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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
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
Coordinator of Composition Studies,
Yale School of Music
Conducting

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

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,
Yale College
Director, Yale Jazz Initiative,
Yale School 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

André J. Thomas
Visiting Professor of Choral Conducting ,
Yale School of Music
Interim Conductor, Yale Camerata,
Institute of Sacred 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

Craig Cramer
Visiting Professor of Organ,
Institute of Sacred Music

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
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

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
Lecturer 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

Kyung Yu
Lecturer in Violin,
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

Paul Watkins
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

Jeffrey Grossman
Lecturer in Music,
Institute of Sacred Music

Ethan Heard
Lecturer in Acting,
Institute of Sacred 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

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

Adriana Zabala
Associate Professor Adjunct of Voice,
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
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
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
Associate Professor Adjunct of Analysis and Musicianship,
Yale School of Music

Markus Rathey
Robert S. Tangeman Professor in the Practice of Music History,
Yale School of Music

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