The Yale Institute of Sacred Music will hold the Yale Sacred Music Academy from June 23-27 in New Haven, Connecticut, for professional church musicians. Organists, choral conductors, liturgists, singers, and graduate students aspiring to a career in church music are welcome to apply. The week’s events will include masterclasses and coaching with resident faculty who are skilled in conducting, organ literature, organ accompaniment, hymn-playing, and liturgical organ playing. Each day will include an evening prayer liturgy in which participants will occupy leadership roles.
Interested participants are selected through an online application process. Those selected for the course will receive free on-campus housing, meals, and tuition, but are responsible for their own travel costs to New Haven. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by April 15th.
Applications are now open! For full event information and application details, please see the dedicated Sacred Music Academy page.
Faculty include:
Martin Jean, director of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and professor of organ at Yale University
Michael Kleinschmidt, canon for cathedral music at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, Washington
James O’Donnell, professor of organ and sacred music at Yale University and director of the Yale Consort
Catherine Rodland, artist in residence in organ and theory, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
Ruben Valenzuela, founder and artistic director of Bach Collegium San Diego and director of music at All Souls’ Episcopal Church, Point Loma