Congratulations to the winners of the Central New York Finger Lakes NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) chapter student auditions held at Buffalo State University on November 2, 2024, which included students from the voice studios of Joshua Conyers and Katherine Ciesinski: Treble Voices post High School: Evan Anderson, First Place 1st year Kai…
Congratulations to Jazz Voice student Harrison Candelario, from the studio of Sara Gazarek, for being selected by the Recording Academy®‘s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team and the GRAMMY Museum® as a recipient of the Quinn Coleman Memorial Scholarship. Aiming to elevate the next generation of Black and Brown music creators, this scholarship offers a comprehensive…
Congratulations to undergraduate jazz bassist Gavin Rice for winning the 2024 Young Talent Award from the Whitley Bay Classic Jazz Festival, a festival dedicated to the preservation of early jazz/popular music from the turn of the century to the 1930s. The award is given to a young musician ages 18–23 who shows extreme talent and…
Congratulations to doctoral student Luke Poeppel ’24E (MM) for being named a David T. Beals III assistant conductor of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra for their 2024/2025 season.
Congratulations to Jack Earnhart, a master’s student in Music, Teaching and Learning, for receiving an award at the Greater Rochester Excellence and Achievements in Technology event hosted by TechRochester on October 15, 2024 (pictured left). Recognized as a “leader and visionary” within the music industry, Earnhart’s company, which builds custom brass mouthpieces, was honored for…
Congratulations to Eastman clarinetist, and current master’s student, Zhiwei “Victor” Ni ’24E for being named a “Performance Today” Young Artist in Residence for 2024/25! This program showcases young soloists from American conservatories who have demonstrated strong potential for careers in music. As a Young Artist in Residence, Zhiwei will be interviewed by Performance Today host…
Congratulations to third-year tuba student Addilae Canning and first-year tuba student Jonathan Miller for being named S.E. Shires Rising Artists. As Rising Artists, they will participate in a two-year program in which they are mentored by internationally recognized teachers and performers via seminars and masterclasses.
Congratulations to doctoral candidate Ryan Chan who was the First Prize and Audience Prize winner in the National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance (NYACOP) held in San Francisco during the 2024 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists (AGO). Ryan is a student of Minehan Family Professor of Organ, David Higgs.
Congratulations to Lauren Gibson, an undergraduate student in the inaugural class of jazz voice majors, on winning the 2024 Deborah Landon Memorial Jazz Scholarship from the Jazz Education Network. In addition to a $1500 award, the scholarship comes with one year of success coaching and a year-long membership to the JEN organization.