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Two Yalies win Pulitzer Prize; finalists include professor, alumni

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Yale professors and alumni were among the individuals honored by the 2018 Pulitzer Prize committee for their works. School of Music alumni Michael Gilbertson '13MM '21DMA and Ted Hearne '08MM '09MMA '14DMA were named co-finalists for the music category.

 

 

Michael Gilbertson

Michael Gilbertson

Gilbertson ’13MM is a 2021 DMA candidate at the music school. “Quartet” premiered February 2, 2017 at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York City. The Pulitzer judges described the work as “a masterwork in a traditional format, the string quartet, that is unconstrained by convention or musical vogues and possesses a rare capacity to stir the heart.”

 

Ted Hearne

Ted Hearne

The recording of Hearne’s “Sound from the Bench” was released on March 24, 2017 by The Crossing. The Pulitzer judges describe it as “a five-movement cantata for chamber choir, electric guitar and percussion that raises oblique questions about the crosscurrents of power through excerpts from sources as diverse as Supreme Court rulings and ventriloquism textbooks.” Read on to learn more about other Yale professors and alumni who were honored by the 2018 Pulitzer Prize committee.  

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