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Save the date on April 21 for an evening of spirited music-making with GRAMMY-winning gospel virtuoso Cory Henry.

The position will direct music in three Yale Chapels—Marquand Chapel, Berkeley Divinity School, and the University Church in Yale.

Grete Pedersen will lead the ensembles on the ISM’s biennial concert tour from May 25-31 to Trieste, Brescia, Venice, Perugia, and Rome.

Yiran Zhao, M.M. ’23, has been named assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra beginning in the 2026–27 season. 

ISM students presented their research on Bach and music’s reconciling power at the Society for Christian Scholarship in Music in Chicago. 

Acclaimed vocal ensemble, Cantus, gave conducting students hands-on experience and mentorship leading works by Matsushita, Hogan, Hill, and Whitacre.

“An American Songbook” explores U.S. choral traditions, from Billings and Appalachia to Price, Hogan, and Moore, reflecting America’s diverse voices.

Yale Voxtet and Juilliard415 will perform Scarlatti’s Il martirio di Sant’Orsola with GRAMMY® winner Stephen Stubbs in New Haven and New York.

ISM and YDS alumni Alexandra Barylski and Samuel Loncar are reshaping public scholarship through their leadership of Marginalia Review of Books.

A new essay by Markus Rathey challenges long-held assumptions about “Amazing Grace,” revealing the hymn’s deeper theological roots.

Congratulations to Amanda Weber M.M. ’13 on being named the recipient of the 2025 Avivo Prize honoring exceptional musicianship.

Christopher Young will be visiting professor of organ for Oct–Nov 2026, covering Martin Jean’s teaching during his study leave.