Professional school at Yale University
TheYale School of Music (often abbreviated toYSM [ 2] Yale University . It offers three graduate degrees:Master of Music (MM), Master of Musical Arts (MMA), andDoctor of Musical Arts (DMA), as well as a joint Bachelor of Arts—Master of Music program in conjunction withYale College , a Certificate in Performance, and anartist diploma .[ 3]
Yale is the onlyIvy League school with a separate school of music; the university also has a separate Department of Music in the Division of Humanities of theFaculty of Arts and Sciences . The School of Music originated in 1855 with a gift of $5,000 fromJoseph 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.[ 1] [ 4]
José García-León, formerly dean of academic affairs and assessment atJuilliard , succeededRobert Blocker as dean of the Yale School of Music in fall 2023.[ 5] [ 6]
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.[ 7] Adams Center for Musical Arts (2017). The Adams Center complex includes Hendrie Hall, Leigh Hall, and new space which connects the two.[ 8] Woolsey Hall (1901), used for orchestral performances (Yale Philharmonia) and organ recitals (on theNewberry Memorial Organ ).TheYale University Collection of Musical Instruments (1895), Romanesque style. [ edit ] Gisele Ben-Dor , Orchestra conductorMatt Brubeck , Cellist, bassist, keyboarder and arrangerRonald Crutcher , College PresidentRobert Dick , Lifetime Achievement Award winner flutistDominick DiOrio , ConductorJuan Carlos Fernández-Nieto , PianistDavid Fung – Pianist, faculty at theManhattan School of Music , Associate Director at theUniversity of British Columbia School of Music, laureate of theQueen 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.Paul Jacobs , Grammy Award-winning organistHenry-Louis de La Grange , Musicologist and biographerPerry Lafferty , Television producerFan Lei , ClarinetistDanny Elfman , ComposerMartin Leung , Pianist known as the Video Game PianistAchilles Liarmakopoulos , TrombonistJahja Ling , Conductor and pianistRuth Muzzy Conniston Morize , Musician and socialiteAldo Parisot , Cellist and professorJohann Sebastian Paetsch , Cellist and musicianJoseph W. Polisi , College PresidentRavi S. Rajan , College PresidentKay George Roberts , Founder and musical conductor of the New England OrchestraJoshua Rosenblum , Conductor, arranger and music journalistWillie Ruff , Jazz musicianMoni Simeonov , ViolinistStephen Simon , Conductor and arrangerJian Wang , CellistAndy Akiho , ComposerTimo Andres , Composer and pianistTanya Anisimova , Cellist and ComposerDaniel Asia , ComposerMatthew Barnson , ComposerRobert Beaser , ComposerJeremy Beck , ComposerMarco Beltrami ,Academy Award nominated composer andGolden Globe winnerChristopher Cerrone , ComposerJacob Cooper , ComposerAlvin Curran , ComposerEmma Lou Diemer , ComposerReena Esmail , Pianist and composerEugene Friesen , Cellist and ComposerMichael Gilbertson , ComposerJudd Greenstein , composer and promoterJuliana Hall , Composer of art songs and vocal chamber musicTed Hearne , Singer and composerAaron Jay Kernis , Grammy Award and 1998Pulitzer Prize for Music winning composerLori Laitman , Opera composerDavid Lang ,Grammy Award and 2008Pulitzer Prize for Music winning composerHannah Lash , ComposerPeter Scott Lewis , ComposerScott Lindroth , ComposerMissy Mazzoli , Composer and pianistHarold Meltzer , ComposerAndrew Norman , Contemporary classical music composerKevin Puts , 2012Pulitzer Prize for Music winning composerCaroline Shaw , 2013Pulitzer Prize for Music winning composerSarah Kirkland Snider , ComposerJan Swafford , Author and ComposerChristopher Theofanidis , ComposerKen Ueno , ComposerJohn 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 PianoMartin Bresnick , Professor of CompositionSimon Carrington , Professor of Choral ConductingKevin Cobb , Visiting Associate Professor of TrumpetRichard Cross (bass-baritone) , Professor of Voice (past)Allan Dean , Professor of Trumpet (past)Jacob Druckman , Professor of Composition (past)Lukas Foss , Visiting Professor of Composition (past)Claude Frank , Professor of PianoPeter Frankl , Professor of PianoErick Friedman , Professor of Violin (past)Sidney Harth , Professor of Violin (past)Paul Hindemith , Professor of Music (1940–53)Martin Jean , Professor of OrganBetsy Jolas , Visiting Professor of Composition (past)Ani Kavafian , Professor of ViolinAaron Jay Kernis , Professor of CompositionLeon Kirchner , Visiting Professor of Composition (1985)Ezra Laderman , Professor of Composition (past)David Lang , Professor of CompositionIngram Marshall , Visiting Professor of Composition (past)Donald Martino , Professor of Music Theory (1959–69)Robert Mealy , Professor of ViolinThomas Murray , Professor of OrganDonald Palma , Professor of Double BassAldo Parisot , Professor of CelloKrzysztof Penderecki , Professor of Composition (1973–79)Mel Powell , Professor of Composition (1957–69)Frederic Rzewski , Visiting Professor of Composition (1984)Joseph Schwantner , Professor of Composition (past)Charles Seeger , Visiting Professor of the Theory of Music (1949–50)David Shifrin , Professor of ClarinetOscar Shumsky , Professor of Violin (past)Robert van Sice , Professor of PercussionMorton Subotnick , Professor of Composition (past)Masaaki Suzuki , Professor of Choral ConductingToru Takemitsu , Visiting Professor of Composition (1975)James Taylor (tenor) , Professor of Voice - Institute for Sacred MusicChristopher Theofanidis , Professor of CompositionRosalyn Tureck , Visiting Professor of Keyboard (past)Keith Wilson , Professor of Clarinet (1946–87)Ransom Wilson , Professor of Flute (past)Noss, Luther (1984).A History of the Yale School of Music, 1855–1970 . 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