Don Miller, Symphonic Band, Chamber Winds, Instrumental Music Education
Donald K. Miller has a wide range of experience in conducting wind bands, orchestras, and chamber ensembles. He is adept at working with musicians of all ages - elementary and secondary students, university students, community musicians and professional performers. Since 2007 he has been a member of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) faculty where he conducts the Symphonic Band and Chamber Players. His teaching experience includes working in public schools of Oklahoma and Kansas, Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas and the University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology). In addition to his position at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Dr. Miller is Conductor and Music Director of the Starlight Symphony of Wimberley, Texas and Conductor and Music Director of ProMusica San Antonio.
As an advocate of new music, Dr. Miller has been responsible for commissioning over 20 works from composers such as Timothy Mahr, Andrew Boysen, Barry Morse, James Syler and others. He is also an advocate for music education and has served as a clinician for schools and conductor of honor bands across the US. He has made presentations at a number of professional conferences, including two College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) conferences, the Texas Music Educators Association, the Kentucky Music Educators Association, the Wyoming Music Educators Association, the Missouri Music Educators Association and the Iowa Bandmasters Association. He is an adjudicator for Director's Choice Music Festivals, Festivals of Music, as well as state and national events.
Dr. Miller has music degrees from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Wichita State University and received his Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from The University of Iowa.
Courses Taught
MUS 3252 2 Adv Lit-Analysis: Wind Lit II
MUS 3252 2 Adv Lit-Analysis: Wind Lit I
MUS 4581 9 Chamber Music:Chamber Winds
MUS 3752 1 UTSA Symphonic Band