J. Greg Miller
J. Gregory Miller is a US horn player, composer and music arranger.
Life and career
Greg Miller was born in Colorado into a non-MusicAL family and grew up in Mohnton, Pennsylvania. He played with the Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Philly Youth Orchestra and graduated from Mifflin High School in Berks County. Miller attended the University of Rochester in pre-med, but changed majors and graduated in music performance and music education from the Eastman School of Music. He completed a Master of Music degree at the University of Arizona and then moved to Los Angeles where he received a doctorate degree in musical arts from the University of Southern California. Important teachers and influences include Daniel Katzen, James Thatcher, Peter Kurau, Kendall Betts and Erwin Chandler.
Miller has performed with a number of ensembles and orchestras, including the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rochester Chamber Orchestra, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, the Tucson Chamber Orchestra, the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and the Cornell Chamber Music Society. He has also performed in a number of competitions, festivals, regional orchestras and recordings. In 2012, he toured with the British rock band The Who on the Quadrophenia and More tour and played with the band at the 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Miller's compositions have been performed both in the US and internationally. He also has an interest in horn design and acoustics and works as a music arranger and copyist. Miller is currently Vice President of Veritas Musica Publishing.
Awards
Miller has been recognized with the 2011 Brandon P. Merhle Award for Distinguised Service from the University of Southern California. He has also received the 2007 President's Award for Community Outreach from the University of Arizona.
Compositions
Selected compositions include:
- Foglissimo! (2007) written for Allen Fogle
- Seven Sets on The Odyssey (2008)
- Cloak and Dagger Games (2010)
Recordings
Selected recordings include:
Barcelonazo by Jorge Liderman, 2008, Bridge Records