Yale School of Music

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 ArtsMaster of Music program in conjunction with Yale College, a Certificate in Performance, and an artist diploma.[3]

Yale School of Music
TypePrivate
Established1894[1]
Parent institution
Yale University
DeanJosé García-León
Location, ,
Websitemusic.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 originated in 1855 with a gift of $5,000 from Joseph 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 at Juilliard, succeeded Robert Blocker as dean of the Yale School of Music in fall 2023.[5][6]

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.[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 the Newberry Memorial Organ).
  • The Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments (1895), Romanesque style.

Notable alumni

Musicians, artists, leaders

Vocalists

Composers

Faculty

References

  1. "History and Mission of the School of Music". Bulletin of Yale University. 2023–2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. "About YSM | Yale School of Music". music.yale.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  3. "Yale School of Music: Academics". Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  4. Akbar Ahmed (April 10, 2012). "Music School profits from free tuition". Yale Daily News.
  5. Christopher Arnott (June 14, 2023). "Esteemed pianist José García-León named new dean of Yale School of Music". Hartford Courant.
  6. Tobias Liu (September 11, 2023). "José García-León appointed dean of the School of Music". Yale Daily News.
  7. "Hendrie Hall/Adams Center – Yale School of Music". Yale School of Music. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  8. "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.

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