Yale Institute of Sacred Music, New Haven, Connecticut, is receiving applications until March 15 for the biennial Yale Organ Academy to be held from June 15–19. This opportunity is for advanced undergraduate organ students to work with artists and teachers on the Yale University campus.
Faculty include Ken Cowan (Rice University), Martin Jean (Yale University), James O’Donnell (Yale University), and Carole Terry (University of Washington). Students receive daily lessons, participate in workshops on topics related to organ literature and church music, study on organs at Yale and in New Haven and its environs, and hear performances by faculty and each other.
Any student who will be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate in 2026–2027 or who has just graduated with the baccalaureate degree in 2026 is eligible to apply. Applicants must be 18 years old by the start of the academy and must be enrolled in organ study, but they need not be a music major.
All tuition fees and costs for room and board are covered by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, with participants to cover travel to New Haven. If chosen, there is a $75 good-faith deposit required to secure the spot.
Application deadline is March 15.
For information and to apply: https://ism.yale.edu/posts/2025-12-05-2026-yale-organ-academy.
Photo caption: Yale Organ Academy faculty, clockwise from upper left: Ken Cowan, Martin Jean, Carole Terry, and James O’Donnell
