Welcome to the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, a premier center for the interdisciplinary study of sacred music, worship, and the arts. Partnering with the Yale School of Music and Yale Divinity School, as well as other academic and professional units at Yale, the ISM prepares its students for careers in church music and other sacred music, pastoral ministry, performance, and scholarship.
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Now accepting applications for the ISM's director of chapel music
The position will direct music in three Yale Chapels—Marquand Chapel, Berkeley Divinity School, and the University Church in Yale.
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Yale Schola Cantorum and Juilliard415 to tour Italy with Haydn's Creation
Grete Pedersen will lead the ensembles on the ISM’s biennial concert tour from May 25-31 to Trieste, Brescia, Venice, Perugia, and Rome.
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Alumna is new assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Yiran Zhao, M.M. ’23, has been named assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra beginning in the 2026–27 season.
About the ISM
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About the ISM
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Academic Life
ISM students and fellows are immersed in a vibrant interdisciplinary environment that fosters a collaborative learning experience.
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Admissions
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Choirs
Learn about our choral ensembles that perform sacred choral music in New Haven and around the globe.
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Fellowships
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Initiatives
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Multimedia Recordings
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People
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Publications
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