Yale School of Music

Yale School of Music

Established	1894
Type	Private
Location	New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Dean	Robert Blocker
Website	music.yale.edu

The Yale School of Music is one of the twelve professional schools at Yale University, offering three graduate degrees: Master of Music (MM), Master of Musical Arts (MMA), and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA). The School also offers a joint Bachelor of Arts—Master of Music program in conjunction with Yale College, a Certificate in Performance, and an Artist Diploma.

In November 2005, an anonymous donation of $100 million (later revealed to be from Yale alumnus Stephen Adams) endowed full scholarships for all students accepted to the Yale School of Music.

Buildings

• Albert Arnold Sprague Memorial Hall (1917), renovated in 2003.
• Abby and Mitch Leigh Hall (1930), Gothic style, renovated in 2006.
• Portions of Hendrie Hall are also used by the School.
• Woolsey Hall (1901), used for orchestral performances (Yale Symphony Orchestra) and organ recitals (on the Newberry Memorial Organ).
• The Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments (1895), Romanesque style.

Notable 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
• Ani Kavafian, Professor of Violin
• Aaron Jay Kernis, Professor of Composition
• Ezra Laderman, Professor of Composition
• David Lang, Professor of Composition
• Ingram Marshall, Visiting Professor of Composition
• 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)
• Stephen Taylor, Professor of Oboe
• Christopher Theofanidis, Professor of Composition
• Rosalyn Tureck, Visiting Professor of Keyboard (past)
• Keith Wilson, Professor of Clarinet (1946-87)
• Ransom Wilson, Professor of Flute

Further reading

• Noss, Luther (1984). A History of the Yale School of Music, 1855-1970. Yale School of Music. 

External links

• Official site
• Yale School of Music Papers at Irving S. Gilmore Music Library, Yale University
• Yale School of Music D.M.A. Papers, Irving S. Gilmore Music Library, Yale University