Geneva Lewis ’20 and Jordan Bak ’16 Named Young Artists in Residence with Performance Today

American Public Media’s Performance Today is the nation’s most popular classical music radio program. Each year, Performance Today selects five Young Artists in Residence each year, selecting students who show great promise for careers in music. Each student will spend two days at the Performance Today studios, where they perform and take part in interviews with host Fred Child.

Geneva Lewis ’20 is a fourth-year Bachelor of Music student who studies with Miriam Fried. She has performed across the U.S. and Europe, earning first prizes from YoungArts, the Music Center Spotlight Awards, ENKOR, Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, St. Paul’s String Quartet Competition, and the M-Prize. She has enjoyed recent summers performing at the Marlboro Music Festival and the Ravinia Steans Institute for Piano and Strings.

Alumnus Jordan Bak ’16 is the winner of the John White Special Prize from the 2019 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and the 2018 Special Prize from the Verbier Festival Academy, among other major awards. His recent performances include showcase recitals at WQXR, The Greene Space and Paul Hall at Juilliard. Bak is a member of the New York Classical Players and Guest Artist of the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players in New York City.