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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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William Purvis
Professor in the Practice of Horn,
Yale School of Music
Director,
Collection of Musical Instruments
Kevin Cobb
Visiting Associate Professor Adjunct of Trumpet,
Yale School of Music
Scott Hartman
Lecturer in Trombone,
Yale School of Music
Carol Jantsch
Lecturer in Tuba,
Yale School of Music
Composition
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
Hannah Lash
Associate Professor of Composition,
Yale School of Music
Christopher Theofanidis
Professor in the Practice of Composition,
Yale School of Music
Conducting
Jeffrey Douma
Professor Adjunct of Choral Conducting,
Yale School of Music
Director, Yale Glee Club,
Department of Music
Thomas C. Duffy
Director, Yale University Bands,
Department of Music
Director, Yale Jazz Initiative,
Department of Music
Professor Adjunct of Music,
Yale School of Music
Artistic Director, Ellington Jazz Series,
Yale School of Music
David Hill
Professor Adjunct of Choral Conducting,
Institute of Sacred Music
Principal Conductor, Yale Schola Cantorum,
Institute of Sacred Music
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
Jon Laukvik
Visiting Professor of Organ,
Institute of Sacred Music
Walden Moore
Lecturer Adjunct in 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
Robert Blocker
Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music,
Yale School of Music
Professor of Piano,
Yale School of Music
Melvin Chen
Deputy Dean,
Yale School of Music
Professor in the Practice of Piano,
Yale School of Music
Director,
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Hung-Kuan Chen
Visiting Professor of Piano,
Yale School of Music
Elizabeth Parisot
Associate Professor Adjunct of Piano,
Yale School of Music
Boris Slutsky
Visiting Professor in the Practice of Piano,
Yale School of Music
Wei-Yi Yang
Associate Professor Adjunct of Piano,
Yale School of Music
Strings
Syoko Aki
Professor in the Practice of Violin,
Yale School of Music
Serena Canin
Artist in Residence (Brentano String Quartet),
Yale School of Music
Hyo Kang
Professor Adjunct of Violin,
Yale School of Music
Ani Kavafian
Professor in the Practice of Violin,
Yale School of Music
Daniel S. Lee
Part-Time Acting Instructor in Early Music, Violin,
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
Kyung Yu
Lecturer in Violin,
Yale School of Music
Misha Amory
Artist in Residence (Brentano String Quartet),
Yale School of Music
Ettore Causa
Associate Professor Adjunct of Viola,
Yale School of Music
Ole Akahoshi
Assistant Professor Adjunct of Cello,
Yale School of Music
Director, Yale Cellos,
Yale School of Music
Nina Lee
Artist in Residence (Brentano String Quartet),
Yale School of Music
Paul Watkins
Visiting Professor Adjunct of Cello,
Yale School of Music
Donald Palma
Assistant Professor Adjunct of Double Bass,
Yale School of Music
Voice
Janna Baty
Assistant Professor Adjunct of Voice,
Yale School of Music
Richard Cross
Lecturer in Voice and Opera,
Yale School of Music
Ethan Heard
Lecturer in Acting,
Institute of Sacred Music
Christopher Murrah
Lecturer in Voice and Opera,
Yale School of Music
Tomoko Nakayama
Lecturer in Music,
Institute of Sacred Music
Emily Olin
Lecturer in Voice and Opera,
Yale School of Music
Timothy Shaindlin
Lecturer in Voice and Opera,
Yale School of Music
Kyle Swann
Lecturer in Voice and Opera,
Yale School of Music
James Taylor
Professor in the Practice of Voice,
Institute of Sacred Music
Doris Yarick-Cross
Professor in the Practice of Voice,
Yale School of Music
Artistic Director, Yale Opera,
Yale School of Music
Woodwinds
Ransom Wilson
Professor Adjunct of Flute,
Yale School of Music
Stephen Taylor
Lecturer in Oboe,
Yale School of Music
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
Frank Morelli
Associate Professor Adjunct of Music,
Yale School of Music
Classroom Studies
Astrid Baumgardner
Lecturer Adjunct in Music,
Yale School of Music
Paul Berry
Associate Professor Adjunct of Music History,
Yale School of Music
Serena Blocker
Lecturer in English,
Yale School of Music
Lynette Bowring
Assistant Professor Adjunct of Music History,
Yale School of Music
Wayne Escoffery
Lecturer in Jazz,
Yale School of Music
Richard Gard
Lecturer in Musicianship and Analysis,
Yale School of Music
Robert Holzer
Associate Professor Adjunct of Music History,
Yale School of Music
Carrie Koffman
Lecturer in Applied Saxophone,
Yale School of Music
Jonathan Mills
Visiting Professor of Music,
Yale School of Music
Seth Monahan
Visiting Associate Professor Adjunct of Musicianship and Analysis,
Yale School of Music
Markus Rathey
Robert S. Tangeman Professor in the Practice of Music History (joint appointment with Yale Institute of Sacred Music),
Yale School of Music
Sebastian Ruth
Visiting Lecturer in Community Engagement,
Yale School of Music
