Frost School of Music is the

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. From 1926 to 2003, it was known as University of Miami School of Music.

Academics and programs

The University of Miami's Frost School of Music was one of the original schools of the

upon its 1926 founding, operating from 1926 until 2003 as University of Miami School of Music. The School today has an enrollment of just over 700 students and offers degree programs in instrumental performance, vocal performance, music engineering, music therapy, music education, music composition, and musical theatre. It also offers Studio Music and

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degrees for instrumentalists and vocalists. Its Studio Music and Jazz program have consistently ranked among the best in the nation. Frost School of Music also was the first music school in the nation to offer an innovative degree in Music Business and Entertainment Industries and a hands-on music therapy program. The Frost School of Music's bachelor of arts in music program offers a music major with a liberal arts minor and is a popular choice as a double major for pre-medical, pre-veterinary, pre-dental, and pre-law students who wish to also pursue higher studies in music. A minor in music is also offered for non-music majors. Music majors within different fields can choose to minor in studio music and jazz, music composition, music business and entertainment industries, and dance. The School also offers graduate programs in every music discipline. In April 2007,

Shelly Berg Shelton "Shelly" Glen Berg (born August 18, 1955) is an American classical and jazz pianist and music educator. He is the dean of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida and the school's Patricia L. Frost Prof ...

, American pianist, composer, arranger, orchestrator, and producer, was appointed as the new dean of the Frost School of Music following retirement of James William Hipp. The Frost School is home to Bruce Hornsby Creative American Music Program, named after Frost School of Music alumnus

Bruce Hornsby Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock, heartland rock, and blues rock musical traditions ...

, a 1977 University of Miami School of Music graduate. The program is an interdisciplinary course of study designed to develop artist and songwriters by immersing them in the diverse traditions that form the foundation of modern American songwriting. In 2019, Frost School of Music's Dean's Suite was named for Japanese rock star Yoshiki following a masterclass to Frost students and a charitable to donation to the school.

Rankings

In its 2022 rankings of universities and colleges, the collegiate ranking company

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ranks the University of Miami's music program 16th best in the nation. In 2018, ''

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'' ranked the University of Miami's Frost School of Music as the nation's top music business school. In 2009 '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked the school's

program as the second best jazz program in the nation, and ranked the University of Miami School of Music's masters programs among the top 25 in the nation.

Facilities

The University of Miami's Frost School of Music's facilities include the 600-seat Maurice Gusman Concert Hall named for Ukrainian-American businessman

Maurice Gusman Maurice Gusman (born 1889 - died April 4, 1980) was a Russian Empire-born American millionaire investor and philanthropist. Born in the Russian Empire into a Jewish family, Gusman immigrated to the United States at the age of 14 alone. Gusman bega ...

. The concert hall hosts performances by students, faculty, and guest artists. Other school facilities include the 150-seat Victor E. Clarke Recital Hall, The Marta and L. Austin Weeks Music Library and Technology Center (opened in 2005), the Bertha Foster practice building, and the newly-constructed Patricia L. Frost North and South Buildings, home to faculty studios. These facilities, as well as the Rehearsal Center and Volpe Classroom Building, are all located at Frost School of Music on the

's main campus in

Naming

On October 16, 2003, at a gala event launching the

's "Momentum Campaign" established to raise $1 billion, the university announced a $33 million gift from philanthropists

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and his wife Patricia and the plan to rename the University of Miami School of Music as Frost School of Music.

Notable alumni

* Michelle Amato, vocalist *

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, composer, conductor, music educator * Jeffri W. Bantz, music conductor *

Anastasia Barzee Anastasia Barzee (born April 24, 1971) is an American actress. Born in Miami, Barzee is a graduate of Frost School of Music. Career Barzee originated the role of Betty Haynes in '' White Christmas''. She also originated the role of Josephin ...

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, operatic soprano *

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, Broadway actor * Sylvia Constantinidis, classical pianist, composer, conductor, music educator * Matt Cornwell, composer and producer *

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, pop music vocalist, Exposé * Kermit Driscoll, jazz bassist * Mark Egan, jazz bassist,

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, alternative rock musician, vocalist, and songwriter * Danny Gottlieb, drummer,

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, bassist, ''

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, actress *

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, jazz vocalist, composer * Marvis Martin, operatic soprano *

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, composer *

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, operatic soprano *

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* Erin O'Donnell, vocalist *

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* Robert Phillips, classical guitarist *

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, composer *

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, singer, songwriter *

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and Matchbox Twenty *

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and Doobie Brothers *

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, conductor, composer and jazz singer *

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, saxophonist *

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Notable faculty

, current dean, Frost School of Music, jazz pianist *

Martin Bejerano Martin Bejerano is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Life and career Bejerano was born in Miami, Florida, and is of Afro-Cuban heritage. He graduated from the New World School of the Arts at Florida State University ...

, jazz piano * John Bitter, former dean, Frost School of Music, 1950-1963 * Craig Carothers, songwriter, recording artist * Frank Cooper, musicology *

John Daversa John Daversa is an American jazz trumpeter, electronic valve instrument (EVI) player, composer, arranger, conductor, bandleader, producer and educator. Early life Daversa is the son of Jay Daversa, trumpeter for Stan Kenton and Los Angeles stu ...

, chair, Frost School of Music Studio Music and Jazz *

Ivan Davis Ivan Roy Davis, Jr. (February 4, 1932 – March 12, 2018) was an American classical pianist and longstanding member of the faculty at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music. Early life Davis was born in Electra, Texas. He received his ...

, pianist * Gary Green, director of bands * JB Floyd, piano *

Bertha Foster Bertha Mae Foster (May 3, 1881 – February 29, 1968) was a founding regent of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, and served on its board of trustees from 1925 to 1941. She was appointed its first dean of music in 1926 by the univers ...

, former dean, Frost School of Music *

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, former dean, Frost School of Music, 1964–1982 * Brian Lynch, jazz trumpet *

Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works, and other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progr ...

, jazz * Craig Morris, trumpet *

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, jazz * Bill Porter, audio engineer * Paul Posnak, piano *

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, jazz drummer and percussionist *

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, music business * Santiago Rodriguez, pianist *

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, choral *

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, director of orchestral activities *

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, former director of orchestral activities, 1993-2018 *

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, horn * Paul Wilson, music theorist

References

External links

Official site
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