Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Festival Miami collection
Date(s)
- 1984-2006 (Creation)
Extent
2 Boxes
Name of creator
Administrative history
The University of Miami opened in the fall of 1926 with two academic units: the Conservatory of Music (later called the School of Music), and the College of Arts and Sciences. The School was founded by Bertha M. Foster, who became the University’s first music dean. It was renamed the Frost School of Music in 2003 in honor of a landmark naming gift by Dr. Phillip and Patricia Frost, ardent supporters of the arts in Miami.
The School of Music has survived many decades of change and growth to become a national music leader in higher education. It offers degrees in instrumental performance, vocal performance, music engineering, music education, music composition, and musical theatre. It also offers Studio Music and Jazz degrees for instrumentalists and vocalists. Its Studio, Music, and Jazz Program is consistently known as among the best in the nation. It was also the first music school in the nation to offer the innovative degree in Music Business and Entertainment Industries, as well as boasting a hands-on music therapy program.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The collection contains brochures and programs of the annual music event Festival Miami, which has been hosted by the University of Miami's Frost School of Music since 1984. The collection was donated by Dr. William Hipp, former Dean of the School and founder of Festival of Miami, in June 2015.
System of arrangement
Box 1: 1984-1993
Box 2: 1994-2006
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
The collection was donated by Dr. William Hipp, former Dean of Frost School of Music in June 2015.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Festival Miami's website
Information about related materials is available at http://www.miami.edu/frost/index.php/festival_miami/