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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.
Brass

Kevin Cobb
Visiting Associate Professor of Trumpet,
Yale School of Music
Festival Artist,
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

Scott Hartman
Lecturer in Trombone,
Yale School of Music
Festival Artist,
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

Carol Jantsch
Lecturer in Tuba,
Yale School of Music

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
Assistant Professor, Adjunct, Composition ,
Yale School of Music

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

David Lang
Professor Adjunct of Composition,
Yale School of Music

Christopher Theofanidis
Professor in the Practice of Composition,
Yale School of Music
Coordinator of Composition Studies,
Yale School of Music
Conducting

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

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
Professor in the Practice 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

Peter Oundjian
Professor Adjunct of Music and Orchestral Conducting,
Yale School of Music
Principal Conductor, Yale Philharmonia,
Yale School of Music
Guitar

Benjamin Verdery
Associate Professor Adjunct of Guitar,
Yale School of Music
Harp

June Han
Lecturer in Harp,
Yale School of Music
Harpsichord

Arthur Haas
Lecturer in Harpsichord,
Yale School of Music
Organ

Jeffrey Brillhart
Lecturer in Organ Improvisation,
Institute of Sacred Music

Martin Jean
Director, Yale Institute of Sacred Music,
Institute of Sacred Music
Professor of Organ,
Institute of Sacred Music

Walden Moore
Lecturer Adjunct in Organ,
Institute of Sacred Music

James O'Donnell
Professor in the Practice of Organ,
Institute of Sacred Music
Percussion

Robert van Sice
Lecturer in Percussion,
Yale School of Music
Piano

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

Robert Blocker
William Edward Gilbert Professor of Piano,
Yale School of Music
Festival Artist,
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

Melvin Chen
Professor in the Practice of Piano,
Yale School of Music
Director,
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

Elizabeth Parisot
Associate Professor Adjunct of Piano,
Yale School of Music

Boris Slutsky
Visiting Professor,
Yale School of Music
Festival Artist,
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

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

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
Associate Professor Adjunct of Viola,
Yale School of Music

Augustin Hadelich
Professor in the Practice of Violin,
Yale School of Music

Ani Kavafian
Professor in the Practice of Violin,
Yale School of Music
Coordinator of String Studies,
Yale School of Music
Festival Artist,
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

Soovin Kim
Visiting Professor in the Practice of Violin,
Yale School of Music

Daniel S. Lee
Lecturer in Early Music, Violin,
Yale School of Music

Tai Murray
Associate Professor Adjunct,
Yale School of Music
Festival Artist,
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

Donald Palma
Assistant Professor Adjunct of Double Bass,
Yale School of Music

Wendy Sharp
Assistant Professor Adjunct of Violin,
Yale School of Music
Director, Chamber Music,
Yale School of Music

Paul Watkins
Polak Family Professor in the Practice of Cello,
Yale School of Music
Festival Artist,
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

Kyung Yu
Lecturer in Violin,
Yale School of Music
Voice

Janna Baty
Associate Professor Adjunct of Voice,
Yale School of Music

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

J.J. Penna
Lecturer in Voice and Opera,
Yale School of Music

Alejandro Roca
Lecturer in Voice and Opera,
Yale School of Music

James Taylor
Professor in the Practice of Voice,
Institute of Sacred Music

Adriana Zabala
Associate Professor Adjunct of Voice,
Yale School of Music
Woodwinds

Frank Morelli
Associate Professor Adjunct of Music,
Yale School of Music
Festival Artist,
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

David Shifrin
Samuel S. Sanford 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
Festival Artist ,
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

Stephen Taylor
Lecturer in Oboe,
Yale School of Music
Festival Artist,
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

Tara Helen O'Connor
Professor Adjunct of Flute,
Yale School of Music
Festival Artist,
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Chamber Music

Misha Amory
Artist in Residence (Brentano String Quartet),
Yale School of Music

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

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

Wendy Sharp
Assistant Professor Adjunct of Violin,
Yale School of Music
Director, Chamber Music,
Yale School of Music

Mark Steinberg
Artist in Residence (Brentano String Quartet),
Yale School of Music
Academic Studies

Astrid Baumgardner
Lecturer Adjunct in Music,
Yale School of Music

Paul Berry
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
Lecturer in English,
Yale School of Music

Lynette Bowring
Associate Professor Adjunct of Music History,
Yale School of Music
Coordinator for Academic Studies,
Yale School of Music

Wayne Escoffery
Lecturer in Jazz,
Yale School of Music

Robert Holzer
Associate Professor Adjunct of Music History,
Yale School of Music

Albert Lee
Associate Professor, Adjunct,
Yale School of Music
Associate Dean for Student Life and Community Engagement,
Yale School of Music

Seth Monahan
Associate Professor Adjunct of Analysis and Musicianship,
Yale School of Music

Markus Rathey
Robert S. Tangeman Professor in the Practice of Music History,
Institute of Sacred Music

Sebastian Ruth
Visiting Lecturer in Community Engagement,
Yale School of Music

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