Custom-Designed Organ Concerts

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Dan Miller (b. 1954) has been featured in concert and events for over 40 years. Each event is tailor-made to best suit the audience. Dan carefully crafts the concert program to make the program interesting and enjoyable. He has a reputation of leaving audiences thrilled at the music, emotionally impacted by the beauty of the organ with all its variety of colors and moods. DanŐs goal is to present the organ as "people-friendly," to include music the audience would enjoy. Another goal of Dan's is to show as much of the organ's tonal resources as possible. Dan's typical church organ concert presentation of approximately 70 minutes could include a variety of music styles, such as:

Organ classics from the masters

Hymn-based arrangements

Orchestral transcriptions

Theater-organ/Gospel

MIDI blended with organ stops

Seasonal, Patriotic, or special theme

Dan has appeared at large events and small, bringing the joy of organ music to the people far and wide. He has played organs grand and modest, delighting the audiences with enjoyable music. He has been the featured artist for concerts at notable locations including:

Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California

St. John the Divine, New York City

Wanamaker Organ, Philadelphia

Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Ft. Lauderdale

Calvary Church, Charlotte, NC

National City Christian Church, Washington DC

Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City

Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, Massachusetts

American Guild of Organists

Baylor University, Waco, Texas

Philadelphia College of the Bible

Moody Bible Institute, Chicago

Center for World Missions, Seoul, South Korea

International Music Trade Show, Frankfurt, Germany

National Association of Music Merchants

Organ Power Concerts

 


Biographical Information

In considering the scope of Dan Miller's gifted career, one finds it embraces the entire gamut of musical artistry. He is internationally renowned as a pianist, organist, harpsichordist and keyboardist, and has a fascination with computer music technology. He has taught music, conducted choral groups and orchestras, led and facilitated worship in many different settings, and managed large concert productions and music conferences. He is also respected as an innovative leader in handbells. A professional member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers and Publishers), Mr. Miller is well-known for his composing and arranging, and has several published works with Morningstar Music, Hinshaw Music, FitzSimons, Belcanto Press and DanMillerMusic.com. He has been seen and heard live in concert and through recordings on radio, television, and the internet. He has been the featured solo organist with several symphony orchestras. He is a former Dean of the Ft. Lauderdale chapter of The American Guild of Organists, and has served the Portland chapter AGO as Membership Coordinator. He continues to enjoy his work as consultant and advisor in designing heroic grand organs of world-class significance and preeminence. Since 1999 Mr. Miller holds the distinguished position of Product Manager at Rodgers Instruments Corporation, one of the world's leading organ builders, in Hillsboro, Oregon.

A church organist since age fifteen, Dan Miller has served at several notable churches. At Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, he presided over the worldŐs thirteenth largest pipe organ; at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, he served as assistant organist to Diane Bish. Currently Dan is the Organist for St. Matthew Lutheran Church and the Artist in Residence for Bethel Congregational Church in Beaverton, Oregon. He also serves many churches nationwide as Guest Organist for their worship services.

Mr. Miller holds a Church Music Diploma from Moody Bible Institute. He majored in organ performance at the American Conservatory of Music, holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Florida Atlantic University, and a Master of Music degree in Organ Performance from Winthrop University.

Mr. Miller has recorded 20 organ compact discs, of which some selections have been broadcast on National Public Radio's "Pipedreams." His first CD, The Calvary Organ Dedication, was chosen as "The Organ CD to Die For" by Stereophile magazine in its February 1994 issue. MP3 files of his recordings are available for download on the internet.

Dan and his wife Sandy live in Hillsboro, Oregon. They have two daughters and three grandchildren.

For more information please visit his website: www.DanMillerMusic.com or find him on Facebook.