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Keeping Chopin’s genius alive
The Frost Chopin Academy and Festival returns to celebrate and teach the timeless music of the great Polish pianist and composer, featuring concerts with leading interpreters and outstanding aspiring young artists, including an 11-year-old prodigy.
A heartfelt homage to veterans
Frost School of Music composer Shawn Crouch’s powerful oratorio “Letters Home,” a tribute to veterans through a century of their writings, premiered at New York’s Carnegie Hall just after Memorial Day. The work’s Frost School choir was led by choral director Matthew Brady, who served in Iraq and bonded with Crouch over their families’ long history of military service and loss.
Camner family enriches collection with latest gift to the Weeks Music Library
Fourth donation to the University Libraries includes rare scores, signed letters, and other music ephemera spanning four centuries.
A new music partnership benefits the community
Music festival producer We Belong Here has joined the Frost School of Music’s outreach program MusicReach to support a groundbreaking new public arts school in Miami.
Bringing orchestral music beyond the concert hall
A performance at the Miami Grand Prix was the latest instance of how Frost School alumnus Carlos ‘Carlitos’ Lopez is using his Philharmonic Orchestra Project and Frost School artists to create opportunities that combine the worlds of classical and popular music.
Frost School students honored by DownBeat
Graduate and undergraduate students from the Frost School’s renowned jazz program had an outstanding showing in the 2026 DownBeat Student Music Awards.
Online media scoring grad blends creativity and strategy in music career
Nicole Mack combines artistry with entrepreneurship to sync music for ESPN, the NFL, and the Food Network. She graduates in May with a master’s degree in media scoring and production from the Frost School of Music.
A farewell to gifted and devoted educators
Veteran faculty members and program leaders David Ake, Don Coffman, Charles Mason, and Carol Kaminsky reflect on their years at the Frost School of Music, together with a tribute to keyboard supervisor Paul Anthony Bruno.
Coral Gables honors departing Frost School dean Shelton G. Berg
The City of Coral Gables, the University of Miami’s home city, paid tribute to dean Shelton G. “Shelly” Berg’s 19 years of visionary leadership of the Frost School of Music.
Score Magazine 2026 out now
A Lasting Legacy, the 2026 issue of Score, the Frost School of Music’s annual magazine, is available online now.
Outstanding Frost School seniors honored
The Frost School’s annual All-Student Forum honored outstanding graduates from across the school, with an emotional farewell from departing dean Shelton G. “Shelly” Berg.
The sound of the universe
Frost School student Jacey Schell has created the soundtrack for “How to Die in Space,” a pioneering immersive show at Miami's Frost Planetarium based on a bestselling book.
