Yale Institute of Sacred Music
The Yale Institute of Sacred Music is a premier center for the interdisciplinary study of sacred music, worship, and the arts.
About Yale Institute of Sacred Music
Partnering with the Yale School of Music and Yale Divinity School, as well as other academic and professional units at Yale, the ISM prepares its students for careers in church music and other sacred music, pastoral ministry, performance, and scholarship.
News & features
- Appointment18 Jun 2026Jeffrey Allen Murdock appointed to Yale faculty
The Yale Institute of Sacred Music (ISM) and Yale Divinity School (YDS) have announced the appointment of Dr Jeffrey Allen Murdock as professor in the practice of sacred music in the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and Yale Divinity School.
- News03 Mar 2026Grete Pedersen begins Yale appointment as principal conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum
The internationally respected Norwegian conductor and pedagogue Grete Pedersen has formally taken up her new role at Yale, bringing decades of leadership in choral performance, historically informed practice and conducting education to one of North America’s leading university ensembles.