MICHAEL FRALEY
MUSIC DIRECTOR,
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR
Michael Fraley is a graduate of the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music where
he earned a Bachelor Degree in Music
Performance. He 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 the National Teacher's Certification in Music EAYA.
From 1988 – 1997, Mr. Fraley was the Director of Music 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. He is currently the Director of Bands at Don
Estridge High Tech Middle School in Boca Raton, Florida. Mr. Fraley's 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 professional musician, Mr. Fraley 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.
Michael Fraley 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 and 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, Mr. Fraley continues to perform professionally in the greater Miami/
Ft. Lauderdale area.
