Raven Chacon at Yale

Diné composer, musician, and artist Raven Chacon is the first Native American to win a Pulitzer Prize in music and is the recipient of a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. Chacon brings his landmark work to New Haven for a multivenue engagement: Raven Chacon at Yale. From April 4–8, Chacon and his wide body of work will be featured in a range of performances, and discussions that offer students, artists and the broader New Haven community several opportunities to explore his multidisciplinary approach to composition and sound. All events are free and open to the public, but registration is required. 

Born at Fort Defiance Navajo Nation, Chacon’s recordings span 22 years and his work appears on more than 80 releases on national and international labels. He has exhibited, performed, or had works performed at LACMA, The Whitney Biennial, Borealis Festival, SITE Santa Fe, The Kennedy Center, and more. As an educator, Chacon is the senior composer mentor for the Native American Composer Apprentice Project (NACAP). In 2022, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music for his composition Voiceless Mass, and in 2023 was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship. 

Raven Chacon at Yale is a series of multidisciplinary engagements from April 3-8, initiated by the Yale Center for Collaborative Arts and Media (CCAM) Sound Art Series and produced in partnership with Yale Schwarzman Center, the Yale Peabody Museum, the Yale University Art Gallery, the Yale School of Music, the Music in Schools Initiative, and the Yale College Department of Music’s New Music Fund.