Wynton Grant ’17mm to serve as Yale Alumni Association delegate, Yale in Hollywood music chair
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iolinist and Yale School of Music alumnus Wynton Grant ’17MM will serve a two-year term (2020-2022) as the school’s delegate to the Yale Alumni Association. He was also elected music chair of Yale in Hollywood. “Wynton is an artist who has vast experience in both music and fields outside music,” YSM Alumni Affairs Director Donna Yoo ’09MM said. “The pandemic has devastated the music industry and forced many of us to pause and reevaluate our role in society. I have always admired Wynton’s creativity, tenacity, and entrepreneurial spirit, and I believe he will be a great partner in helping alumni navigate through these unprecedented times.” Grant has played on recordings by such popular artists as Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys, and Shawn Mendes and composers Ramin Djawadi, Alan Menken, and Hans Zimmer. Among the soundtracks on which Grant has played are Disney’s Mulan (2020) and The Lion King (2019). In October, as chair of music for Yale in Hollywood, Grant interviewed composer and producer Stephen Feigenbaum (a.k.a. Johan Lenox) ’12BA ’13MM in an event that was held online. Grant is also involved in real estate and other entrepreneurial ventures. Please join us in thanking him in advance for his contributions to the YAA. q
Wynton Grant. Photo by Hannah Criswell
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