UM's Band of the Hour Marches On With $1 Million Gift

May 23, 2000

Coral Gables – – The University of Miami has announced a $1 million gift from Dr. Phillip Frost, chairman and CEO of Ivax Corporation, and his wife Patricia Frost benefiting UM’s marching band, the Band of the Hour. Formerly housed in the Department of Athletics, the marching band was recently placed under the administration of the School of Music.According to William Hipp, dean of the UM School of Music, the donation from the Frosts will create an endowment that will be used to fund general operating costs for the marching band.

“This magnificent gift by Dr. and Mrs. Frost has generated a great deal of excitement within the School of Music, as well as across the university at-large,” said Dean Hipp. “The gift will establish an endowment that will provide important support to the band in perpetuity.”

“UM’s School of Music is a tremendous asset to our community,” said Frost, vice chairman and long-time member of the university’s Board of Trustees. “Its new responsibility of managing the marching band is very much deserving of our support.”

The Band of the Hour has been a longstanding tradition at UM football games since 1933 is an intrinsic part of the college football experience for the entire South Florida community.

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