Music

Frost School & Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra at Gusman Concert Hall

In her concert debut as Artistic Director of the Frost School’s Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, NEA Jazz Master composer, arranger, and bandleader Maria Schneider presents a program featuring Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Egberto Gismonti. Both Schneider, one of the few who has received Grammys in the jazz, classical, and rock genres, and the classically-trained Gismonti, who has explored jazz as well as … +

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Pianist Santiago Rodríguez in Concert at Gusman Hall
Tue Dec 3, 2019

Frost Faculty artist, Santiago Rodriguez, hailed as a “phenomenal pianist” by The New York Times and “one of the finest pianists in the world” by The Baltimore Sun, presents a program of major works by the great trinity of classical masters: J.S. Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Johannes Brahms. The concert also includes ballet music by Manuel de Falla, Aram Khachaturian, and … +

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Chiaroscuro: Frost Chorale at Gusman Concert Hall
Fri Oct 25, 2019

Frost’s new Director of Choral Activities, Amanda Quist, leads the Frost Chorale in an evening of choral masterworks. The performance features Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw’s To the Hands, a work that not only follows up on Dieterich Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri, but also Emma Lazarus’s The New Colossus, the poem on the Statue of Liberty. Amanda Quist, director Anita Castiglione, piano … +

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Chiaroscuro: Frost Chorale at Gusman Concert Hall
Fri Oct 25, 2019

Frost’s new Director of Choral Activities, Amanda Quist, leads the Frost Chorale in an evening of choral masterworks. The performance features Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw’s To the Hands, a work that not only follows up on Dieterich Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri, but also Emma Lazarus’s The New Colossus, the poem on the Statue of Liberty. UM Gusman Concert Hall Amanda Quist, … +

Events

Red Carpet Premier for Gerard Schwarz’s Debut conducting the Frost Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, Sep 14, 2019. 7:30 pm

Frost Symphony Orchestra Live Signature Series welcomes internationally renowned classical musician and conductor Gerard Schwarz on its debut appearance conducting the Frost Symphony Orchestra. In nearly five decades, Gerard Schwarz has received hundreds of honors including six Emmy Awards, 14 GRAMMY nominations, eight ASCAP Awards and numerous Stereo Review and Ovation Awards. His move to South Florida, along with being named the new music director … +

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UM Gusman Concert Hall upcoming free Concerts
Mon Aug 19, 2019 - Thu Oct 3, 2019

A list of upcoming free concerts at UM for the next season. From Jazz Ensembles to a powerful program with Frost School of Music Symphonic Winds. Faculty Jazz Concert Weeks Center for Recording & Performance: An evening of music for small jazz ensemble, featuring Frost Studio Music and Jazz faculty.Aug 19, 2019, 6:30 PMClarke Recital Hall –Frost School’s Henry Mancini Institute Chamber … +

Performing Arts

An Evening of Body Language with Comic/Mime Ireneusz Krosny at Frost School of Music
Sun Jun 30, 2019

The second of two concerts showcasing a select group of  talented students of this year’s Chopin’s Academy will follow with an entertaining presentation of comedy featuring Poland’s most famous comic mime performing a series of skits, many of which will appeal to music lovers. Program: Solo Music of Chopin Various skits by Ireneusz Krosny Double Header: Frost Chopin Academy Showcase Concert II … +

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An Evening of Chopin’ Concertos at Frost School of Music

Jun 26, 2019, 7 PM Winners of the Frost Chopin Academy Concerto Audition, the Escher String Quartet, and Grzegorz Fankowski will perform Chopin Piano Concertos arranged for piano and string quintet by Kevin Kenner. Escher String Quartet Adam Barnett-Hart, violin Danbi Um, violin Pierre Lapointe, viola Brook Speltz, cello Gzegorz Fankowski, double bass Frank Cooper, moderator

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The Passion of English Music for Strings: Frost Symphony Orchestra and piano soloist Zoe Zeniodi
Friday, April 20th, 8:00 p.m.

Enjoy an enchanting evening with the Frost Symphony Orchestra (FSO) featuring guest piano soloist Zoe Zeniodi, who has appeared in major concerts halls throughout the world, as she performs Finzi’s Eclogue for Piano and String Orchestra and Romance for String Orchestra; Elgar’s Serenade for Strings; and Britten’s Simple Symphony led by conductor Thomas Sleeper. Revel in the beauty of some of the … +