Richard D. Moe Organ Recital Series:
Aaron David Miller, Guest Organist
Prize winner of several prestigious competitions, including the top prize at the AGO National Improvisation Competition, and the Bach and Improvisation prizes at the Calgary International Organ Festival Competition, Aaron David Miller is in constant demand as a recitalist. His repertoire spans all periods but he is particularly noted for his stylish performances of Johann Sebastian Bach and his imaginative and highly original improvisations. His recent recital performances have taken him across the country, from Rhode Island, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Washington DC, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas to Washington State and California. He has been invited to perform at a number of Bach festivals, including the Calgary Bach Festival, the Los Angeles Bach Festival, and the Basically Bach Festival at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in New York City. He has presented recitals and workshops for a number of AGO Chapters, including Atlanta , Central New York, Westchester County , Greater Kansas City, Toledo, Twin Cities and Seattle . He has led Hymn Festivals for Augsburg Fortress across the country. In April 2005 he performed for the dedication of the restored Skinner organ at the Toledo Art Museum with the Toledo Symphony. He has performed for regional and national conventions of the AGO and ALCM.   Aaron's first solo compact disc, showcasing his performances of Bach and his improvisatory skills is available on the Dulcian label. He provided organ music on the soundtrack for the ELCA Mosaic's DVD about the life of J. S. Bach, “Glory to God Alone”. Featured prominently at the AGO National Convention in Chicago in 2006, Dr. Miller's new work for organ and orchestra, Sleepy Hollow , was premiered at the opening concert in Symphony Hall. Several of his other compositions were performed and he led a Hymn Festival.
Dr. Miller's compositions have won critical acclaim. He has received numerous commissions, including the Donald Sutherland Music Ministries Commission for a new Easter Anthem. The Toledo Symphony commissioned a work, which was performed in celebration of their 60 th anniversary season. The Seattle Symphony presented the west coast premiere of his work, “Advent Fanfare” for brass octet and organ. His Concerto for Two Organists, which was premiered and recorded by the Zurich Symphony, is available on the Ethereal label. Dr. Miller's many solo organ, choral, and orchestra compositions are published by Augsburg Fortress, Paraclete Press, ECS and Kjos Publishing House.
Aaron Miller's early organ studies were with Carlene Neihart and David Schrader. His earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied organ performance with David Craighead, Russell Saunders, David Higgs, and Michael Farris, and composition with Samuel Adler and Joseph Schwantner. His graduate studies were taken at the Manhattan School of Music, where he completed his Master's degree and DMA, studying composition and organ performance with McNeil Robinson.
Aaron was recently appointed the Director of Music and Organist at House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. He and his wife, Nina, have a five year old son, Zachary.

Aaron David Miller is represented by Penny Lorenz Artist Management
Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 senior citizen, $5 PLU community, alumni

17, 8pm