University of Miami’s Frost School of Music Names Interim Vice Dean

The Frost School of Music astatine the University of Miami has appointed Serona Elton arsenic interim vice dean up of the institution’s 100th day adjacent year.

Elton volition service alongside Dean Shelton “Shelly” G. Berg — who was named dean of the Frost School of Music successful 2007 — during his last twelvemonth earlier helium steps down successful Spring 2026. Berg, who led the Frost School for astir 20 years and has besides been nominated for 5 Grammys, volition instrumentality his absorption to his euphony career.

“I started my tenure astatine the Frost School of Music soon earlier Dean Berg and it’s been an unthinkable acquisition to witnesser his interaction connected the schoolhouse and collegiate level euphony acquisition much broadly,” Elton, who’s besides manager of the euphony manufacture programme astatine the Frost School of Music, said successful a statement. “It’s my pleasance to beryllium capable to collaborate with him to assistance guarantee the continued effectiveness of the school’s day-to-day operations arsenic we proceed to absorption connected creating the adjacent question of what we telephone ‘Frost Built’ students, who due to the fact that of their acquisition astatine the Frost School are uniquely acceptable up to beryllium best-in-class professionals successful their fields acknowledgment to the assortment of skills they hone here.”

In her caller role, Elton — who was honored with the first-ever euphony concern pedagogue of the twelvemonth grant by the Music Business Association (MusicBiz) successful 2023 — volition oversee the regular operations of the Frost School portion continuing to service arsenic manager of the euphony manufacture program.

Berg added: “I’ve ever said that the aboriginal of euphony is the aboriginal that our pupil musicians and aspiring manufacture professionals volition beryllium capable to make for themselves, and it’s been a privilege to beryllium capable to assistance Frost School of Music students illustration a people for fulfillment and occurrence by giving them entree to an outstanding multidisciplinary curriculum, inspirational faculty, and priceless real-world experiences. From the time I started astatine the Frost School, I focused connected mounting a caller modular for euphony schools and I consciousness assured that recently named Interim Vice Dean Serona Elton, on with the remainder of our talented administrative unit and module members, volition proceed to tirelessly enactment to payment the adjacent procreation of musicians and euphony manufacture professionals portion actively shaping the aboriginal of euphony — nary substance what it whitethorn look similar successful the coming years.”

The Frost School of Music astatine the University of Miami, which turns 100 successful October 2026, has been named a Top Music Business School by Billboard.