Raven Chacon

Diné composer, musician, and artist Raven Chacon became the first Native American to win a Pulitzer Prize in music for his work, Voiceless Mass in 2022 and was the recipient of a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2023. This unique event is part of Chacon's multi-venue Yale residency and features the premiere of a Schwarzman Center commissioned solo work for double bass performed by sound artist Ross Wightman, who will also lead Yale students, faculty, and guest artists, including violinist Maiani da Silva of Eighth Blackbird, cellist Rhonda Rider, and vocalist Royce K. Young Wolf, PhD, in an evening of performances of Chacon’s earlier works.

Other dates throughout the residency will include Chacon performing in the CCAM Sound Art Series at the Yale Center for Collaborative Arts and Media and giving an artist talk in collaboration with the Yale University Art Gallery at the Yale Peabody Museum, showcasing his wide-ranging artistic practice that spans performance, installation and visual art.

This event is presented in partnership with the Yale Center for Collaborative Arts and Media and Yale University Art Gallery.