Yale School of Music (often abbreviated to YSM[2]) 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 joint Bachelor of Arts—Master of Music program in conjunction with Yale College, a Certificate in Performance, and an Artist Diploma.[3]
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1894[1] |
Parent institution | Yale University |
| Dean | José García-León |
| Location | , , |
| Website | music.yale.edu |
Yale is the only Ivy League 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 has an acceptance rate of 6–8%.[citation needed] Enrollment is 200 students. From 1995 to 2022 the Yale School of Music's endowment rose from $29 million to $574 million.[4]
In 2023, Juilliard's José García-León became the new dean.[5] He replaced Robert Blocker on September 1, 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.[6]
- Adams Center for Musical Arts (2017). The Adams Center complex includes Hendrie Hall, Leigh Hall, and new space which connects the two.[7]
- 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
- Gisele Ben-Dor, Orchestra conductor
- Matt Brubeck, Cellist, bassist, keyboarder and arranger
- Ronald Crutcher, College President
- Robert Dick, Lifetime Achievement Award winner flutist
- Dominick DiOrio, Conductor
- Juan Carlos Fernández-Nieto, Pianist
- Paul Jacobs, Grammy Award-winning organist
- Henry-Louis de La Grange, Musicologist and biographer
- Perry Lafferty, Television producer
- Fan Lei, Clarinetist
- Danny Elfman, Composer
- Martin Leung, Pianist known as the Video Game Pianist
- Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Trombonist
- Jahja Ling, Conductor and pianist
- Ruth Muzzy Conniston Morize, Musician and socialite
- Aldo Parisot, Cellist and professor
- Johann Sebastian Paetsch, Cellist and musician
- Joseph W. Polisi, College President
- Ravi S. Rajan, College President
- Kay George Roberts, Founder and musical conductor of the New England Ochestra
- Joshua Rosenblum, Conductor, arranger and music journalist
- Willie Ruff, Jazz musician
- Moni Simeonov, Violinist
- Stephen Simon, Conductor and arranger
- Jian Wang, Cellist
Vocalists
- Janna Baty, Mezzo-soprano opera singer
- Dorothy Bishop, Singer and comedian
- Howard Boatwright, Violinist and musicologist
- Christopher Magiera, Operatic baritone
- Eddie Mayehoff, American actor
- Matthew Polenzani
Composers
- Andy Akiho, Composer
- Timo Andres, Composer and pianist
- Tanya Anisimova, Cellist and Composer
- Daniel Asia, Composer
- Matthew Barnson, Composer
- Robert Beaser, Composer
- Jeremy Beck, Composer
- Marco Beltrami, Academy Award nominated composer and Golden Globe winner
- Christopher Cerrone, Composer
- Jacob Cooper, Composer
- Emma Lou Diemer, Composer
- Reena Esmail, Pianist and composer
- Eugene Friesen, Cellist and Composer
- Michael Gilbertson, Composer
- Judd Greenstein, composer and promoter
- Juliana Hall, Composer of art songs and vocal chamber music
- Ted Hearne, Singer and composer
- Robert Honstein, Composer
- Aaron Jay Kernis, Grammy Award and 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Music winning composer
- Lori Laitman, Opera composer
- David Lang, Grammy Award and 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Music winning composer
- Hannah Lash, Composer
- Peter Scott Lewis, Composer
- Scott Lindroth, Composer
- Missy Mazzoli, Composer and pianist
- Harold Meltzer, Composer
- Andrew Norman, Contemporary classical music composer
- Kevin Puts, 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Music winning composer
- Caroline Shaw, 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Music winning composer
- Sarah Kirkland Snider, Composer
- Jan Swafford, Author and Composer
- Christopher Theofanidis, Composer
- Ken Ueno, Composer
Faculty
- John Adams, Professor of Composition (past)
- Nancy Allen, Professor of Harp (past)
- Emanuel Ax, Visiting Professor of Piano (past)
- Martin Beaver, Artist in Residence (past)
- Boris Berman, Professor of Piano
- Martin Bresnick, Professor of Composition
- Simon Carrington, Professor of Choral Conducting
- Richard Cross (bass-baritone) (past)
- Allan Dean, Professor of Trumpet (past)
- Jacob Druckman, Professor of Composition (past)
- Lukas Foss, Visiting Professor of Composition (past)
- Claude Frank, Professor of Piano
- Peter Frankl, Professor of Piano
- Erick Friedman, Professor of Violin (past)
- Sidney Harth, Professor of Violin (past)
- Paul Hindemith, Professor of Music (1940–53)
- Martin Jean, Professor of Organ
- Betsy Jolas, Visiting Professor of Composition (past)
- Ani Kavafian, Professor of Violin
- Aaron Jay Kernis, Professor of Composition
- Ezra Laderman, Professor of Composition (past)
- David Lang, Professor of Composition
- Ingram Marshall, Visiting Professor of Composition (past)
- Donald Martino, Professor of Music Theory (1959–69)
- Robert Mealy, Professor of Violin
- Thomas Murray, Professor of Organ
- Donald Palma, Professor of Double Bass
- Aldo Parisot, Professor of Cello
- Krzysztof Penderecki, Professor of Composition (1973–79)
- Mel Powell, Professor of Composition (1957–69)
- Joseph Schwantner, Professor of Composition (past)
- Charles Seeger, Visiting Professor of the Theory of Music (1949–50)
- David Shifrin, Professor of Clarinet
- Oscar Shumsky, Professor of Violin (past)
- Robert van Sice, Professor of Percussion
- Morton Subotnick, Professor of Composition (past)
- Masaaki Suzuki, Professor of Choral Conducting
- Toru Takemitsu, Visiting Professor of Composition (1975)
- Christopher Theofanidis, Professor of Composition
- Rosalyn Tureck, Visiting Professor of Keyboard (past)
- Keith Wilson, Professor of Clarinet (1946–87)
- Ransom Wilson, Professor of Flute (past)
References
- ^ "Yale School of Music: History". Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "About YSM | Yale School of Music". music.yale.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "Yale School of Music: Academics". Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "10 Most prestigious music schools in the world". Osau.com.
- ^ "Juilliard's García-León named next dean of Yale School of Music". Yale News. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Hendrie Hall/Adams Center – Yale School of Music". Yale School of Music. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ "Adams Center for Musical Arts opens". Yale School of Music. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
Further reading
- Noss, Luther (1984). A History of the Yale School of Music, 1855–1970. Yale School of Music.
External links
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