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By UM News
02-17-2021
Tania León has been named the 2021 Distinguished Composer-in-Residence for the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.
Ms. León who hails from Havana, Cuba, is highly regarded as a composer, conductor, educator, and advisor to arts organizations. We are extremely pleased to welcome Tania León as our 2021 Distinguished Composer-in-Residence, stated Charles Mason, Chair, Department of Theory and Composition. She follows a long line of Distinguished Composers-in-Residence at Frost who are the most highly regarded composers and teachers of composition of our time. This opportunity for our students to study with a composer of her stature distinguishes the Frost School as one of the few in the nation to provide enriched opportunities beyond the already great experiences working with its composition faculty.