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James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers, led mourners in bidding farewell to Britain’s longest serving monarch.

A semester course that teaches students to develop a vocabulary for describing the form and function of this genre of religious speech.

Professor Braxton Shelley received four awards for his book, Healing for the Soul: Richard Smallwood, the Vamp, and the Gospel Imagination.

Professor Braxton Shelley’s has been collaborating with Libby Van Cleve to establish a series of one-on-one interviews with leaders in gospel music.

Pamela Jean Davis, Minister of Music at the Fountain Church in Houston, TX, received a standing ovation for her medley of gospel favorites.

Adrián Emmanuel Hernández-Acosta has been appointed Assistant Professor of Religion and Literature in the Yale ISM and Yale Divinity School.

James (Jimmy) Taylor, has been awarded the George Perrin Prize for his extraordinary contribution to the vocal arts in America. 

James O’Donnell directed the music for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.

The exhibit is an installation of performance pieces and ritual artifacts. Glowing alabaster edifices, tinkling prayer shawls, and fluttering wings.

Each year, the Institute of Sacred Music offers a series of Zoom lectures focusing on late antique and Byzantine art and architecture.

Staff encounter new opportunities or they move on to new phases of their lives, and we must bid them farewell.

Yale ISM is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Felicia Barber as Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Choral Conducting.