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David Alan Miller has established a reputation as one
of the leading American conductors of his generation.
Frequently in demand as a guest conductor, he has worked
with most of America’s major orchestras, developing
especially close relationships with the Minnesota Orchestra
and the Chicago Symphony. He has also conducted the
orchestras of Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Detroit,
Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Baltimore, Houston and Indianapolis,
as well as the New World Symphony and the New York City
Ballet.
As Music Director of the Albany Symphony Orchestra,
a position he has held since 1992, Mr. Miller has proven
himself a creative and compelling orchestra builder.
Through exploration of unusual repertoire, educational
programming, community outreach and recording initiatives,
he has reaffirmed the Albany Symphony’s reputation
as the nation’s leading champion of American symphonic
music and one of its most innovative orchestras. Recent
honors include Columbia University’s 2003 Ditson
Conductor’s Award, the oldest award honoring conductors
for their commitment to American music. Additionally,
Mr. Miller has received the 2001 ASCAP Morton Gould
Award for Innovative Programming and, in 1999, ASCAP’s
first-ever Leonard Bernstein Award for Outstanding Educational
Programming.
During the 2003-04 season, Mr. Miller returns to guest
conduct the Baltimore Symphony in the orchestra’s
well-known “Symphony With a Twist” series.
He also appears with the Louisiana Philharmonic, the
Edmonton Symphony, and he returns for his fifth season
to lead the Minnesota orchestra in its three-concert
Casual Classics series. During the 2002-03 season, Mr.
Miller appeared as guest conductor with the Indianapolis,
Knoxville and New Jersey Symphony Orchestras. His schedule
during the summer of 2003 includes appearances with
the Chicago Symphony at the Ravinia Festival, and with
the Portugese Symphony Orchestra at the Estoril Music
Festival in Portugal.
Internationally, Mr. Miller made his debut with the
RAI Orchestra in Turin, Italy, in the 1999-2000 season.
He has also conducted major European orchestras in Berlin,
Barcelona, Prague, Dresden, Hanover, Halle and Mainz.
He has appeared with the Adelaide Symphony, Hong Kong
Philharmonic, and Singapore Symphony; led the Australian
Youth Orchestra on its European tour; and conducted
the Asian Youth Orchestra on a major tour of the Far
East that included concerts in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong
and Singapore. He has also conducted the National Arts
Centre Orchestra in Ottawa.
Mr. Miller is highly regarded as a champion and interpreter
of American music, new and old. His extensive discography
includes recordings of the works of Todd Levin with
the London Symphony Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon,
as well as music by Michael Daugherty, Kamran Ince,
and Michael Torke for London/Decca. His recordings with
the Albany Symphony include discs of music by John Harbison,
Roy Harris, Morton Gould, Don Gillis, George Lloyd and
Peter Mennin, all on the Albany Records label. He also
led the Los Angeles Philharmonic in its recording of
Mel Powell’s music, including “Duplicates:
Concerto for Two Pianos,” winner of the 1990 Pulitzer
Prize for Music.
Prior to his appointment in Albany, Mr. Miller was
Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
During his five-year tenure there, he conducted subscription
concerts, special programs at the Hollywood Bowl, and
Symphonies for Youth concerts, and he led the orchestra
in premieres of numerous works. From 1982 to 1988, he
was Music Director of the New York Youth Symphony, earning
considerable acclaim for his work with that ensemble.
A native of Los Angeles, David Alan Miller holds a bachelor’s
degree from the University of California, Berkeley,
and a master’s degree in orchestral conducting
from The Juilliard School. Mr. Miller lives with his
wife and three children in Slingerlands, New York.
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