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Meet our Faculty

Recognized around the world for their performances, compositions, and scholarship, Yale School of Music faculty are an invaluable resource for our students, our audiences, and our field. 

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Kevin Cobb

Kevin Cobb

Visiting Associate Professor of Trumpet, Yale School of Music
Festival Artist, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Scott Hartman

Scott Hartman

Lecturer in Trombone, Yale School of Music
Festival Artist, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Carol Jantsch

Carol Jantsch

Lecturer in Tuba, Yale School of Music
William Purvis

William Purvis

Professor in the Practice of Horn, Yale School of Music
Coordinator of Woodwind and Brass Studies, Yale School of Music
Festival Artist, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Composition
Katherine Balch

Katherine Balch

Assistant Professor, Adjunct, Composition , Yale School of Music
Martin Bresnick

Martin Bresnick

Charles T. Wilson Professor in the Practice of Composition, Yale School of Music
Director, New Music Workshop, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Aaron Jay Kernis

Aaron Jay Kernis

Professor Adjunct of Composition, Yale School of Music
Artistic Director, New Music New Haven, Yale School of Music
David Lang

David Lang

Professor Adjunct of Composition, Yale School of Music
Christopher Theofanidis

Christopher Theofanidis

Professor in the Practice of Composition, Yale School of Music
Coordinator of Composition Studies, Yale School of Music
Conducting
dr. Felicia barber

Felicia Barber

Associate Professor, Adjunct, of Choral Conducting, Yale School of Music
Conductor, Yale Camerata, Institute of Sacred Music
Chamber Choir & Choral Conducting Workshop, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
William Boughton

William Boughton

Associate Professor Adjunct of Music, Yale School of Music
Director, Yale Symphony Orchestra, Department of Music
jeff douma

Jeffrey Douma

Marshall Bartholomew Professor in the Practice of Choral Music, Yale School of Music
Director, Yale Glee Club, Department of Music
Director, Chamber Choir & Choral Conducting Workshop, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Thomas C. Duffy

Thomas C. Duffy

Professor Adjunct of Music, Yale School of Music
Artistic Director, Ellington Jazz Series, Yale School of Music
Director, Yale Jazz Initiative, Yale School of Music
Director, Yale University Bands, Yale College
David Hill

David Hill

Professor Adjunct of Choral Conducting, Institute of Sacred Music
Principal Conductor, Yale Schola Cantorum, Institute of Sacred Music
Peter Oundjian

Peter Oundjian

Professor Adjunct of Music and Orchestral Conducting, Yale School of Music
Principal Conductor, Yale Philharmonia, Yale School of Music
Guitar
Benjamin Verdery

Benjamin Verdery

Associate Professor Adjunct of Guitar, Yale School of Music
Harp
June Han

June Han

Lecturer in Harp, Yale School of Music
Harpsichord
Arthur Haas

Arthur Haas

Lecturer in Harpsichord, Yale School of Music
Organ
Jeffrey Brillhart

Jeffrey Brillhart

Lecturer in Organ Improvisation, Institute of Sacred Music
Martin Jean

Martin Jean

Director, Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Institute of Sacred Music
Professor of Organ, Institute of Sacred Music
Walden Moore

Walden Moore

Lecturer Adjunct in Organ, Institute of Sacred Music
james o'donnell

James O'Donnell

Professor in the Practice of Organ, Institute of Sacred Music
Percussion
Robert Van Sice

Robert van Sice

Lecturer in Percussion, Yale School of Music
Piano
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Boris Berman

Sylvia and Leonard Marx Professor in the Practice of Piano, Yale School of Music
Artistic Director, Horowitz Piano Series, Yale School of Music
Coordinator of Piano Studies, Yale School of Music
Festival Artist, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
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Robert Blocker

William Edward Gilbert Professor of Piano, Yale School of Music
Melvin Chen

Melvin Chen

Professor in the Practice of Piano, Yale School of Music
Director, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Elizabeth Parisot

Elizabeth Parisot

Associate Professor Adjunct of Piano, Yale School of Music
Boris Slutsky

Boris Slutsky

Professor in the Practice of Piano, Yale School of Music
Festival Artist, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Wei-Yi Yang

Wei-Yi Yang

Professor in the Practice of Piano, Yale School of Music
Festival Artist, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Strings
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Ole Akahoshi

Assistant Professor Adjunct of Cello, Yale School of Music
Director, Yale Cellos, Yale School of Music
Festival Artist, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Ettore Causa

Ettore Causa

Associate Professor Adjunct of Viola, Yale School of Music
Hadelich_Augustin

Augustin Hadelich

Professor in the Practice of Violin, Yale School of Music
Ani Kavafian

Ani Kavafian

Professor in the Practice of Violin, Yale School of Music
Coordinator of String Studies, Yale School of Music
soovin kim

Soovin Kim

Visiting Professor in the Practice of Violin, Yale School of Music
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Daniel S. Lee

Lecturer in Early Music, Violin, Yale School of Music
murray_tai

Tai Murray

Assistant Professor, Adjunct, of Violin, Yale School of Music
Festival Artist, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Donald Palma

Donald Palma

Assistant Professor Adjunct of Double Bass, Yale School of Music
Wendy Sharp

Wendy Sharp

Assistant Professor Adjunct of Violin, Yale School of Music
Director, Chamber Music, Yale School of Music
Paul Watkins

Paul Watkins

Professor in the Practice of Cello, Yale School of Music
Festival Artist, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Kyung Yu

Kyung Yu

Lecturer in Violin, Yale School of Music
Voice
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Janna Baty

Assistant Professor Adjunct of Voice, Yale School of Music
Gerald Martin Moore. Photo by Ashley Claire Emrick

Gerald Martin Moore

Professor in the Practice of Voice, Yale School of Music
Director, Yale Opera, Yale School of Music
Coordinator of Vocal Studies, Yale School of Music
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J.J. Penna

Lecturer in Voice and Opera, Yale School of Music
alejandro roca

Alejandro Roca

Lecturer in Voice and Opera, Yale School of Music
James Taylor

James Taylor

Professor in the Practice of Voice, Institute of Sacred Music
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Adriana Zabala

Associate Professor Adjunct of Voice, Yale School of Music
Woodwinds
Frank Morelli

Frank Morelli

Associate Professor Adjunct of Music, Yale School of Music
David Shifrin

David Shifrin

Professor in the Practice of Clarinet, Yale School of Music
Artistic Director, Oneppo Chamber Music Series, Yale School of Music
Artistic Director, Yale in New York, Yale School of Music
Stephen Taylor

Stephen Taylor

Lecturer in Oboe, Yale School of Music
Festival Artist, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Tara Helen O'Connor

Tara Helen O'Connor

Visiting Associate Professor, Adjunct, of Flute , Yale School of Music
Festival Artist, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Chamber Music
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Misha Amory

Artist in Residence (Brentano String Quartet), Yale School of Music
Serena Canin

Serena Canin

Artist in Residence (Brentano String Quartet), Yale School of Music
Nina Lee

Nina Lee

Artist in Residence (Brentano String Quartet), Yale School of Music
Wendy Sharp

Wendy Sharp

Assistant Professor Adjunct of Violin, Yale School of Music
Director, Chamber Music, Yale School of Music
Mark Steinberg

Mark Steinberg

Artist in Residence (Brentano String Quartet), Yale School of Music
Academic Studies
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Astrid Baumgardner

Lecturer Adjunct in Music, Yale School of Music
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Paul Berry

Interim Deputy Dean, Yale School of Music
Associate Professor Adjunct of Music History, Yale School of Music
Coordinator of Academic Studies, Yale School of Music
Serena Blocker

Serena Blocker

Lecturer in English, Yale School of Music
Lynette Bowring

Lynette Bowring

Assistant Professor Adjunct of Music History, Yale School of Music
Wayne Escoffery

Wayne Escoffery

Lecturer in Jazz, Yale School of Music
Robert Holzer

Robert Holzer

Associate Professor Adjunct of Music History, Yale School of Music
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Albert Lee

Associate Professor, Adjunct, Yale School of Music
Director of Equity, Belonging, and Student Life, Yale School of Music
Jonathan Mills

Jonathan Mills

Visiting Professor of Music, Yale School of Music
Seth Monahan

Seth Monahan

Associate Professor Adjunct of Analysis and Musicianship, Yale School of Music
Markus Rathey

Markus Rathey

Robert S. Tangeman Professor in the Practice of Music History, Institute of Sacred Music
Sebastian Ruth

Sebastian Ruth

Visiting Lecturer in Community Engagement, Yale School of Music
Stephanie Venturino

Stephanie Venturino

Assistant Professor, Adjunct, of Music Analysis and Musicianship, Yale School of Music