Schwarzman Session - Don't Stop: What Makes Music Timeless?

12.1.25 | 12pm–1:30pm
December 01, 2025 | 12pm–1:30pm |
Peck Room (in Commons)

Instructions

This event will be held in the Peck Room (in the far back of Commons) at Yale Schwarzman Center, 168 Grove Street, New Haven, CT 06511. 

  • Free and open to the public with registration.
  • Seats are limited, so registrants will automatically be placed on the waitlist and will be notified via email if selected.
  • REGISTRATION opens Friday, November 7 at 5pm ET. 

If you need technical assistance with registration or require accessible accommodations contact ysc.info@yale.edu.

Schwarzman Sessions are peer-led gatherings where conversations generate collaborations and move ideas into action. Because seats are limited, registrants will be automatically placed on the waitlist and will be notified via email if they are selected to participate. 

Join acclaimed journalist Alan Light for a conversation about what gives pop music its staying power and how songs can be both rooted in their time and forever young. Why do some songs never seem to age? Can classic rock still sound new? And what makes a fifty-year-old album like Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours still connect so powerfully with new generations of listeners? We provide the table and the meal, you provide the conversation.

Meet the Sessionist: