The goal of the Music and the Black Church initiative is to organize and expand the scholarly attention paid to the music of the Black Church and to this tradition’s extraordinary influence on a host of musical cultures—confessional and commercial, American and global.
Featured Events
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Meditating on the Black Gospel Tradition
A celebration to launch Music and the Black Church and the publication of Braxton D. Shelley’s Healing for the Soul: Richard Smallwood, the Vamp, and the Gospel Imagination.
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Celebration of the Gospel
Lawrence and Bohanan performed to a packed house at the Immanuel Missionary Baptist Church in New Haven, alongside a community choir drawn from the New Haven area.
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An Evening with the Legendary Clark Sisters
On April 14, 2022, Yale Institute of Sacred Music was thrilled to host the legendary Clark Sisters for a concert, symposium, and masterclass.
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In the Sanctuary Symposium
This inaugural Symposium is an opportunity to experience the rich musical traditions that fill sanctuaries and give sanctuary: spirituals and gospels, hymns and anthems, praise and worship.
Event Listing
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Anthem of Praise: A Salute to Richard Smallwood
Join us for an evening celebrating the music of Richard Smallwood.
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ART(est)IMONY: A Night of Song
A time of fellowship where participants will be revived by the rich and robust range of Black Sacred music repertoire.
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Ministering Through the Arts: Tradition and Innovation
Yale ISM’s program Music and the Black Church invites you to a public and livestreamed conversation.
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“Losing my Religion: “I Don’t Have Religion, I Have Relationship”: A Fellow's lunch talk
Join us for a lunch talk with Yale Institute of Sacred Music fellow, Cory Hunter.
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