Alumni Reunion 2025
Welcome back! Join us Oct. 10 - 12, 2025, at the Yale School of Music.
Connect with fellow alumni, faculty mentors, and current students. Registration will be free and open to all YSM graduates. Join us for excellent conversation, shared memories, and, of course, pizza!
Registration is now closed. Please reach out to the Office of Alumni Affairs for questions about registration.
Information to Note
Schedule
Schedule is subject to change, please check back for the most updated version. Breakout sessions will include: Career Evolution, Financial Workshop, Music in the Community, Injury Prevention, Navigating the Academic Submission Maze, and more.
To gauge capacity for each session, please click here to indicate your interest.
- Friday, October 10:
12PM – 5PM: Check-in open – Hendrie Lobby
Afternoon: Open studio and area-specific gathering – various locations
5PM: Opening reception – Blocker Orchestra Rehearsal Hall
- Saturday, October 11:
8:30AM: Breakfast – Hendrie Atrium
9:30AM: Keynote presentation – Sprague Hall
Nick DiBerardino ’15MM, Provost and Dean, Curtis Institute of Music
José García-León, Dean, Yale School of Music
David Gier ’85MM ’86MMA, ’92DMA, Dean, University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre and Dance
Kate Sheeran ’04MM, Dean, Eastman School of Music at Universtiy of Rochester
11AM: Breakout Sessions – Various locations
12PM: Lunch – The Elm City Club
1:30PM: Breakout Sessions – Various locations 3PM: Campus tours and area-specific gatherings – Various locations
7PM – 9PM: New Haven Pizza Party – BAR
- Sunday, October 12:
10AM: Closing session: Coffee and Donuts with the Dean – Hendrie Atrium
Planning Your Visit
- Getting to New Haven: you can find more information at the Yale Visitor Center’s guide.
- Campus map and parking: Yale’s online campus map is an invaluable tool for finding your way around campus and locating buildings. Limited amount of free parking is available after 4:00pm on Friday and during the weekend, find out more on New Haven's parking website.
- Shuttle: Yale shuttle provides convenient and free transportation around campus, including stops at the New Haven Union Station. Please note weekday and weekend operation schedules are different, check the real-time routes for most up-to-date information.
Places to Stay
The following hotels have partnered to provide rooms for the YSM alumni reunion. Mention “Yale School of Music Alumni Reunion 2025” to receive a discounted rate. We recommend comparing discounts (such as AAA, senior, and government) to find the best rate. Please direct all hotel booking questions and related issues to the individual hotels.
New Haven Hotel
229 George Street 203-498-3100
$209/night plus tax
The Omni
155 Temple Street 203-772-6664
$209/night plus tax
The Study
1157 Chapel Street 203-503-3900
$252/night plus tax
The Graduate Hotel
1151 Chapel Street 475-207-7070
$319/night plus tax
Other New Haven Hotels (contact individually for current rates)
The Blake
9 High Street
Courtyard New Haven at Yale
30 Whalley Avenue
Hotel Marcel
500 Sargent Drive
Cambria Hotel
20 Dwight Street
Who's Coming?
See which of your schoolmates are planning to attend!
Questions
Please contact us at music.alumni@yale.edu.
