When Daniel Harrison, the Allen Forte Professor of Music Theory in the Department of Music, wants to demonstrate what tonal theory — his particular area of expertise — is, he doesn’t turn to a blackboard. Instead, he sits down at a piano.
Harrison, who...
It takes about 17 days, 10 pounds of salt, 20 pounds of baking soda, linen, and incense to mummify a small object.
It also requires natron, one of the ingredients that Salima Ikram brought with her when she arrived on Yale’s campus this fall from Cairo,...
Wynton Marsalis and other jazz greats will perform in a two-day festival, “Jazz: A Celebration of America’s Sound,” Friday and Saturday, March 10 and 11, at Yale’s Schwarzman Center, 168 Grove St.An internationally renowned musician, composer and educator...