The Yale School of Music (often abbreviated to YSM) is one of the 12 professional schools at
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...
. It offers three graduate degrees:
Master of Music (MM), Master of Musical Arts (MMA), and
Doctor of Musical Arts
The doctor of musical arts (DMA) is a doctorate, doctoral academic degree in music. The DMA combines advanced studies in an applied area of specialization (usually Performance, music performance, music composition, or conducting) with graduate-le ...
(DMA), as well as a joint Bachelor of Arts—Master of Music program in conjunction with
Yale College
Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...
, a Certificate in Performance, and an
artist diploma.
Yale is the only
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an American collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference of eight Private university, private Research university, research universities in the Northeastern United States. It participates in the National Collegia ...
school with a separate school of music; the university also has a separate Department of Music in the Division of Humanities of the
Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The School of Music originated in 1855 with a gift of $5,000 from
Joseph Battell and conferred its first degrees in 1894; it has a separate endowment, and as a result of a 2005 gift waives tuition and gives students maintenance grants.
José García-León, formerly dean of academic affairs and assessment at
Juilliard, succeeded
Robert Blocker as dean of the Yale School of Music in fall 2023.
Buildings
* Albert Arnold Sprague Memorial Hall (1917), renovated in 2003.
* Abby and Mitch Leigh Hall (1930), Gothic style, renovated in 2006.
* Hendrie Hall (1895), renovated in 2017.
* Adams Center for Musical Arts (2017). The Adams Center complex includes Hendrie Hall, Leigh Hall, and new space which connects the two.
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Woolsey Hall (1901), used for orchestral performances (Yale Philharmonia) and organ recitals (on the
Newberry Memorial Organ).
* The
Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments (1895), Romanesque style.
Notable alumni
Musicians, artists, leaders
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Gisele Ben-Dor, Orchestra conductor
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Matt Brubeck, Cellist, bassist, keyboarder and arranger
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Ronald Crutcher, College President
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Robert Dick, Lifetime Achievement Award winner flutist
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Dominick DiOrio, Conductor
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Juan Carlos Fernández-Nieto, Pianist
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David Fung – Pianist, faculty at the
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory
A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music a ...
, Associate Director at the
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...
School of Music, laureate of the
Queen Elisabeth Competition and the 12th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Masters Competition, Tel Aviv (2008), and winner of the 2002 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year Award.
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Paul Jacobs, Grammy Award-winning organist
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Henry-Louis de La Grange, Musicologist and biographer
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Perry Lafferty, Television producer
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Fan Lei, Clarinetist
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Danny Elfman, Composer
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Martin Leung, Pianist known as the Video Game Pianist
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Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Trombonist
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Jahja Ling, Conductor and pianist
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Ruth Muzzy Conniston Morize, Musician and socialite
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Aldo Parisot, Cellist and professor
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Johann Sebastian Paetsch, Cellist and musician
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Joseph W. Polisi, College President
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Ravi S. Rajan, College President
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Kay George Roberts, Founder and musical conductor of the New England Orchestra
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Joshua Rosenblum, Conductor, arranger and music journalist
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Willie Ruff, Jazz musician
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Moni Simeonov, Violinist
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Stephen Simon, Conductor and arranger
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Jian Wang, Cellist
Vocalists
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Janna Baty, Mezzo-soprano opera singer
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Dorothy Bishop, Singer and comedian
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Howard Boatwright, Violinist and musicologist
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Christopher Magiera, Operatic baritone
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Eddie Mayehoff, American actor
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Matthew Polenzani, American Tenor
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Christian Van Horn, American Bass-Baritone
Composers
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Andy Akiho, Composer
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Timo Andres, Composer and pianist
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Tanya Anisimova, Cellist and Composer
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Daniel Asia, Composer
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Matthew Barnson, Composer
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Robert Beaser, Composer
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Jeremy Beck, Composer
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Marco Beltrami,
Academy Award
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nominated composer and
Golden Globe winner
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Christopher Cerrone, Composer
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Jacob Cooper, Composer
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Alvin Curran, Composer
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Emma Lou Diemer, Composer
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Reena Esmail, Pianist and composer
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Eugene Friesen, Cellist and Composer
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Michael Gilbertson, Composer
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Judd Greenstein, composer and promoter
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Juliana Hall, Composer of art songs and vocal chamber music
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Ted Hearne, Singer and composer
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Aaron Jay Kernis, Grammy Award and 1998
Pulitzer Prize for Music winning composer
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Lori Laitman, Opera composer
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David Lang,
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...
and 2008
Pulitzer Prize for Music winning composer
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Hannah Lash, Composer
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Peter Scott Lewis, Composer
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Scott Lindroth, Composer
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Missy Mazzoli, Composer and pianist
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Harold Meltzer, Composer
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Andrew Norman, Contemporary classical music composer
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Kevin Puts
Kevin Matthew Puts (born January 3, 1972) is an American composer, best known for his opera ''The Hours (opera), The Hours'' and for winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for his first opera ''Silent Night (opera), Silent Night'' and a Grammy Award i ...
, 2012
Pulitzer Prize for Music winning composer
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Caroline Shaw, 2013
Pulitzer Prize for Music winning composer
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Sarah Kirkland Snider
Sarah Kirkland Snider (born October 8, 1973) is an American composer. She has received critical acclaim for her chamber, orchestral, song cycle, choral, and ballet works.
Biography
Snider was born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey. Despite a ...
, Composer
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Jan Swafford, Author and Composer
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Christopher Theofanidis, Composer
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Ken Ueno, Composer
Faculty
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John Adams
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, Professor of Composition (past)
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Nancy Allen, Professor of Harp (past)
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Emanuel Ax, Visiting Professor of Piano (past)
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Martin Beaver, Artist in Residence (past)
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Boris Berman, Professor of Piano
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Martin Bresnick, Professor of Composition
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Simon Carrington, Professor of Choral Conducting
*Kevin Cobb, Visiting Associate Professor of Trumpet
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Richard Cross (bass-baritone), Professor of Voice (past)
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Allan Dean, Professor of Trumpet (past)
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Jacob Druckman, Professor of Composition (past)
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Lukas Foss, Visiting Professor of Composition (past)
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Claude Frank, Professor of Piano
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Peter Frankl, Professor of Piano
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Erick Friedman, Professor of Violin (past)
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Sidney Harth, Professor of Violin (past)
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Paul Hindemith
Paul Hindemith ( ; ; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major advo ...
, Professor of Music (1940–53)
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Martin Jean, Professor of Organ
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Betsy Jolas, Visiting Professor of Composition (past)
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Ani Kavafian, Professor of Violin
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Aaron Jay Kernis, Professor of Composition
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Leon Kirchner, Visiting Professor of Composition (1985)
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Ezra Laderman, Professor of Composition (past)
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David Lang, Professor of Composition
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Ingram Marshall, Visiting Professor of Composition (past)
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Donald Martino
Donald James Martino (May 16, 1931 – December 8, 2005) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American composer.
Biography
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Martino attended Plainfield High School. He began as a clarinetist, playing jazz for fun and ...
, Professor of Music Theory (1959–69)
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Robert Mealy, Professor of Violin
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Thomas Murray, Professor of Organ
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Donald Palma, Professor of Double Bass
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Aldo Parisot, Professor of Cello
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Krzysztof Penderecki, Professor of Composition (1973–79)
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Mel Powell, Professor of Composition (1957–69)
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Frederic Rzewski, Visiting Professor of Composition (1984)
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Joseph Schwantner, Professor of Composition (past)
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Charles Seeger, Visiting Professor of the Theory of Music (1949–50)
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David Shifrin, Professor of Clarinet
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Oscar Shumsky, Professor of Violin (past)
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Robert van Sice, Professor of Percussion
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Morton Subotnick, Professor of Composition (past)
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Masaaki Suzuki, Professor of Choral Conducting
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Toru Takemitsu TORU or Toru may refer to:
*TORU, spacecraft system
*Tōru (given name), Japanese male given name
*Toru, Pakistan, village in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
*Tõru
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, Visiting Professor of Composition (1975)
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James Taylor (tenor), Professor of Voice - Institute for Sacred Music
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Christopher Theofanidis, Professor of Composition
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Rosalyn Tureck, Visiting Professor of Keyboard (past)
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Keith Wilson, Professor of Clarinet (1946–87)
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Ransom Wilson, Professor of Flute (past)
References
Further reading
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External links
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Yale School of Music Papers at Irving S. Gilmore Music Library, Yale UniversityYale School of Music D.M.A. Papers, Irving S. Gilmore Music Library, Yale University
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Music School
A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger in ...
Universities and colleges established in 1894
Music schools in Connecticut
1894 establishments in Connecticut