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 joint Bachelor of Arts—Master of Music program in conjunction with Yale College, a Certificate in Performance, and an Artist Diploma.

Yale is the only Ivy League school with a separate school of music. It is considered one of the best and most prestigious music schools in the world and 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).

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.
* 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

* Gisele Ben-Dor, Orchestra conductor
*Matt Brubeck, Cellist, bassist, keyboarder and arranger
* Robert Dick, Lifetime Achievement Award winner flutist
* Dominick DiOrio, Conductor
* Fan Lei, Clarinetist
* Juan Carlos Fernández-Nieto, Pianist
* Martin Leung, Pianist known as the Video Game Pianist
* Jahja Ling, Conductor and pianist
* Ruth Muzzy Conniston Morize, Musician and socialite
* Aldo Parisot, Cellist and professor
* Johann Sebastian Paetsch, Cellist and musician
* Paul Jacobs, Grammy Award-winning organist
*Perry Lafferty, Television producer
*Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Trombonist
*Henry-Louis de La Grange, Musicologist and biographer
*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
* 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

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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