Frost Symphony Orchestra: Mason, Schoenfeld, & Brahms with Maestro Gerard Schwarz

• Jennifer Grim, flute
• Frank Ragsdale, tenor
• Gerard Schwarz, conductor

The Frost Symphony Orchestra presents its season opening concert conducted by Gerard Schwarz in a program of Charles Mason, Paul Schoenfeld and Johannes Brahms. Mason’s Solace, composed for Gerard Schwarz and the Frost Symphony Orchestra, invites the listener to contemplate the beauty of sound while living in a modern world of hyperconnectivity. Flautist Jennifer Grim and tenor Frank Ragsdale perform in Paul Schoenfeld’s Klezmer Rondos, which invokes the spirit and culture of European Klezmer music. The program concludes with Johannes Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor.

A free livestream from the Gusman Concert Hall is available to view on YouTube or on the Frost School of Music Events Page. In-person tickets are available for reservation in advance online or through the Frost School of Music box office. Pre-registration and payment are required to attend in person.

About University of Miami Frost Symphony Orchestra

https://www.frost.miami.edu/about-us/ensembles/individual-ensembles/frost-symphony-orchestra/index.html

About Jennifer Grim, flute

Hailed as "a deft, smooth flute soloist" by The New York Times, flutist Jennifer Grim has given solo and chamber performances throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. For over twenty years, she was the flutist of the award-winning Zéphyros Winds and the New York Chamber Soloists. She is a frequent guest artist with the Boston Chamber Music Society, Alpenglow Chamber Music Festival, Ensemble Flageolet, and has performed with such renowned ensembles such as the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, American String Quartet, and with members of the Takacs Quartet and St. Lawrence Quartet.

Jennifer has performed as a soloist with the Frost Symphony Orchestra, Frost Wind Ensemble, Lviv Philharmonic, Boca Raton Symphonia, UNLV Symphony Orchestra, Henderson Symphony Orchestra, the Vermont Summer Music Festival, among others. As a guest artist, she has performed with the With Zéphyros Winds, Jennifer has been in residence at universities across the country, including the Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, Stanford University, Yale School of Music, and many others. She also has performed as Principal Flute of the Mozart Orchestra of New York, Santo Domingo Festival Orchestra, Boca Symphonia, and the Festival Orchestra Napa.

She is a passionate advocate of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the field of classical music. She has also worked with the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA) National Festival, which invites students from El Sistema inspired programs across the United States to perform in a national youth orchestra performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California.

Jennifer is currently Associate Professor at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. She previously served on the faculty of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for twelve years and in 2017 was honored with the Teacher of the Year Award from the UNLV College of Fine Arts. A native of Berkeley, California, Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Yale University. Recently appointed Artistic Administrator of the Frost School at Festival Napa Valley, she is currently President of the Board of Directors of Chamber Music America and was the 2021 Program Chair for the National Flute Association Annual Convention.

About Gerard Schwarz, conductor

https://www.gerardschwarz.com/