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Silvio Plata’s dedication, talent, and love of music enabled him to overcome his lifelong blindness to earn a degree in vocal performance at the Frost School. Now he embarks on a new journey to earn a law degree and advocate for others with disabilities.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/04/cane-grad-silvio-plata.html



Instrumental Performance

Musical tributes for a cherished leader

The Frost School commissioned two works to commemorate the loss of beloved music educator and leader Robert Carnochan.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/04/carnochan-tribute.html


Joining life, history, and music

Frost School alumnus Jorge Mejia’s “If These Walls Could Talk” combines stories and music inspired by South Beach history and his own. He joins the Frost Symphony Orchestra in its U.S. premiere this Sunday.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/04/jorge-mejia-fso.html




Frost School dean celebrated for impact on music education

Shelton G. “Shelly” Berg, the dean of the Frost School of Music, was given the Arsht Education Champion Award at the 20th anniversary gala of Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/04/shelly-arsht-award.html



Music Education

Frost School honors alumna and GRAMMY Music Educator of the Year

Leaders and faculty at the Frost School and the University of Miami turned out to pay tribute to music education graduate Jennifer Jimenez, who was named the 2026 Music Educator of the Year at this year’s GRAMMY Awards.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/04/jennifer-jimenez-fsom-tribute.html


Fulbright Program expands horizons for Frost School faculty and students

Fulbright awards have enabled two Frost School graduate students and a jazz program lecturer to have powerful experiences that showcase how the program enriches international cultural understanding.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/04/fulbright-roundup.html


Vocal Performance

A partnership to understand the art and science of the human voice

An innovative, long-running collaboration between the Frost School of Music’s vocal performance program and the Miller School of Medicine’s otolaryngology department helps singers understand their voices and enriches research and treatment for the issues they face.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/04/world-voice-day-2026.html


Building bridges to new generations of music students

Top high school music educators get a firsthand look at the Frost School of Music during our annual Super Teachers Weekend.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/04/superteachers2026.html


Music Therapy

‘I’ve always known music healed people’

Music therapist Leah Goldstein was inspired to work with the elderly by family and life experiences that linked music and healing—a connection she made at the Frost School of Music.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/03/leah-goldstein-music-therapy.html


A tribute to an extraordinary leader

The Frost School of Music celebrated Shelton G. Berg’s changemaking vision and achievements in almost two decades as dean with a gala event at the Knight Center for Music Innovation on Saturday.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/03/shelly-tribute.html


Instrumental Performance

Brass players trumpet Frost School achievement

Frost School alumni Mason Soria and Natalie Colegrove, graduates of the Frost School’s tuba and euphonium studio, were featured soloists at a United States military celebration of their instruments that’s a top event in their field.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/03/tuba-grads-army.html


Vocal Performance

Empowerment through song

Frost School alumna Laurah Merisier dedicates herself to ensuring that everyone can sing, creating an extraordinary musical community with Miami Sound Space.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/03/laurah-merisier.html


Star alumni link with the Frost School on screen

Famed Frost School alumni Gloria Estefan and Jon Secada connected with current students and their own history in major video shoots.

https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2026/03/music-videos-fsom.html


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