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'''Yale School of Music''' (often abbreviated to '''YSM'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=About YSM {{!}} Yale School of Music |url=https://music.yale.edu/about |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=music.yale.edu}}</ref>) 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.<ref name=academics>{{cite web | url = http://music.yale.edu/academics| title=Yale School of Music: Academics| access-date = 2009-04-18}}</ref> |
'''Yale School of Music''' (often abbreviated to '''YSM'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=About YSM {{!}} Yale School of Music |url=https://music.yale.edu/about |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=music.yale.edu}}</ref>) 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.<ref name=academics>{{cite web | url = http://music.yale.edu/academics| title=Yale School of Music: Academics| access-date = 2009-04-18}}</ref> |
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Yale is the only [[Ivy League]] school |
Yale is the only [[Ivy League]] school which has 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 (Yale)|Faculty of Arts and Sciences]]. |
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⚫ | In 2023, [[Juilliard]]'s José García-León was |
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The School of Music is among the best and most prestigious music schools in the world; it has an acceptance rate of 6–8%. It has 200 students. From 1995 to 2022 the Yale School of Music’s endowment rose from $29 million to $574 million (source: Dean Blocker retirement email sent to all Yale affiliates by Peter Salovey on September 7, 2022). <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=10 Most prestigious music schools in the world|url=https://osau.com/explore-experience/383/10-most-prestigious-music-schools-in-the-world|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Osau.com}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2023, it was announced that [[Juilliard]]'s José García-León was the new dean.<ref>{{cite web |title=Juilliard's García-León named next dean of Yale School of Music |url=https://news.yale.edu/2023/06/13/juilliards-garcia-leon-named-next-dean-yale-school-music |website=Yale News |access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref> He replaced [[Robert Blocker]] on September 1, 2023. |
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==Buildings== |
==Buildings== |
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Type | Private |
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Established | 1894[1] |
Location | , , |
Dean | Robert Blocker (leaving), José García-León (incoming) |
Website | music.yale.edu |
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]
Yale is the only Ivy League school which has 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 is among the best and most prestigious music schools in the world; it has an acceptance rate of 6–8%. It has 200 students. From 1995 to 2022 the Yale School of Music’s endowment rose from $29 million to $574 million (source: Dean Blocker retirement email sent to all Yale affiliates by Peter Salovey on September 7, 2022). [4]
In 2023, it was announced that Juilliard's José García-León was 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
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, Contemporary classical music composer
- Jacob Cooper, Composer
- Emma Lou Diemer, Composer
- Reena Esmail, Pianist and composer
- Eugene Friesen, Cellist and Composer
- Michael Gilbertson, Composer
- Judd Greenstein, Contemporary classical music composer and promoter
- Juliana Hall, Composer of art songs and vocal chamber music
- Ted Hearne, Singer and 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, Concert music 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
Distinguished members of 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
- 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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