
Richard E. Bravo
Lecturer, Percussion
Recording artist and world percussionist Richard Bravo is a lecturer in Afro-Caribbean hand drumming at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. Venezuelan-born and classically trained, Richard Bravo arrived in the United States in 1978. He attended Full Sail Academy in Orlando where he immersed himself in the world of recording sciences and graduated with an Associates Degree in Engineering. Moving to Miami shortly afterward, Richard’s resolve and expertise rapidly made him a “first call” musician, who easily assimilated into the high-pressure world of music recording. Richard Bravo has contributed to over two hundred recordings and has worked with such high profile performers as…

Former University of Miami Frost School of Music Band of the Hour director William B. Russell, B.M. ’57,…

Luciano Magnanini, woodwinds professor began his career at UM as a lecturer, in 1972. He studied music…

Dennis Kam, composer, professor, and chair of the Department of Music Theory and Composition, has retired…

December 08
6:30 PM
JW Marriott Marquis, 255 Biscayne Way, Miami

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…