Yale institute observes 50 years studying, celebrating the sacred arts
Over five decades, Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music has grown into an interdisciplinary center for the study of worship and sacred arts across faith traditions.
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Over five decades, Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music has grown into an interdisciplinary center for the study of worship and sacred arts across faith traditions.
If any fans or practitioners of gospel music in New Haven had been unaware that the Institute of Sacred Music offers an Interdisciplinary Program in Music and the Black Church, they are unaware no longer. The program burst into the spotlight Friday evening with an exuberant celebration of gospel music at the College Street Music Hall. A star-studded cast of performers from all
Eight leading music and arts ministers from across the country will visit Yale at the end of October to be part of a panel and night of song that explores tradition and innovation in Black sacred music. The leaders are: Dr. Joyce Garrett, Dr. Will Harris, Evg. Barbara Jackson-Sago, Leon C. Lewis, L’Tanya Moore-Copeland, Minister Walter Owens, Dr. Eddie Robinson, and Dr. Diane
From April 13-14, the Yale Institute of Sacred Music will host two days of events with the legendary Clark Sisters, a group that has been on the vanguard of gospel music for more than half a century. Winners of three Grammy Awards, and with sixteen albums to their credit, the Clark Sisters are the highest-selling female gospel group in history.
Yale’s Interdisciplinary Program in Music and the Black Church unites scholars, practitioners, and students in study — and celebration — of Black sacred music.