School of Music - Michael Miller
Michael Miller (1999)
Oboe, Theory
B.M.E. Denver
M.A. Denver
D.M.A. Eastman
"The DCO has been showcasing its members, and principal oboist Michael Miller came
to center stage for the Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314. Miller is an assured and agile performer. Furthermore, he has studied the music so that his playing of it is not just facile, but intelligent and informed. The performance was a triumph all around - splendid music, splendidly played and supported by colleagues out to give their best for a friend."
- Denver Post
"Throughout the season, the ability to create a musical mood has been this orchestra's great strength ... bravo for principal oboist Michael Miller."
- Rocky Mountain News
"Die im zweiten und dritten Satz eindrucksvolle Sinfonia Concertante in der sich zwei exquisite Holzblaser (Robert Wagner, fagott - Michael Miller, Oboe.)"
- Der Moll (Graz, Austria)
"Debussy's Children's Corner Suite was beautifully abetted by Michael Miller's oboe ... once again Michael Miller was a standout during Satie's Gymnopedies numbers 1 & 3."
- KVOD Critics' Circle
Michael Miller is an associate professor in the School of Music at Western Michigan University, where he teaches oboe, music theory, and performs with the Western Wind Quintet, a resident faculty ensemble. His oboe teachers include Richard Killmer, John de Lancie, and David Abosch.
Miller′s performing experience is wide-ranging. He has served as principal oboe of the Chamber Orchestra of the West, Denver Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Ballet Orchestra, Central City Colorado Opera Orchestra, and Orchestra of St. Johns, and has played English horn in the Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he has performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, New Haven Symphony, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Ballet Orchestra (in Buffalo, New York), Detroit Symphony Orchestra (in Vail, Colorado), and the Pro Arte Singers in New York City. His solo engagements with orchestra include performances with the Chamber Orchestra of the West, Mercury Chamber Players, Denver Chamber Orchestra, AIMS Orchestra (Graz, Austria), and the WMU University Wind Orchestra in venues throughout Brazil. Solo and chamber music recitals have been presented at universities throughout the United States, including the University of Colorado, Denver University, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, University of Arizona, and Notre Dame, as well as at the International Double Reed Society Conventions in Banff, Canada; Austin, Texas; Ithaca, New York, along with the “Fontana Concert Society” and “Chamber Music of Saugatuck” festivals. He has performed in such esteemed venues as Carnegie Hall; Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Chicago′s Orchestra Hall; Newman Center for the Performing Arts in Denver, Colorado; Royale Conservatory of Brussels; Vienna “Royal Opera House.”
As an educator, in addition to his current position at Western Michigan University, Miller has also held positions at the Eastman School of Music and the University of Denver. Former students have continued their education at institutions such as the Eastman School of Music, Rice University, Oberlin, Roosevelt University, Yale, Peabody Conservatory, and the Aspen Summer Music Festival. He has coached high school students in the Denver Young Artist′s Orchestra, the Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony, and at the “Wild Acres Chamber Music Festival” in Little Switzerland, North Carolina. His Colorado public school teaching experience includes positions in the Cherry Creek, Englewood, and Denver districts.
Recordings:
CD performances with:
Michael Gettel; Intricate Balance, Sounding Records, Renton, Washington, 1988
The Orchestra of St. Johns:
Hovhaness Magnificat; Delos International INC, Hollywood, CA, 1995.
Honegger King David Oratorio; Gothic Records, Anaheim, CA, 1999
Ossia Contemporary Ensemble (Eastman School of Music):
Reich, Tehillum; Albany Label, 2000
Email: michael.l.miller@wmich.edu