Scott L. Miller2013 McKnight Fellowship WinnerACA composer Scott L. Miller has been named a McKnight Composer
Fellow for 2013. One of the biggest and most competitive
awards for composers in Minnesota, this year's winners are: Randy Bauer, Scott Miller, Joshua Musikantow and David Evan Thomas. The unrestricted cash award ($25,000) is granted to composer winners who live and work in Minnesota, have made a significant
artistic contribution to their community and who plan to continue their
artistic growth in Minnesota.
Miller's new work, Consortia received its premiere last weekend at Studio Z in St. Paul. Composed for
interactive-electronics and unspecified ensemble, it was performed
by the combined forces of the Flying Forms Baroque Ensemble and
Zeitgeist, as part of the concert
series Early Inspirations, featuring performances of current music inspired by music of the distant past.
Scott Miller
is a composer of electroacoustic, orchestral, chamber, choral and
multimedia works frequently performed at venues and in exhibitions
throughout North America and Europe. His music has been described as
'not for the faint-hearted listener' (Juliet Patterson, mnartists.org)
and 'inspir[ing] real hope & optimism for the future of
electroacoustic music.' (Simon Cummings, 5against4.com). Known for his
interactive electroacoustic chamber music and experimental performance
pieces, Miller has received honors and awards from the Jerome
Foundation, the McKnight Fellowship for Composition, the Minnesota State
Arts Board, the Central Minnesota State Arts Board, and the MUSICA NOVA
98 International Electroacoustic Music Competition. Recordings of his
music have been released on Innova, Eroica, CRS, rarescale and SEAMUS,
is published by ACA (American Composers Alliance), Tetractys, and
Jeanné.
Miller is a Professor of Music at St. Cloud State
University, Minnesota, where he teaches composition, electroacoustic
music and theory. He is currently Vice President of Programs for the
Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the U.S. (SEAMUS). He has lectured
on electroacoustic music and composition in universities and secondary
schools across the United States, Europe and Mexico. He holds degrees
from The University of Minnesota, The University of North Carolina -
Chapel Hill and the State University of New York at Oneonta, and has
studied composition at the Czech-American Summer Music Institute and the
Centre de Creation Musicale Iannis Xenakis.
