Scott Miller
Performing Arts Center Arena Theater, April 5th, 7:30pm
Scott Miller is a composer of orchestral, chamber, electroacoustic and multimedia works. He has had performances of his music and participated in exhibitions at notable venues throughout North America and Europe, such as at the 12th International Festival of Electroacoustic Music in Brno, Czech Republic, the Leipzig Neue Gewandhaus, at Dvorak Hall, Prague, and at the Galerie EXPRMNTL, in Toulouse, France. The recipient of commissions from noted performers and ensembles, such as Zeitgeist and double bassist James B. Van Demark, his work is presently focused on integrating technology with live performance and collaborative multimedia works, in particular, the creation of experimental performance pieces in collaboration with poet Philippe Costaglioli and video artist Ron Gregg. Recent honors include a Jerome Composers Commissioning Program commission, a 2001 Minnesota State Arts Board Artists Fellowship, and a 2001 McKnight Composers Fellowship.
Miller is an Associate Professor of Music at St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, where he teaches composition, electronic music and music theory. He has lectured on music technology and composition in universities and secondary schools across the United States, Europe and Mexico, most recently co-presenting My House is Your Breathing: Orpheus the Acousmatic at HAMU, the Academy of Music in Prague with Philippe Costaglioli. Miller holds degrees from the University of Minnesota (Ph.D. Theory and Composition), The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (M.M. Composition) and the State University of New York at Oneonta (B.A. Music Industry). He has studied composition with Ladislav Kubik (Czech-American Summer Music Institute, Prague), Alex Lubet, Lloyd Ultan, Roger Hannay, Carleton Clay, and at the Centre de Creation Musicale Iannis Xenakis.
All events are free and open to the Public.
Parking: For
the evening performances, parking is available anywhere on campus after
7 pm. Evening performances will be held in the Performing Arts Center Arena
Theater. For daytime events, parking is available in Lots K and M on the
St. Cloud State University campus. Free shuttle buses will be provided
from K Lot to within one short block of the festival venue. Day events
will be held in the Atwood Little Theater.
See the St. Cloud State University Campus Map
