VISITING ARTISTS CONDUCT MASTER CLASSES AT UM

Coral Gables, FL – When is a festival more than a festival? When it’s Festival Miami! Produced by the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, Festival Miami has entertained audiences with a dynamic and diverse range of musical performances for the 22 seasons.

But beyond these popular performances, which present extraordinary guest artists together with UM music students and faculty, the Festival provides important educational enrichment. Visiting artists conduct special master classes with UM music students and faculty, and these unique learning opportunities are open to the public.

As part of Festival Miami’s 22^ND Celebration, which runs from September 24 to October 29, 2005, William Hipp, Dean of the School of Music extends an invitation to all who are interested in attending any of these special master classes.

The following master classes are scheduled:

Artist	Genre	Date	Time	Location
Karen Morrow and Susan Egan	Voice Forum: Career discussion with emphasis on the Los Angeles scene and Q&A.	Fri, Oct 7, 2005	12:20 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.	Clarke
Susan Egan	Musical Theatre	Fri, Oct 7, 2005	1:25 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Clarke
Jerry Herman, Karen Morrow and Susan Egan	Interview by Michael Kerker, ASCAP	Sat, Oct 8, 2005	12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Gusman
Karen Morrow	Musical Theatre	Mon, Oct 10, 2005	3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Clarke
Emerson String Quartet	Classical	Tue, Oct 11, 2005	3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Clarke
Jon Secada	Jazz Vocal	Thu, Oct 13, 2005	5:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.	Clarke
Slide Hampton	Jazz	Fri, Oct 21, 2005	TBA
Marvin Hamlisch		Sat, Oct 22, 2005	1p.m.	Gusman

Be sure to take part of a festival that’s more than a festival.

For more information on and directions to the master classes, please call (305) 284-3941. Festival Miami concert tickets may be purchased directly from the Festival Miami ticket office. To order tickets or to obtain a complete schedule of events, visit the festival’s website at www.festivalmiami.com or call (305) 284-4940.

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