Youth Orchestra Of Palm Beach County
Symphony
Conductor
HomeMr. Michael Fraley is originally from the Boston, Massachusetts area and is a graduate of the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance. He also earned a Masters Degree in Music Education from Florida International University in Miami and in 2002, was one of the very first teachers nationwide to earn National Teachers Certification in Music EAYA. From 1988 – 1997 he was the Director of Music in the Florida Keys at Key Largo School and Coral Shores High School in Islamorada, Florida. From 1997 – 2010 he was the Director of Music at Boca Raton Middle School in Boca Raton, Florida.
Michael Fraley, Music Director Symphony Conductor
He is currently the Director of Bands at Don Estridge High Tech Middle School in Boca Raton, Florida. His ensembles have consistently earned Superior Ratings at District Music Performance Assessments and his groups have been recognized at both local and regional festivals.
As a performer he has performed with Suzanne Summers, Leslie Uggams, Jim Nabors, Kay Stevens, Shields and Yarnell, Rita Moreno, Lorna Luft, Jerry van Dyke, Jim Stafford, The Fifth Dimension, Eartha Kitt, Phyllis Diller, Sid Caesar, Audrey Landers, Ira Sullivan, Miroslav Vitous, George Russell, Jimmy Guiffre, Victor Wooten, Rosemary Clooney, The Glenn Miller Orchestra and Trini Lopez. He was a staff musician for Busch Entertainment Corporation and is the founder of Mike Fraley’s Jazz For Kids Program.
He has been the recipient of several awards including; Florida Jr. Chamber of Commerce "Outstanding Young Floridian”, “Teacher of The Year”, and was declared by the Mayor of Monroe County and the Florida Keys an" Honorary Conch" . In 2007 he was awarded the “Tom Bishop Award” from the Florida Bandmasters Association. Most recently in 2010, he was honored to be selected as the “Frank Prize Winner for the Performing Arts” in Palm Beach County.
He is the former Secretary and Chairman of the District 14 Palm Beach County Florida Bandmasters Association. Despite his busy teaching and conducting schedule, he continues to perform professionally in the greater Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale area.
Mailing Address
YOPBC
2285 Potomac Road
Boca Raton, FL. 33431
Phone
561 281-8600
Facsimile
561 997-8920
Email
yomail@yopbc.org
