Topic: Music
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Frost School alum Joshua Henry wows Met Gala
Broadway star and 2006 Frost School of Music graduate Joshua Henry performed at the Met Gala, on the heels of his fourth Tony nomination for his show-stopping performance in the hit Broadway revival of “Ragtime.”
In Memoriam: JB Floyd
JB Floyd, a pianist who embraced classical, jazz, and experimental music and spent 32 years at the Frost School as a professor and chair of the Keyboard Performance department, passed away at the age of 96.
