MARK MILLER MUSIC

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Mark Miller is a conductor, clarinetist, and composer based in Massachusetts. He has spent over thirty-five years on the conducting staff of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, conducts the All Campus Orchestra at Boston University, and is the Music Director & Conductor of the Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra Program. For many years he conducted the Chamber Orchestra at the Community Music School of Boston and assisted with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra. He has conducted at all-state and district festivals, and has worked with other college, community and youth orchestras. Long-time principal clarinetist of the Cape Symphony, he has also performed with the Plymouth Philharmonic, Simon Sinfonietta, and the New Bedford Symphony. He teaches clarinet privately for the Cape Symphony and in Foxborough’s nationally-acclaimed music program. He attended Florida State University and Boston University, and holds degrees in composition and clarinet performance. Mr. Miller’s original compositions, arrangements, and transcriptions have been performed by the Cape Symphony, the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, Arcadian Winds, and Foxborough’s nationally-acclaimed ensembles, as well as other performers and ensembles. His many wind quintet arrangements are played by quintets throughout North America and Europe. A native of Pensacola, Florida, Mr. Miller attended the Florida State University, where he earned degrees in composition and clarinet performance. He holds a master’s degree in composition from Boston University.

 

BOSTON YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) is one of the most prestigious, comprehensive, and remarkable youth orchestras in the nation. For over 65 years, musical excellence has been at the heart of BYSO programming. Each year BYSO auditions nearly 900 students and serves nearly 600 children, ages 4 through 18, from Greater Boston and throughout New England. Our programmatic scope includes three full symphonic orchestras, two young string training orchestras, six chamber orchestras, a preparatory wind ensemble, a chamber music program, and a nationally recognized training program that provides rigorous instruction to students from underrepresented communities. BYSO offer over 20 performances annually at some of Boston’s finest venues. BYSO’s premier orchestra has built an international presence with tours and performances in renowned venues throughout the world.

Under the direction of Mark Miller, Repertory Orchestra (REP) is an advanced, full symphonic orchestra composed of 107 players of great technical and musical ability. REP has performed at several prestigious venues in greater Boston including Symphony Hall, Sanders Theatre at Harvard University, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory, and the Tsai Performance Center at Boston University. All REP members begin the season at BYSO camp, which is held at New England Music Camp (NEMC) in Sidney, Maine. During the season, all members participate in one of two chamber orchestras, Repertory Sinfonietta and Repertory Camerata, in which they explore music of the Classical period, including works by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. By studying this repertoire in a chamber orchestra setting, REP members develop specific techniques of ensemble playing and musical phrasing to a degree they may not otherwise experience within the larger orchestra.

CAPE SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

The Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra Program (CSYOP) is a year-round program that consists of three levels of ensembles: Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra (Advanced), Repertory (Intermediate), and Debut (Adv. Beginner). Each ensemble focuses on varying levels of musicianship and technique and aims to place students with similar ability together. All members of CSYOP will learn to rehearse and perform, like the Cape Symphony, exploring the beauty and intricacy of history’s greatest compositions while continuing to grow their musicianship and technical ability. We welcome all young musicians who play orchestral instruments (up to age 21, generally) to audition for placement in one of our ensembles.

The Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra is an advanced ensemble geared toward high school and college students. In this ensemble, members will rehearse together as a full symphony orchestra and prepare repertoire similar to that of a professional orchestra. Our conductor, Mark Miller, has more than 30 years of experience working with talented youth orchestra musicians and is motivated to grow the Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra into an ensemble that will inspire and train the next generation of Cape Symphony musicians.

It is our mission to inspire joy and we achieve that goal by sharing our love for music performance and education with the next generation of Cape Cod musicians.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Under the direction of Mark Miller, the All-Campus Orchestra is a large ensemble devoted to the study and performance of orchestral music. Literature is selected from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods. Recent performances have included compositions by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Brahms, and Dvorak. Students learn bowing, articulation, breathing techniques, tuning procedures, acoustics, rhythm and meter, phrasing, and ensemble principles. Students also explore why each work was created and what makes it worthy of performance. The All-Campus Orchestra performs two formal concerts each semester.

PURCHASE MUSIC

Many of my arrangements and compositions are available from JW Pepper's web site.

CAPE SYMPHONY

The Cape Symphony is a professional regional orchestra based in Barnstable on Cape Cod. Mark Miller has been the pricipal clarinetist of the Cape Symphony since 1992