Highlights include
- Flutist Sir James Galway
- Jazz Pianist John Beasley
- Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra’s Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
Tickets On Sale Now for more than 25 Live Concerts and Lectures
Coral Gables, Fla. (August 23, 2017) —The highly acclaimed Frost School of Music at the University of Miami announces the launch of the Frost Music Live! Signature Series, an annual season with more than twenty-five exciting concert performances and captivating music lectures. The new Frost Music Live! Signature Series ranges from September through April, expanding the school’s prior month-long Festival Miami.
The Frost Music Live! Signature Series is as diverse as the Frost School, with distinctive programming that reflects the unique culture and varied tastes of Miami; with four distinct themes –Frost Music Classics, Frost Jazz, Pop, and Beyond, Frost Faculty Recitals, and Frost Musicology Lectures, beginning September 2017. Concertgoers can enjoy the world-class talents of award-winning Frost student ensembles, esteemed Frost faculty artists, as well as world-renowned guest artists and musicologists.
“We invite you to rediscover great masterworks, explore the best in jazz and contemporary music, enjoy the brilliance of our students and faculty, and gain new insights into the musical creative process through informative musicology lectures,” says Shelton G. Berg, Dean of the Frost School of Music.
Performances will be held in the intimate and ideal setting of the 600-seat UM Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, on the Coral Gables campus; along with select presentations at the Frost School’s state-of-the-art Weeks Center for Recording and Performance, Victor E. Clarke Recital Hall and the Adrienne Arsht Center in downtown Miami. Some events are free of charge, and educational sessions, such as open rehearsals and hosted conversations with artists are also presented.
Tickets are now on sale to the general public and start at $15. They may be purchased online at www.frostmusiclive.com, by calling 305-284-2400, or via email fmtickets@miami.edu.
Additional highlights of the FROST Music Live! Signature Series include:
September 18, 2017 – “Frost Music Classics” - distinguished Frost alumnus and internationally acclaimed guest conductor Cristian Măcelaru leads the Frost Symphony Orchestra in Bernstein's “Overture to Candide.”
September 5, 12, 19, 26, 2017 – “Frost Musicology Lecture Series” – Frost Research Professor Emeritus Frank Cooper will present Music, Art and the Muses Behind Them in a lively 4-lecture series held every Tuesday night throughout September.
October 27, 2017 – “Frost at Arsht” – The Frost Symphony Orchestra, with Principal Conductor Thomas Sleeper, features Sir James Galway, aka “The Man with the Golden Flute” at the Adrienne Arsht Center.
November 3, 2017 – “Jazz, Pops, and Beyond” - The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra and Jazz Roots bring an inspired Ella Fitzgerald centennial celebration to the Arsht Center stage.
March 23, 2018 – “Frost Faculty Recitals” – Professor Charles Castleman, one of the world’s most active performers and pedagogues of the violin, is joined on piano by Tian Ying, Dean Shelton Berg, and Frost Chair of Keyboard performance Santiago Rodriguez for an evening of Brahms Sonatas.
April 4, 2018 – “Jazz, Pops and Beyond” - Grammy nominated pianist/composer John Beasley, known for his work with such artists as Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, and Herbie Hancock, performs MONK’estra with the award-winning Frost Concert Jazz Band at UM’s Gusman Hall.
For the complete Frost Music Live! Signature Series schedule, visit www.frostmusiclive.com
About Frost Music Live! Signature Series
The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami proudly launched its annual Frost Music Live! Signature Series in September 2017, featuring four distinct themes - Frost Musicology Lecture, Frost Music Classics, Frost Jazz, Pop, and Beyond, and Frost Faculty Recitals. The series offers 20-30 concerts each year, providing for people of all ages the chance to be enriched by live musical performances. It is unrivaled in its scope of musical presentations and contributions while expanding academic opportunities and cultural enrichment to all of South Florida and its visitors. The series features the Frost School of Music’s widely known artist-faculty and student ensembles, and world-renowned guest artists. For a complete listing of concerts and to order tickets online visit www.frostmusiclive.com or email fmtickets@miami.edu for additional information.
About Frost School of Music
The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music is one of the largest and best music schools located in a private university in the U.S., and one of the most comprehensive and relevant in all of higher education. With over 700 students and 100 faculty members it is a top choice for instrumental, keyboard and vocal performance as well as composition, music business, music education, music engineering technology, music therapy, songwriting, jazz, studio music, and more. It is one of two schools created in 1926 when the University of Miami was founded. The naming gift from Dr. Phillip and Patricia Frost in 2003 was a historic occasion.
The Frost School of Music seeks to transform lives through the study and performance of music, and to enhance music’s future as the result of the most innovative and relevant curricula in higher education. The Frost School of Music is devoted to excellence and a culture of collegiality, in which a diversity of people, musical styles, and careers are valued. The Frost School of Music is a community of musicians committed to advanced musicianship for all Frost students across a broad array of majors and programs. The Frost School of Music seeks to elevate the community through intensive, sustained outreach to underserved populations. The Frost School of music strives to enhance the cultural richness of the University of Miami, South Florida and throughout the world as the result of world class performance, scholarship and research.
For further information, visit: www.frost.miami.edu