Mina F. Miller
American classical pianist, writer, and artistic director From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mina Florence Miller[1] (born 1949[2]), credited as Mina F. Miller and Mina Miller, is an American classical pianist, writer, and founder and artistic director of Music of Remembrance in Seattle, Washington.
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Birth name | Mina Florence Miller |
Born | 1949 (age 75–76) New York City |
Genres | Classical |
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Instrument | Piano |
Career
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Miller studied piano performance under Artur Balsam at the Conservatory of Manhattan School of Music, and was awarded a Ph.D. in Music at New York University. She became Associate Professor of Music at the University of Kentucky in 1977, was appointed Assistant Professor (with tenure) in 1984[3] and was named a University Research Professor for the year 1988–89.[4] She has performed in solo recitals in England and Scandinavia and in concerts in Europe and North America.[2][5][6]
In 1982, Miller prepared the first collected edition with critical commentary of the piano works of Danish composer Carl Nielsen (Miller 1982),[7] for which she performed the first recorded version, The Complete Piano Music of Carl Nielsen (Hyperion-CD-1987).[5] She also wrote Carl Nielsen: A Guide to Research , a collection of sources with commentary from the author (Miller 1987), and edited The Nielsen companion (Miller 1994) for which she wrote interludes,[8] including "Ink v. Pencil: Implications for the Performer" about Nielsen's Violin Sonata No. 1.[9]
Miller also recorded The Piano Music of Leoš Janáček (Ambassador-CD-1996).
Miller founded Music of Remembrance 1998 in Seattle.[10] She is the President and Artistic Director as well as performing herself. This is a group whose purpose is to find and perform music composed by victims of The Holocaust, irrespective of their background, as well as to perform related newly commissioned works.[11][12]
Personal life
Miller was born in New York City.[6] Her parents stayed in America after visiting the 1939 New York World's Fair when it became clear they could not return to Lithuania,[13] where "their entire families were murdered."[14] While researching The Holocaust she became aware of music which had been composed in Terezin concentration camp and decided to found Music of Remembrance.[14]
Publications
- Miller, Mina F. (1982). The Complete Solo Piano Music of Carl Nielsen. A Critical Revised Edition. Copenhagen: Edition Wilhelm Hansen.
- Miller, Mina (1982b). "Some Thoughts upon Editing the Music of Carl Nielsen". Current Musicology. 34: 64–74.[15]
- Miller, Mina F. (1987). Carl Nielsen: A Guide to Research. New York: Garland. ISBN 978-0-8240-8569-8.
- Miller, Mina F., ed. (1994). The Nielsen companion. London, New York: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-16143-0.
Discography
- Mina Miller (piano) (1987). The Complete Piano Music of Carl Nielsen (CD). Hyperion. CSA66231/2. Miller also wrote the main sleeve notes.
- Mina Miller (piano) (1996). The Piano Music of Leoš Janáček (CD). Ambassador. ARC1020. Miller also wrote the main sleeve notes.
References
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