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."