Willa J. Collins
Assistant Professor, Musicology
Willa Collins is an assistant professor of Musicology at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. She holds a BM degree from Prairie View A&M University, a MM degree from Rice University, and a PhD from Cornell University. Her primary research area is nineteenth-century French ballet and her doctoral dissertation, Adolphe Adam’s Ballet Le Corsaire at the Paris Opéra, 1856-1868: A Source Study, examines the composer’s last ballet during its run at Paris’ foremost theater through surviving archival documents. She has presented her work at both national and international conferences. She is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including the American Musicological Society’s…
Frost School of Music names 2013 Outstanding Seniors for their academic and artistic excellence.
The University of Miami Frost School of Music announced the Ft. Lauderdale based Georgina Dieter Dennis…
Frost School of Music students were once again well represented in DownBeat magazine’s 36th Annual…
Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin discusses benefits of neurologic music therapy at UM Bank United Center as part of the Stamps Distinguished Visitors Series.
Neurologic Music Therapy Research Expands Understanding of the Human Brain.
March 4, 2011—By Julia Berg
About 20 years ago, a young indie rock ‘n’ roll producer sat in a San Francisco Bay recording studio while Carlos Santana recorded a new album…and he felt goose-bumps.
Even though it is a common physical reaction, the producer, Daniel Levitin (who also worked with Stevie Wonder and such groups as Blue Oyster Cult) found himself fixated on figuring out WHY we have physical reactions such as goose bumps…
Momentum 2 - the breakthrough campaign for the University of Miami - launches at Bank United Center and features students from Frost
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