Yale Institute of Sacred Music

Yale Institute of Sacred Music

Talks & Lectures

Naming the World: Liturgy and the Transformation of Time and Matter

Wed Jun 20, 2018

In-Person

A talk by the Rt. Revd. Dr. Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, and former Archbishop of Canterbury.
Walking for Water: Street-views from India’s Thirsty Capital Region: ISM Fellows Lunch Talk with Lav Kanoi

Thu Apr 16, 2026

In-Person
Miracles in Sound: Sonic Efficacy after The Qur’ān: Lunch-time Talk with Bradford Garvey

Thu Apr 9, 2026

In-Person
Hard Gospel: Blackness, Belief, Aesthetics

Wed Apr 22, 2026

In-Person
Black Sacred Arts Conference: Religions at the Crossroads: Africa’s Creative and Spiritual Heritage

Wed Jul 22, 2026

In-Person

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Plant Lives: Sacred Interdependencies in the Arts of the Americas

Fri Apr 10, 2026

In-Person
"For the betterment of divine worship": Constructing the urbs liturgica in Eighth-Century Rome: ISM Fellows Lunch Talk with Tyler Sampson

Thu Feb 26, 2026

In-Person
Sufism & Music: Lived Practice, Diverse Sounds, and Inaudible Links

Sat Mar 28, 2026

In-Person
The Ancestors of Christianity: ISM Fellows Lunch Talk with Clayton Goodgame

Thu Feb 5, 2026

In-Person
My Debt to Haydn, or Creation Myths I Have Known and Loved

Wed Apr 29, 2026

Virtual