MUSIC
KIVA BANK
A cappella rush begins with promise of good music and close community

Monday’s Marsh Jam concert kicked off the start of a cappella rush, which allows two weeks for a cappella groups to select new members.

September 4, 2025

GRETA GARRISON
Breaking up with Strictly Platonic

Among this year’s graduating seniors are members of the beloved Yale student band Strictly Platonic. After four years, two Spring Fling performances and an album, the group spoke to the News about their origins and its members’ future.

May 17, 2025

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN & GEMARD GUERY
Weather delays disrupt Spring Fling

Lightning forced attendees to evacuate Old Campus midway through the show, which resumed over an hour later, causing Snakehips to not be able to perform.

April 29, 2025

ORION KIM
Competition winners Erin Nishi ’25 and Tobias Liu ’26 to perform Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with YSO

Soloists Erin Nishi ’25 and Tobias Liu ’26, winners of the William Waite Concerto Competition, will perform this Friday ahead of the Yale Symphony Orchestra’s spring tour in Greece.

March 6, 2025

SOFIA GAVIRIA PARTOW
Davenport Pops Orchestra set to defy gravity this weekend

The concert will celebrate the orchestra’s 20th anniversary with a surprise from the group’s first-ever conductor.

March 1, 2025

GEMARD GUERY & ORION KIM
Whiffenpoofs and Whim ’n Rhythm announce newest tap classes

Both all-senior singing groups held their tap nights on Tuesday, Feb. 18, and members enjoyed their festivities by singing on Old Campus.

February 19, 2025

GEMARD GUERY
Marin Korenaga ’27 sings of heartache in recent single, “baby like me”

Inspired by her friend’s experiences, “baby like me” is the singer-songwriter’s third single.

February 12, 2025

SOFIA GAVIRIA PARTOW
Love and games — New Blue of Yale delivers Singing Valentines to lovers, friends and enemies alike

Throughout the week, the New Blue is spreading romance and mischief through Singing Valentines. The initiative will fundraise for their upcoming tour to Ireland.

February 12, 2025

ORION KIM
Meet the graduate-level musicians who study full-time at Yale College

The joint five-year dual degree program offers exceptional undergraduate musicians the opportunity to earn their master's at the School of Music.

February 7, 2025

ORION KIM
Renowned pianist Alexander Korsantia to join as Visiting Professor in the Practice of Piano

Starting next year, Korsantia will begin teaching a select few students at both the New England Conservatory in Boston and the Yale School of Music.

January 29, 2025

GEMARD GUERY
The Yale Undergraduate Jazz Collective’s 12th Annual Jazz Festival concludes with performance by Cécile McLorin Salvant

The Grammy-winning singer’s concert took place at Commons in collaboration with the Yale Undergraduate Jazz Collective.

January 28, 2025