Fourth Symposium on Music in Schools to take place June 6–9, 2013
Fifty Yale Distinguished Music Educators Announced The fourth Symposium on Music in Schools will take place at the Yale School of Music June 6–9, 2013. Supported by the Yale College Class of 1957, the Symposium is a core program of the Music in Schools Initiative honoring outstanding public school music teachers from around the United [...]
Music in Schools hosts Honors Ensemble auditions Jan. 9-12
All-City Honors Orchestra marks debut season, joining band and chorus programs The Music in Schools Initiative is pleased to announce auditions for the 2013 All-City Honors Ensembles, which will take place January 9–12. The ensembles are open for audition to all New Haven Public School students in 5th through 12th grades. This year will mark [...]
YSM announces 2013 Symposium on Music in Schools
Nominations for Distinguished Music Educators accepted through Friday, Dec. 14 The Yale School of Music is pleased to announce the fourth biennial Symposium on Music in Schools for June 6-9, 2013. Supported by the Yale College Class of 1957, the Symposium is a program of the Music in Schools Initiative. This event honors fifty teachers [...]
Morse Academy presents final concert August 16
The 2012 Morse Summer Music Academy will present its final concert on Thursday, August 16. The event will recognize the 75 Morse Fellows for their hard work throughout the program. These New Haven Public School students have participated in an intensive study of music for four weeks. The concert takes place at 4:15pm in Morse [...]
Photos: Music in Schools and Class of 1957
While in town for their 55th reunion, members of the Yale College Class of 1957 had lunch with young students from New Haven’s John C. Daniels School. The two groups joined together to celebrate YSM’s Music in Schools Initiative, which is supported by the class. The young musicians performed for the Class of ’57 and [...]
Class of 1957 celebrates Music in Schools Initiative with young students
Last Friday, while in town for their 55th reunion, members of the Yale College Class of 1957 had lunch with young students from New Haven’s John C. Daniels School. The two groups joined together to celebrate YSM’s Music in Schools Initiative, which is supported by the class. Michael Yaffe, the associate dean of the School [...]
Fifth Annual Yale/New Haven Young Artists Solo Competitions May 23, 29, 30
The Music in Schools Initiative is pleased to announce the fifth annual Yale/New Haven Young Artists Solo Competitions. This year’s competitions will take place on three nights: Wednesday, May 23 for 4th–6th grade students; Tuesday, May 29 for 7th–8th grade; and Wednesday, May 30 for 9th–12th grade. All competitions will take place in Morse Recital [...]
All-City Honors Chorus completes third season
The Yale/New Haven All-City Honors Chorus performed their 2012 season finale concert on Tuesday, May 15 at 7pm in Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Hall. Music for the concert ranged from a South African folk song to pieces by Duke Ellington and Elton John. Veteran All-City Chorus conductor Jonathan Q. Berryman was joined in his [...]
All-City Honors Band 2012 finale concert
The Yale/New Haven All-City Honors Band completed its second season on Tuesday, May 8 with a 7pm concert in Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall. The program featured pieces by Yale School of Music faculty composers Thomas C. Duffy and Christopher Theofanidis, among others. As conductor, Duffy was assisted by New Haven Public School [...]
New video on Music in Schools Initiative
“For the first time in their lives, they’re getting musical instruction.” Ruben Rodriguez, the lead teacher in the Music in Schools Initiative, talks about YSM’s programs in the New Haven Public Schools. Meet teaching artists Kaitlin Taylor, Rosa Jang, and Paul Futer, and hear young students talk about their experiences studying a musical instrument with [...]
Yale College Class of 1957 receives award
The Association of Yale Alumni (AYA) recently awarded its Outstanding Class Volunteer Engagement and Leadership Award to the Yale College Class of 1957. In its citation, AYA praised the Class “for conceiving and funding the Class of ’57 Music Endowment to enable Yale to share its resources in support of music education for urban public [...]
Associate Dean Michael Yaffe to receive National Guild Service Award
Michael Yaffe will be honored by the National Guild for Community Arts Education this Saturday, November 11. Yaffe, the associate dean of the School of Music, will receive the National Guild Service Award at the annual awards luncheon at the Conference for Community Arts Education. The National Guild Service Award is offered for outstanding achievement [...]
Rubén Rodríguez to lead Music in Schools Initiative
Dean Robert Blocker announced yesterday the appointment of Rubén Rodríguez as a full-time member of the YSM staff and the Lead Teacher in the Music in Schools Initiative. The Music in Schools Initiative includes the School’s year-round programs in the New Haven Public Schools, funded by the Class of 1957 Endowment, as well as the [...]
Memorial Concert for John Miller Oct. 30
The Yale School of Music will present a memorial concert for John Miller on Sunday, October 30, at 4 pm in Morse Recital Hall at Sprague Hall. John’s extraordinary contributions to the YSM Music in Schools Initiative will be celebrated musically by students, faculty, and alumni, and a Morse Academy student from the New Haven [...]
Morses visit the Morse Academy
Enid and Lester Morse ’51 today visited the School of Music to attend a concert by students in the Morse Summer Music Academy. After performances by a clarinet ensemble, a saxophone quintet, and a solo flutist, the audience heard something new: Academy student Jose Meza had written a piece dedicated to the Morses, to thank [...]
Morse Summer Music Academy begins second season
Today was the first day of school for fifty-one young musicians in the Morse Summer Music Academy. Now in its second year, the Morse Academy at the Yale School of Music offers intensive music instruction for students in grades 5 through 11 in the New Haven Public Schools. The 2011 Morse Academy runs from July [...]
John Merrow to address distinguished educators at Symposium
Education journalist John Merrow will give the keynote speech at the Symposium on Music in Schools, which will take place June 9–12 at the School of Music. Merrow is the education correspondent for PBS NewsHour and the president of Learning Matters, an independent production company based in New York City. His most recent book, The [...]
Music and Book Writing Program Performs June 1 & 2
Educational Collaboration with the Yale School of Music, Greater Bridgeport Symphony, and the Bridgeport Public Schools In the Music in Schools Initiative’s engaging Music and Book Writing Program, student storytellers and illustrators come together to create their own tales. A Yale School of Music composer work with each group of students to create a soundtrack [...]
Music in Schools Initiative continues to thrive
New Haven All-City Band makes its debut on May, plus other events The Music in Schools Initiative, a project bringing together the Yale School of Music and the New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) continues to thrive in New Haven. Upcoming events include the first-ever performance by the new Yale/NHPS All-City Band, a performance by the [...]
Yale Jazz Ensemble performs benefit concert at the John C. Daniels School on April 4
Featuring the Yale Jazz Ensemble, directed by Thomas C. Duffy In the twilight of the evening, John C. Daniels School will hold a benefit concert, Jazz Under The Stars, on Monday, April 4, at 7 pm. The hour-long concert, featuring the Yale Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Thomas C. Duffy, will take place in [...]
Distinguished Music Educators announced for 2011 Symposium on Music in Schools
The Yale School of Music is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 Distinguished Music Educator Awards. The Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award is presented biennially by the Yale School of Music to participants in the Symposium on Music in Schools. These awards honor fifty music educators from across the country who are selected [...]
In Memoriam: Dr. Regina Warner
Dr. Regina Lilly-Warner, a long-time advocate for music in the public schools of New Haven and beyond, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2011. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Charles E. Warner, who served over three decades in the New Haven Public Schools before his retirement in 2010, and their three children. Regina [...]
Morse Summer Music Academy in full swing
The Morse Summer Music Academy has been in full swing for just over a week and there have already been numerous events: two concerts; a talk to the students and their parents by the distinguished educator James Comer; a special presentation on theory and musicianship by professor Joan Panetti; a clarinet master class with professor [...]
New Morse Summer Academy gets underway at the School of Music
Musical talents of 42 New Haven students nurtured through free summer music academy Cultivating the musical talents of New Haven students is the focus of a new Yale School of Music program making its debut this summer July 26 through August 30. The Morse Summer Music Academy at YSM is designed to nurture creativity and [...]
