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Frost Flute Ensemble Before a Performance »
Frost Symphony Orchestra in Concert »
Discover the Frost Wind Ensemble »
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Instrumental Performance at Its Finest »
Backstage at UM Gusman Concert Hall »
Artist-Faculty Perform and Teach at the Highest Artistic Levels »
Visit the Frost Strings Program »
Learn About Our Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees »
Masterclasses Enrich the Educational Experience »
Visit the Frost Woodwind Program »
On Stage at UM Gusman Concert Hall »
Visit the Frost Brass Program »
Cleveland Orchestra Residency at the Frost School of Music »
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Rafael M. Padron Profile Photo

Rafael M. Padron

Program Director, Lecturer, Classical Guitar

Cuban born guitarist, Rafael Padrón, is director of the Guitar Program at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he is also a lecturer in the Department of Instrumental Performance. Padrón has won top prizes in many national and international competitions and has been featured in many international guitar festivals throughout the world. He has also performed both solo and with orchestras in various cities in Cuba, Chile, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Japan, Spain and in the United States of America. He is the artistic director of the Florida Guitar Foundation. Padrón began studying the guitar at the age of eleven. In 1986, he was awarded a scholarship to study at the Advanced Institute…

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William Russell: Former Frost School of Music Band Director

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Former University of Miami Frost School of Music Band of the Hour director William B. Russell, B.M. ’57, M.M. ’58, died December 3, 2012 in Lake Placid, Florida.

Bassoonist and Professor Luciano Magnanini retires from the Frost School

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Luciano Magnanini, woodwinds professor began his career at UM as a lecturer, in 1972. He studied music at the Conservatory Nicolo Paganini in Genoa and continued his musical training in Milan.

Composer and Educator Dennis Kam Retires from Frost School of Music

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Dennis Kam, composer, professor, and chair of the Department of Music Theory and Composition, has retired after 39 years at the University of Miami.

Save the Date—Winter Wonderful—December 8

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December 08
6:30 PM

JW Marriott Marquis, 255 Biscayne Way, Miami

Ensembles

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Woodwind Ensemble

The Woodwind Ensemble, under the direction of Luciano Magnanini, is an inspired and dedicated ensemble that studies and performs a variety of chamber music by the world's greatest composers.

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Department of Instrumental Performance
P.O. Box 248165
Coral Gables, FL 33124-7610
Telephone: 305-284-2241
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