The Yale Institute of Sacred Music (ISM) is a joint venture between the

Yale School of Music The Yale School of Music (often abbreviated to YSM) is one of the 12 professional schools at Yale University. It offers three graduate degrees: Master of Music (MM), Master of Musical Arts (MMA), and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), as well as a join ...

and

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focused on the study of music, visual arts, literature, liturgy, and other forms of the arts. M.M., M.M.A., or D.MA. students in the Yale School of Music pursue concentrations at the ISM in * organ * voice * choral conducting * performance * composition * church music studies M.A.R. students at Yale Divinity School pursue concentrations at the ISM in * Liturgical Studies * Religion and Music * Religion and Literature * Religion and the Arts Students in the M.Div. and S.T.M. programs at Yale Divinity School can also pursue study at the ISM. The Institute traces its roots to the School of Sacred Music founded at Union Theological Seminary in

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. The seminary's department of church music was brought to

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in 1972, entering into partnership with the

and the

. The institute offers programs in organ performance, choral conducting, liturgical studies, voice, and religion and the arts.

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