Bethlehem Music Series

“Dazzling player, vivid musical imagination, spectacular improvisations, propulsive energy, foot and finger technique to burn.” Winner of the top prize at the AGO National Improvisation Competition in 1996, and Bach and Improvisation prizes at the Calgary International Organ Festival in 1998, Aaron David Miller has been in constant demand as a recitalist. His repertoire spans all periods but he is particualrly noted for his stylish performances of Johann Sebastian Bach and his imaginiative and highly original improvisations. Dr. Miller's compositions have won critical acclaim. he has received numerous commissions, including the Donald Sutherland Music Ministries Commission. His Concerto for Two Organists, which was premiered and recorded by the Zurich Symphony, is available on the Ethereal label. Don’t miss this phenomenal performance! Dr. Miller's many solo organ, choral and orchestral compositions are published by Augsburg Fortress, Paraclete Press, ECS and Kjos Publishing Houlse. Aaron Miller earned his 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 Schwanter. His graduate studies were taken at the Manhattan School of Music, where he completed his Master's and DMA degrees, 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.