Facilities and Resources

Miller Hall

Opened in 2018, Miller Hall provides beautiful spaces where Institute of Sacred Music students, faculty, and fellows convene for lectures, performances, exhibitions, and social gatherings. The Clementine Miller Tangeman Common Room functions as a nucleus for the community life of the ISM. The student work room on the ground level is equipped with a small kitchen and is comfortably furnished for quiet study. Miller Hall also houses a music studio with a well-maintained Steinway piano for rehearsal, coaching, and recording sessions.

Originally a private home built in 1909 by Yale graduate and New York architect Grosvenor Atterbury, 406 Prospect was extensively renovated to function as an academic building while still retaining much of the character of the original structure. In addition to the functions above, Miller Hall also houses classroom space, and faculty and administrative offices.

ISM Great Hall and the Sterling Divinity Quadrangle

The Institute of Sacred Music occupies a portion of the Sterling Divinity Quadrangle, the historic home of the Yale Divinity School directly across Prospect St. from Miller Hall. Located within the north wing of SDQ, the ISM Great Hall is a large, multi-purpose room used for rehearsals, classes (including the weekly ISM Colloquium), and other events. Adjacent to the Great Hall is ISM’s organ studio which contains the Martin Pasi organ from 2011. Four additional organ practice rooms are available for organ majors, and three practice rooms with grand pianos are open to all students. Several offices for ISM faculty and staff are also located within SDQ.

Marquand Chapel, at the heart of Sterling Divinity Quadrangle, is home to an E.M. Skinner organ, a Hammond B-3 electronic organ, and the Baroque-style Krigbaum Organ by Taylor & Boody. These instruments, the acoustics, and its flexible seating arrangements make Marquand Chapel a unique performance space at Yale.

School of Music Facilities

The main buildings of the School of Music are Leigh Hall at 435 College Street, Sprague Memorial Hall (which also houses Morse Recital Hall) at 470 College Street, and Hendrie Hall at 165 Elm Street. The Adams Center for Musical Arts connects Leigh Hall and the recently renovated Hendrie Hall by way of a new structure that includes a student commons with a four-story atrium. The Adams Center encourages musicians from across campus to interact as one community. The complex is a state-of-the-art facility with enhanced acoustics and the latest instructional technology in all spaces.

Morris Steinert Collection of Musical Instruments

Learn more about the Adams Center for Musical Arts

Woolsey Hall

Woolsey Hall is a 2,650 seat concert auditorium constructed in 1901 as part of the commemoration of Yale University’s bicentennial. Many of the Institute’s public musical offerings are presented here. The Hall houses the renowned Newberry Memorial Organ which is described more fully in the Organs at Yale section of this website.