Before the Yale Symphony Orchestra (YSO) performed in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory this summer during its first-ever Russian tour, music director Toshiyuki Shimada feared there would not be much of an audience.
The concert was scheduled for 3...
For the Yale Concert Band’s first concert of its new season, members of the audience will not be requested to turn their cell phones off, but, rather, to turn them on.
The concert, directed by Thomas C. Duffy, will feature the work “Honeycomb” by Cory...
When Ezra Edelman ’96, the Academy Award-winning director and producer, was approached by his bosses at ESPN to create a five-hour documentary about O.J. Simpson, he was floored, as he had never made anything that long. But when he was done with “O.J.:...
Musicians from the Yale University Bands will join with members of the Haitian Youth Choir and Chamber Ensemble for part of a free concert showcasing Haiti’s rich musical traditions on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
The concert, conducted by Jean-Bernard Desinat,...
John Birdsall, food writer and ex-restaurant cook, will speak at Yale on Thursday, Oct. 5, as a Poynter Fellow in Journalism. His visit is co-sponsored by the Yale Sustainable Food Program and Pierson College.
Birdsall will participate in a Pierson...
Letterpress and letter carving expert Jesse Marsolais gave a demonstration of stone carving in conjunction with the Haas Arts Library’s new exhibition “Learning from Letterforms: Past & Present.” Marsolais traced the history of the art since ancient...
For now, Yale clinical faculty member Katherine Malensek isn’t bothered by the fact that the living room in her home is more art studio than sitting space.
More often than not, the room is littered with an easel, paints, crayons, and other supplies, as...
October is the month of color, and it’s not just because of the fall foliage. It’s also the month that artists — many of them Yale affiliates — open the doors to their private studios or exhibit their work in public spaces to showcase their creative...