Name: NMNH - Aaron Jay Kernis
Start: 2026-04-16T19:30:00
Location: Yale University

Aaron Jay Kernis

Yale School of Music

A performance by students of the Yale School of Music cello studio, directed by Ole Akahoshi.

Yale Cellos 2026

Yale University

Ahead of the nation’s 250th, the Philharmonia finishes the season with a joyful, high-energy celebration of American music, featuring works by Gershwin, Bernstein, Barber and Valerie Coleman. Conducted by Peter Oundjian, principal conductor, and Ezra Calvino ’26MMA.

Gershwin & Bernstein: A 250th American Celebration

With haunting vocal performances, Benjamin Britten’s chamber opera — based on Henry James’s classic novella — brings a suspenseful and eerie ghost story to the stage.

The Turn of the Screw

Hear the School’s top musicians in an evening of inspiring performances by winners of the annual chamber music competition.

Chamber Music Competition Winners

Concluding the season, this evening highlights contemporary works forlarge and small ensembles by artistic director Aaron Jay Kernis and students.