Bryce Dessner is curating and commissioning new work from Julia Bullock (in collaboration with YSM alum Carolyn Yarnell ’89MM), Ash Fure, Nathalie Joachim and Anna Thorvaldsdóttir that will receive premieres at Yale, while subsequent years will expand on past collaborations with theater and opera director Kaneza Schaal. Yale School of Music interviewed Dessner on his residency and career.
Bryce Dessner ’98BA ’99MM returns to Yale for Schwarzman Center residency
I did have a very good experience at Yale as an undergrad and as a graduate student. And it definitely informed my work after. It was the beginning of an education, that my life and career would also be about learning and being challenged by new experiences. And I think that’s what a good education is. There’s always something to learn, especially from those around you (who) don’t share your background, who don’t share your same expertise.