The Yale Schola Cantorum is a 24-voice vocal ensemble jointly sponsored by the Yale School of Music

Yale School of Music

The Yale School of Music is one of the twelve professional schools at Yale University and one of the premier music conservatories in the world....

 and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music

Yale Institute of Sacred Music

The Yale Institute of Sacred Music traces its roots to the School of Sacred Music founded at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. The seminary's department of church music was brought to Yale in 1972, entering into partnership with the Yale School of Music and the Yale Divinity School...

. The Schola Cantorum is open by audition to any student at Yale University

Yale University

Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...

, although most of its singers are affiliated with the School of Music. Simon Carrington

Simon Carrington

Simon Carrington is a singer, double bass player and conductor. He first performed in the UK where he was born, and more recently in the United States.-External links:* * * * * * * * *...

 founded the ensemble in 2003, and in 2009 Masaaki Suzuki

Masaaki Suzuki

is a Japanese organist, harpsichordist and conductor, and the founder and musical director of the Bach Collegium Japan.He was born in Kobe to parents who were both Christians and amateur musicians...

assumed the directorship.

The ensemble has quickly established its repute, touring nationally and internationally, and having released six CDs in the eight years since its founding.