Todd Frazier
System Director, Center for Performing Arts Medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital
Class of ’92E
BIOGRAPHY
Todd is a composer and arts advocate. He is Director of Houston Methodist Hospital’s System Center for Performing Arts Medicine (CPAM). The Mission of CPAM is to effectively translate the collaborative potential of arts and medicine to the holistic healthcare environment of Houston Methodist. Under his Directorship, the Center has received the 2019 International Hamilton Award from the National Organization for Arts in Health, “celebrating the best use of the arts in employee engagement;” the 2017 Business Council for the Arts Award from Americans for the Arts, “recognizing the best businesses partnering with the arts in America;” and in 2023, will receive the Texas Medal of the Arts Award from the Texas Cultural Trust, “spotlighting Texas leaders who fuel our state’s economy, improve our health and well-being, and enrich our cultural heritage.”
A graduate of the Eastman ’92 and Juilliard ’94 ’95 schools, he has long been motivated to broaden professional opportunities and scope of education for artists and expand the role and integrated value of the arts in communities. In response, he has spent nearly 30 years forging and supporting research, education, and accessibility collaborations between education, medicine, and arts & culture communities in America, creating several new institutions and hundreds of new employment opportunities for artists.
As a composer, he has a love for writing and studying sacred choral music and composing music inspired by historical events and extra musical materials with a goal of illuminating ideas and experiences to inspire and motivate listeners, such as “Buffalo Altar; A Texas Symphony,” “Thomas Jefferson; The Making of America,” and “Breath of Life.” For more information on his musicals composition visit www.jtoddfrazier.com