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Yale Opera collaborates with Presidential Visiting Fellow Howard Watkins

This semester, students enrolled in the Yale School of Music’s Yale Opera program have the chance to learn from Howard Watkins — pianist, conductor and […]

March 12, 2021

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ARTIST PROFILE: Carol Jantsch, first woman to hold a principal tuba chair in a major US orchestra

Carol Jantsch, a professor at the Yale School of Music, is the youngest member of the Philadelphia Orchestra and first woman to hold a principal […]

March 11, 2021

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Four Yale composers receive Charles Ives Scholarships

On Feb. 22, three School of Music students and one alumna — Udi Perlman MUS ’26, Joel Thompson MUS ’26, Frances Pollock MUS ’25 and […]

March 4, 2021

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‘Wondrous strange’: Yale alumni present multimedia project based on Schubert’s music

Yale alumni Calista Small ’14, Jeremy Weiss ’15 and Max Sauberman ’18 are working on a multimedia project called “The Wandering” — inspired by the […]

March 1, 2021

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ARTIST PROFILE: Composer Julián Fueyo MUS ’23 receives national recognition for ‘The Eleventh Heaven’

Composer Julián Fueyo MUS ’23 is intent on understanding modernity through ancient concepts. Following the premiere of Fueyo’s piece “El Onceavo Cielo,” or “The Eleventh […]

March 1, 2021

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Yale Philharmonia resumes in-person rehearsals at limited capacity

This semester, the Yale Philharmonia — the School of Music’s main orchestral ensemble — will resume in-person rehearsals in a strings and percussion only capacity […]

February 26, 2021

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‘Already a superstar’: Xavier Washington ’20+1 takes center stage singing at Yale and auditioning for American Idol

After an exciting music career at Yale, Xavier Washington ’21 has his sights set on the next big thing — American Idol. Washington is a senior […]

February 25, 2021

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Music Haven presents virtual concert in third ‘Album Drop’

On Feb. 13, over 100 attendees virtually attended a concert hosted by Music Haven, a tuition-free music institution that provides musical instruments and lessons for […]

February 25, 2021

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‘An Impressive Feat’: School of Music’s Octet Suite provides solution to COVID-19 restrictions

Last semester, the School of Music’s wind and brass players were unable to practice in ensembles, since their instruments prevented them from wearing masks while […]

February 23, 2021

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Yale student creates project to integrate violin pieces by Black composers into pedagogical canon

Violinist and Yale Symphony Orchestra member Ava Gehlen-Williams ’24 strives to integrate music by Black composers into mainstream violin repertoire.  Earlier this month, Gehlen-Williams co-published […]

February 17, 2021

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DPops confronts procrastination with virtual concert

On Sunday, Feb. 14, the Davenport Pops Orchestra is set to release a procrastination-themed concert called “DPops meets the Deadline” at 8:30 p.m. DPops is […]

February 9, 2021