelorâs and Masterâs degree in Central Conservatory of Music…
Organ, Historical Keyboards and Sacred MusicAlex Little Alex Little is a doctoral student of Prof. Higgs at the Eastman School of Music. Born and raised in the U.K., he was a chorister at Norwich Cathedral before studying at Merton College, Oxford, where he completed his undergraduate degree in music and a masterâs degree in musicology.…
