Marquand Chapel

About the ISM

The ISM integrates the study and practice of religion with music and the arts to build bridges among disciplines and vocations and to make creative space for scholarship, performance, and practice.

  • Our History

    The Yale Institute of Sacred Music was founded in 1973 as a meeting place for ministers, musicians, scholars, and artists. 

  • Our Mission

    We educate leaders who foster, explore, and study engagement with the sacred through music, worship, and the arts.

  • Our Partnerships

    We utilize the resources of two extraordinary professional schools, the Yale School of Music and the Yale Divinity School.

  • Facilities and Resources

    We offer multi-purpose work spaces where students, faculty and staff can meet, learn, and practice.

  • Milestone Celebrations

    Look back on some of the ISM’s milestone celebrations. 

  • Organs at Yale

    Students have the opportunity for practice and performance on the extensive collection of fine instruments at the University.

Resources & Facilities

Resources available to ISM students are vast and expansive, spanning many departments across campus.

The Newberry Organ at Yale