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MUSIC VISIONARY PHIL RAMONE TO CONDUCT
MASTER CLASS AT UM
CORAL GABLES, FL (DEC. 12, 2008) –The University
of Miami Frost School of Music continues the Stamps Family Distinguished Visitors Series with a master class by Phil Ramone. The music legend will
visit the campus on Thursday, February 19th at 7:30 p.m at the
Victor E. Clarke Recital Hall located at 5501 San Amaro Drive. This unique learning
opportunity, which is an integral part of the School’s educational mission, is
free and open to the public on a first come first serve basis.
Phil
Ramone is the innovative producer of music by the likes of Bob Dylan, Billy
Joel, B.B. King, and Luciano Pavarotti to name just a few. Ramone has won nine
Grammy awards and an Emmy since 1965 for his work in composition, sound
engineering and record producing. His new book, Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music, chronicles his lengthy
career.
Just
this past year, musicians John Corigliano and Joshua Redman have also been part
of the Stamps Family Distinguished
Visitors Series. This series is made possible with the generous support of
Roe and Penny Stamps. The program, now in its sixth year, brings distinguished
musicians and composers together with music students from the University of
Miami in performance, lecture, and master class activities. For more
information and directions to the master class, please visit www.music.miami.edu or
call (305) 284-3941.
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The Frost School of Music, one of two schools
created in 1926 when the University of Miami was founded, is one of
the largest and best music schools located in a private university in the U.S.,
and one of the most comprehensive in all of higher education. The naming gift
from Dr. Phillip and Patricia Frost was one of the historic highlights in the
life of the School. Building on its
foundation as a Conservatory of Music, the Frost School has pioneered new
curricula and was the first in the nation to offer professionally accredited
bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Music Business and Music Engineering
Technology. The Frost School was also among the first to offer degrees in
Studio Music and Jazz, Music Therapy, and Accompanying and Chamber Music. In
addition, the Frost School was the first in a major university to develop a
student-run label, ‘Cane Records, and a publishing company, Category Five. The
School’s innovative programs, combined with its traditional areas of
concentration, offer its students one of the widest choices of career programs
of any music school in the nation. The Frost School continues to lead, having
recently established a new songwriting degree; the “Bruce Hornsby Creative
American Music Program.” Also, the world-renowned Henry Mancini Institute has
relocated from Los Angeles to the Frost School.
The University of Miami’s mission is to educate
and nurture students, to create knowledge, and to provide service to our
community and beyond. Committed to excellence and proud of our diversity of our
University family, we strive to develop future leaders of our nation and the
world. www.miami.edu.