• Willis Glen Miller, III

    Upcoming
    September 2011 - Austin, TX
    October 2011 - Interlochen, MI
    December 2011 - Austin, TX
    January 2012 - Boulder, CO
    February 2012 - Houston, TX

    March 8, 2012 - BACH IN JEANS - New York, NY
    More info

    April 2012 - Sante Fe, NM


    Recordings
    Abendmusik für Klavier
    Amazon and iTunes
  • Engagements

    Fall-Spring 2011: WTC, Book II
    August 13: Boulder, CO
    August 21: Austin, TX
    August 30: Houston, TX
    October 14: Interlochen, MI
    April 1: Santa Fe, NM
    April 2011: Golden Hornet
    Collaborations with Peter Stopschinski
    and Graham Reynolds with the Golden Hornet Project
    March 2011: The Romantic Era
    Schumann: Papillons, Op. 2
    Liszt: La Campanella
    Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 118
    Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 110
    December 2011: The First Viennese School: Three Sonatas in C
    Mozart: Piano Sonata No.10, K.330
    Haydn: Piano Sonata No.60 Hob.XVI:50
    Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op. 53, “Waldstein”
    September 2010: J. S. Bach: Life and Music
    Five Preludes and Fugues
    Three Organ Choral Preludes (arr. Busoni)
       Komm, Gott Schöpfer
       Nun freut euch, lieben
       Christen Wachet auf, ruft uns
         die Stimme
    Chaconne in D minor (arr. Busoni)
    September 2009: Songs without Words
    Mendelssohn: Songs without Words Op. 53
    Bach: Fugue in Ab, WTC II
    Beethoven: Sonata Op. “Pathetique”: Adagio cantabile
    Brahms: Klavierstücke Op. 118 #1-2
    Chopin: Etude Op. No. “Revolutionary”; Ballade No. 1, Op. 23
    Liszt: Tarentella from Venezia e Napoli;
       Etude Un sospiro
  • Recordings

    Abendmusik für Klavier
    Organ Fugue in D minor (Buxtehude / Prokofiev)
    Nun freut euch lieben Christen (Bach / Busoni)
    Quatriéme Suite (Boutmij)
    Sonata in E Major, Op. 109 (Beethoven)
    Etude No. 7 from Twelve Etudes for Piano (Bolcom)
    Sonata für Klavier, Op. 1 (Berg)
    Fantasies, Op. 116 (Brahms)

    Available on Amazon and iTunes.
  • Biography

    Dr. Miller began piano studies at the age of 4, and had his professional debut at age 11. He has received international recognition at the Young Keyboard Artists Association, Music Teacher's National Association Competition, and the Stravinsky International Piano Competition. Since 2003, he has specialized in the music of J. S. Bach.

    In the 2010-2011 season, Dr. Miller presented a series of recitals in Austin, TX, and Boulder, CO, as an overview of piano literature, including works of Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Liszt, Busoni, Ginastera, and Bolcom. These presentations included interpretative biographies and anecdotes of the composers, as well as backgrounds of the compositions themselves, giving audiences new and living insight into these masterpieces of art and geniouses of the craft.

    Dr. Miller received his Bachelor's degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, his Master's from Eastman, and Doctorate from the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. His teachers have included Wesley Ball, Landon Bilyeu, Benjamin Yu, Charles Asche, Nelita True, Mark Gibson, Timothy Hester, Horatio Guitierrez, and Ruth Tomfohrde. He has held a private studio for ten years, and has been a guest artist and faculty member at the Austin Waldorf School, the University of Houston, Virginia Commonwealth University, the Interlochen Pathfinder School, and the Interlochen Arts Academy.

  • Contact

    chip@wgmilleriii.com

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