Raina Murnak, a passionate advocate for the teaching of popular music at the Frost School of Music, has been elected to a leadership position in the field's leading advocacy organization.

http://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/03/raina-murnak-leadership.html



Studio Music & Jazz

Recreating a Musical Legend

Nat King Cole's recordings of iconic boleros made him a crossover star before the word was invented. Singer and Frost School of Music alumnus Jon Secada, jazz pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and alumnus and producer Julio Bagué came together at Weeks Recording Studio to re-create Cole's Latino legacy for a new generation.

http://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/03/recreating-musical-legend.html


Musicology

Frost School’s David Ake Recognized for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship

Musicology professor and department chair David Ake given top award for outstanding teaching and scholarship.

http://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/03/david-ake-recognized.html




Senior Ian Fischer explores the stages of love in first-ever EP, ‘Starcrossed’

Written by Sofia Davis. The Miami Hurricane is the student newspaper of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The newspaper is edited and produced by undergraduate students at UM and is published in print every Tuesday and online everyday during the academic year.

http://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/03/senior-ian-fischer.html



Multimedia “Pictures at an Exhibition” Airs Nationally on PBS

PBS stations across the country will air the Frost School of Music's production of "Pictures at an Exhibition," a collaborative merger of music and visual art.

http://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/03/pbs-airs-frost.html


Henry Mancini Institute

Longtime Frost Donors Olga and David Melin Endow Fellowship

Frost School of Music benefactors Olga and David Melin, who've been donating to Frost since the 1950's, have added to their generous giving by endowing a new fellowship for the Henry Mancini Orchestra.

http://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/02/longtime-frost-donors.html


Vocal Performance

Broadway Star Kristin Chenoweth Inspires Vocal Students

Music theater legend Kristin Chenoweth, the iconic star of "Wicked" and "Glee," coached Frost School of Music vocalists in a masterclass.

http://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/02/kristin-chenoweth.html


Music Media & Industry

Music Industry Speaker Series Brings Top Execs and Alumni Successes

Major music executives and successful alumni bring their experience, insight and connections to students via the speaker series at the Frost School's celebrated Music Industry (MIND) program.

http://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/02/mind-speaker-series.html


Studio Music & Jazz

Frost Made Jazz Pianist Connor Rohrer is Soaring

Jazz pianist Connor Rohrer, graduating from the Frost School this spring, is touring with jazz vocalist and rising star Samara Joy and made the finals of the world's most prestigious jazz competition.

http://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/02/frost-made-pianist.html


‘The limit does not exist’ as the Frost School hits the big screen in "Mean Girls

The Frost School of Music has a Hollywood moment in the hit film "Mean Girls" - part of a broader strategy to make the Frost School a universal emblem of elite music education.

http://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/02/limit-does-not-exist.html


Instrumental Performance

Meet the New Stamps Wind Quintet

The newest ensemble of exceptional artists in the Frost School of Music's prestigious Stamps Scholars Program.

http://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/02/stamps-wind-quintet.html


Instrumental Performance

Two Frost Alumni Win Grammys

Frost alums Alex Brown, a jazz composer and pianist, and Alex Robinson, a jazz vocalist, celebrated Grammy-winning albums Sunday night.

http://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/02/frost-grammys.html


Instrumental Performance

Frost Tuba Grads Hitting All the Right Notes

Students from Frost’s tiny tuba and euphonium department are blowing past bigger competitors to win rare and hard-to-get jobs on their instrument.

http://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/02/tuba-jobs.html


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