Cheryl Frazes Hill

Cheryl Frazes Hill is the recently appointed conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus and the associate conductor of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. Frazes Hill also serves as head of choral activities at Roosevelt University. 

Recent concerts with the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus include Bach’s Magnificat, Handel’s Messiah, and Vaughn Williams Sea Symphony. In her role as the Chicago Symphony Chorus associate conductor, she has prepared the chorus for Maestros Boulez, Barenboim, Levine, Mehta, and many others. Recent recordings of Dr. Frazes Hill’s chorus preparations on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra label include Beethoven, A tribute to Daniel Barenboim, and Chicago Symphony Chorus: A 50th anniversary Celebration. Recent performances of Roosevelt University Choirs include the Defiant Requiem and the American premiere of Jacob Ter Velduis’ Mountaintop. Roosevelt Choirs are often featured guest performers with regional professional orchestras.

Frazes Hill received her Doctorate in Conducting and her Master of Music degrees from Northwestern University and two undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois. An accomplished vocalist, she is a featured soloist, nominated for a Grammy Award in the CBS Masterworks release Mozart, Music for Basset Horns. During her 15 years of public school teaching, Frazes Hill received numerous awards, including the Illinois Governor's Award, the Northwestern University Alumni Merit Award, the Commendation of Excellence in Teaching from the Golden Apple Foundation, and the Outstanding Teaching Award from the University of Chicago.

Frazes Hill is a frequent guest conductor and guest speaker. She is a published writer for national education and choral journals on topics of her research in music education and choral conducting.