| Frost School of Music | |
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1314 Miller Drive , Florida, U.S. | |
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| School type | Private |
| Established | 1926 |
| Dean | Shelly Berg |
| Enrollment | 716 |
| Website | https://www.frost.miami.edu/ |
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Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music is themusic school at theUniversity of Miami inCoral Gables, Florida. From 1926 to 2003, it was known asUniversity of Miami School of Music.
The University of Miami's Frost School of Music was one of the original schools of the University of Miami upon its 1926 founding, operating from 1926 until 2003 asUniversity of Miami School of Music. The School today[when?] has an enrollment of just over 700 students.
In April 2007,Shelly Berg, American pianist, composer, arranger, orchestrator, and producer, was appointed as the new dean of the Frost School of Music following the retirement ofJames William Hipp.[1]
The Frost School is home to Bruce Hornsby Creative American Music Program, named after Frost School of Music alumnusBruce Hornsby. The program is an interdisciplinary course of study designed to develop artist and songwriters by immersing them in the diverse traditions that form the foundation of modern American songwriting. In 2019, Frost School of Music's Dean's Suite was named for Japanese rock starYoshiki following a masterclass to Frost students and a charitable to donation to the school.[2]
In 2018,Billboard magazine ranked the University of Miami's Frost School of Music as the nation's top music business school.[3]
The University of Miami's Frost School of Music's facilities include the 600-seat Maurice Gusman Concert Hall named for Ukrainian-American businessmanMaurice Gusman. The concert hall hosts performances by students, faculty, and guest artists.
Other school facilities include the 150-seat Victor E. Clarke Recital Hall, The Marta and L. Austin Weeks Music Library and Technology Center (opened in 2005), the Bertha Foster practice building, and the newly-constructed Patricia L. Frost North and South Buildings, home to faculty studios.
On October 16, 2003, the university announced a $33 million gift from philanthropistsPhillip Frost and his wife Patricia and the plan to rename the University of Miami School of Music as Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music.[4][5]
Festival Miami was amusic festival series hosted annually by the Frost School of Music in October from 1984 through 2017. In 2017, the festival was integrated with ongoing live music events hosted by the University of Miami throughout the year. Festival Miami offered a range of musical programming, includingLatin,jazz,classical, andcreative American music.[6] Past performers have includedUniversity of Miami alumniGloria Estefan,Ben Folds,Bruce Hornsby, andJon Secada. Other past performers have includedJoshua Bell,Jackson Browne,Willy Chirino,Shawn Colvin,Edgar Meyer, and others.[citation needed]
The Frost School of Music has been accredited by theNational Association of Schools of Music, the principalaccrediting body for music schools, since 1939.[7]
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