Topic: 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.
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.
From the violin to the podium
A talented violinist, Valentina Paolucci found the support and community she needed at the Frost School to follow her dream of being an orchestral conductor. This month, she will work as an assistant conductor at the New York Philharmonic.
Honor Band Festival a rousing success
The Frost School’s annual festival brought hundreds of South Florida band students and directors to campus for a weekend of classes and performances.
Percussion professor has impressive record of student achievement
Svet Stoyanov, the head of the Frost School of Music’s percussion program, is a devoted educator and mentor who has helped many of his students find success after graduation.
Emmy nominations for Frost School productions and artists
Frost School conductor Gerard Schwarz and his former student Carlos Lopez were honored with Emmy nominations for broadcast productions of major classical music performances.
A change-making performance on a world stage
The Frost School of Music debuted at New York’s Lincoln Center, with the Frost Symphony Orchestra playing professor Etienne Charles’ powerful jazz-orchestral work “San Juan Hill: A New York Story” under the baton of famed musical director Gerard Schwarz.
A musical bridge builder at the heights of pop and classical music
Frost School triple alumnus Carlos “Carlitos” Lopez has parlayed his degrees in pop production, classical composition, and conducting into a groundbreaking career connecting musical worlds, from Bad Bunny to symphony orchestras. Recently, he’s been showing young people how to do the same.
Celebrating a milestone with premieres by world-class composers
The Centennial commissioning series, created by Frost Symphony Orchestra musical director Gerard Schwarz to celebrate the Frost School’s 100th birthday, winds up this fall with premieres by two of the most important composers in contemporary classical music.
