Yale University Bands

03/30/2022

We invite you to join us for our April 9 concert, where we will join the Yale Glee Club and Yale Concert Band to present a free concert to benefit the people of Ukraine.

Starting at 10 a.m. on March 30, reserve tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/benefit-concert-for-the-people-of-ukraine-tickets-304244582737

April 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Woolsey Hall and livestreamed on our website and Facebook
Works by Verbytsky, Lysenko, Abela, Husa, Walton (with Brian Isaacs, viola) and Bartók.

All attendees must bring their ticket and proof of vaccination with them to the concert.

(Graphic design by Samhitha Josyula)

08/03/2021

Attention Yale students! Audition information for the 2021-22 Yale Concert Band and Yale Jazz Ensemble is now available our webpage! You may download the required music to prepare now. YCB auditions will be held Sept 2, 3, and 4, and you may sign up for an audition time now. YJE auditions will be held Wed., Sept 1. The audition signup sheet will be posted shortly. All auditions will be held in Room 301 Hendrie Hall, 165 Elm St.

New this year! The Yale Concert Band will host an Open Rehearsal on Tue, Sept. 2, from 4:10 to 5:30 pm in Room 301 Hendrie (the Bandroom). Please attend--all are welcome! (Registration required--please sign up on our website).

The Yale Bands is a thriving cultural community. Its members are given opportunities to prepare and perform great music; learn about the arts and their place in society and international cultures; and develop skills to become leaders. Through a robust series of musical activities, many Bands members...

05/20/2021

We've reached the end of this most unusual academic year, and last night we celebrated our Yale Bands Class of 2021 in person with a casual (and socially distanced) gathering in the Bandroom. The evening featured a light-hearted presentation and some fun trivia by Tom Duffy, and gifts of appreciation for our seniors (but sadly--and almost unfathomable for Stephanie Theodos Hubbard--no food or beverages 😞 ). Congratulations and go forth, bands alumni! Our love and best wishes to you in your future endeavors. You always will hold a uniquely special place in our hearts. And please come visit--we'd love to see you!

05/06/2021

We're pleased to share the Yale Concert Band's just-released virtual performance of "Roma" by Valerie Coleman, founder of the Grammy Award-winning Imani Quintet. Enjoy!

Yale University Concert BandThomas C. Duffy, music directorVirtual Project #2. May, 2021Roma by Valerie Coleman

04/09/2021

Attention jazz fans! The Black Art Jazz Collective is the feature of this Sunday's Yale School of Music Ellington Series event. It takes place at this Sunday, April 11, at 4 p.m., via live stream from Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall. This will be a lively and engaging show, with some fantastic music. Tune in if you can!

April 11, 2021

03/27/2021

One more small step toward normalcy. A small group of YPMB percussionists held a masked and distanced in-person sectional in the Bandroom yesterday. We are hopeful for the fall! Turn it up and enjoy!

12/16/2020

The pandemic may have temporarily halted the Yale Bands' in-person rehearsals and concerts, but the members of the Yale Bands Saxophone Quartet have been busy performing individual mini "popup" concerts here and there this fall. Check them out!

The Yale Bands Saxophone Quartet is made up of saxophonists from the Yale Concert Band. This year’s members are Michael Chen, Nick DeWalt, Alina Martel, and Sahil Mane, all of whom are students of Yale School of Music Professor of Saxophone Carrie Koffman. Click the links below to hear the popup c...

09/01/2020

This is the official page of the Department of Bands at Yale University. Under our auspices are the Yale Concert Band, Yale Jazz Ensemble, and Yale Precision Marching Band. (Each Band still has its own page; we’ve just claimed them under our umbrella organization.)

YALE CONCERT BAND:
https://m.facebook.com/yaleconcertband/

YALE JAZZ ENSEMBLE:
https://m.facebook.com/yalejazzensemble/
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YALE PRECISION MARCHING BAND:
https://m.facebook.com/theYPMB/

We are the Members of... the Yale Precision Marching Band!