Timothy Lee Miller/composer

Premiere Performance of MIRROR, MIRROR

Friday, June 16, 2023
Premiere Performance of MIRROR, MIRROR

The premiere pformance of Mirror, Mirror was given on Wednesday, June 14, at the 2023 Mostly Modern Festival in Saratoga Springs, New York. I was commissioned...

American Composers Alliance Acceptance

Friday, June 16, 2023
American Composers Alliance Acceptance

I am thrilled to announce that I was recently accepted into the ranks of the American Composers Alliance, which is a distiguished publishing entity of...

NEW Distribution through JW Pepper, SheetMusicPlus, SheetMusicDirect, and Subito Music

Friday, May 13, 2022
NEW Distribution through JW Pepper, SheetMusicPlus, SheetMusicDirect, and Subito Music

I am happy to announce that my entire music catalog is now available for purchase through JW Pepper, SheetMusicPlus, and SheetMusicDirect, in addition...

In The Works . . .

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
In The Works . . .

Having completed in April my first opera, The Bird Lady, I am now in the process of seeking out performance and/or reading opportunities. After posting...

Is it safe to come out yet?

Friday, April 23, 2021
Is it safe to come out yet?

Well, nobody saw 2020 coming. So much for 20/20 vision!! Anyway — onward and upward!!
It’s been a good while since I posted anything at all here,...

2019 Wrap/2020 Outlook

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

The year that was 2019 has proven to be a fruitful year with regard to new works, with a total of 17 new works written, including the beginnings of a...

Ithaca College Jazz Composition Contest

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Earlier in the month of October I entered my big band piece Bright Morning Star into the David P. and Susan W. Wohlhueter Jazz Composition Contest at...

NYCC Goes to Russia

Monday, August 19, 2019

I am thrilled that my string trio Carmina solis et lunae was chosen to be presented at a concert in Moscow on September 27th. The Moscow Tchaikovsky...

Videos from the Mostly Modern Festival

Friday, August 16, 2019

I am happy to present the videos from this summer’s Mostly Modern Festival at Skidmore College, where I was privileged to have four different performances...

July Gramophone ad

Thursday, May 23, 2019

This is an ad that PARMA Recordings will be running in Gramophone Magazine in July that will include my jazz CD SOMETHING MORE: The Jazz Music of Timothy...

More PARMA Work and Reviews of SOMETHING MORE

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

I was contacted by PARMA Recordings over the weekend to produce an arrangement of the Happy Birthday song for orchestra. PARMA is in London this week...

Upcoming Performances

Friday, February 22, 2019

I am happy to announce an upcoming jazz performance opportunity for one of my most popular pieces, On An Autumn Day, which is being performed on March...

Review of "Jubliate Deo"

Friday, January 4, 2019

C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective presents New Music with NY Composers CirclePosted on May 31, 2018 by Jean Ballard Terepka in Choral, Music
In...

Cadence Magazine

Friday, January 4, 2019

I'm thrilled to have two of my CDs (SOMETHING MORE and ABRAZO) represented in PARMA's new full-page ad in this month's Cadence Magazine. Cadence, the...

"Chants de le nuit" Premiere Performance

Friday, December 21, 2018

Below is the video of the premiere performance of Berceuse from my Chants de le nuit, a three movement suite for solo classical guitar. The work was...

Subito Music Distribution

Thursday, November 8, 2018

I am thrilled to announce that as of today my scores officially begin distribution through the Subito Music Corporation. For now, only my choral works...

New Distribution Deal and Other News

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

I am happy to announce that I have been invited by Subito Music Distribution into an agreement with them to take over distribution of my printed music....

When leaves begin to fall . . .

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Below is the video of the premiere performance of When leaves begin to fall performed by the American Modern Esnemble, which was Sato Moughalian-flute,...

Busy summer with little time to write . . . words!

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

WOW - the summer is flying by, and I haven’t written a post since April. Fortunately I have been quite busy with festivals and premieres and writing...

SOMETHING MORE Review

Friday, April 27, 2018

This guy gets it in a review of my new jazz debut album SOMETHING MORE from reviewgraveyard.com by Nick Smithson:
"Timothy Lee Miller presents Something...

THE INSIDE STORY

Friday, April 13, 2018

Timothy Lee Miller is an American composer, arranger and publisher writing new contemporary concert music for chamber ensembles, orchestra, wind ensemble,...

Tribute to a Friend

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Although all of us must pass away at some point, it is never easy to lose someone you hold near and dear. With the passing of my mom on February 1st,...

Notable Upcoming Performances

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Although the year has started with the loss of my dear mother on February 1st (please see previous blog post), musically speaking, 2018 is shaping up...

Tribute to an incredible woman

Monday, February 12, 2018

Although dying is a part of living, it's never easy to accept or understand when it happens to someone you love. On February 1 at 4:00 in the afternoon,...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

As we turn the page on yet another year gone by, I am excited by the prospects of the new year and the opportunities it brings. Of the many projects...

American Prize 2017

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

I am thrilled to once again share that two of my works have made it to the finals round of the American Prize for Excellence in Composition. My art song...

Art Made Audible

Friday, December 8, 2017

Last night marked the beginning of a new collective and concert series called Art Made Audible, a gathering of like-minded composers who are dedicated...

Commission Complete

Monday, November 20, 2017

I just completed a commission for a new art song for the Phildelphia-based ensemble illumine. The work is based on the poem "The House With Nobody In...

Composer's Toolbox

Friday, October 13, 2017

The following analysis of my work Divinitus was posted on the Composer's Toolboxblog written and hosted by Dan Lis. I am grateful for his words and assessment...

Recording Complete!

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

The recording, editing, mixing and mastering is all complete on the tracks for my first solo CD project. The album is titled "Something More" and is...

Wyoming Festival Update

Sunday, August 13, 2017

I just returned from a ten-day residency at the Wyoming Festival-New Music in the Mountains in Grand Teton National Park. The festival is the brain-child...

illumine, Wyoming, GoFundMe Updates

Monday, July 31, 2017

I am thrilled to announce that I was selected as the recipient of the 2017-18 Illumine Commissioning Prize. The commission is granted by the ensemble...

Hello Summer!

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Well, maybe not quite, but June is upon us, and the year seems to be melting right before our very eyes. Anyway, I just completed a commission from PARMA...

Upcoming Events

Saturday, May 20, 2017

The summer is nearly upon us, and my calendar is filling up fast. First up on the docket is a concert of the New York Composers Circle, which will include...

New Focus

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Having recently been hired to write the music soundtrack for a video game, which is currently under development, I have found myself with a renewed interest...

GoFundMe Update . . .

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Ah, tax day in America, the day that I used to proclaim as the "Get My Wife Back" day. She is a tax accountant and spends many overtime hours in rushing...

The American Prize Update

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

I am very happy to report that my chamber work 224 slices of pi for flute, cello, piano and percussion was just awarded an Honorable Mention in the Professional...

GoFundMe Campaign Update

Friday, February 10, 2017

So the GoFundMe campaign is in full swing and donations are beginning to come in. I am highly grateful to all who have contributed thus far. Please click...

The American Prize 2016

Thursday, January 19, 2017

"Great News! I've just been selected as a finalist in the Professional Chamber Music Division of The American Prize for my chamber work 224 slices of...

NEW GoFundMe Campaign

Monday, January 9, 2017

The recording is done. Now it's time to put it all together. A new solo CD project titled A DAY IN THE PARK and dedicated to family members, both present...

For Your Consideration - or not . . .

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Well it was a nice dream while it lasted, being considered for nomination for a Grammy award, but alas, it was not in the cards. I think the powers that...

KC VITAs Fundraising Gala 2016

Saturday, November 26, 2016

I am excited to announce that my art song Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Eveningwill be performed by the vocal ensemble KC VITAs on their Fundraising Gala...

For Your Consideration

Monday, October 31, 2016

I am happy to announce that my album Abrazo: The Havana Sessions is on the first ballot for consideration for Grammy nominations for the following categories:
Best...

Review of Works

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

On October 5, 2016 a review of three of my choral works was published in the German magazine Chorzeit - das Vokalmagazin. The review, written by Marie...

PARMA's Cuban Project

Thursday, October 20, 2016

PARMA’s Cuba project was featured on a program called New Hampshire Chronicle last night on WMUR9 (ABC affiliate), which was aired all over the state...

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