Biography

Eric Miller is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, having received a degree in trumpet performance. While at Michigan he studied primarily with Don Green, former principal trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. As a member of the marching band, Eric performed at the Gator Bowl and the Rose Bowl. He was also a member of the Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble and the top jazz band, and served as trumpet adjudicator for the middle school division of the Interlochen Arts Academy. He participated in a six-week European tour with the Symphony Band, performing in Zurich, Amsterdam, Florence and the La Scala Opera House in Milan. As a professional musician, he has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay, as well as for Pope John Paul II, former first lady Hillary Clinton and former president Gerald Ford. Eric has performed at the

Hollywood Bowl, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and has also worked with Susan Anton, Herb Alpert, Rita Coolidge, Marilyn McCoo and Richard Carpenter. He has also performed at the Brown Derby and for Holland America Cruise Lines. Recordings include the solo trumpet work for the World Figure Skating Championships on NBC and commercials for Guess Jeans, which aired on the MTV Movie Awards. He has performed in the pit orchestras for shows such as Annie, Guys and Dolls, South Pacific and Sweeney Todd, to name just a few. And he’s worked as an actor in commercials, having filmed spots with Martin Short and Richard Simmons!

As a private trumpet instructor of nearly 38 years, his students have held various high-level positions in school ensembles and honor bands, including the first-chair position in the District Band Wind Ensemble for four consecutive years, as well as groups such as the Pacific Vision Youth Symphony (including first chair), the SCSBOA Middle School Honor Band, the SCSBOA Middle School Jazz Band, the SCSBOA High School Honor Jazz Bands, the SCSBOA High School Wind Ensemble and the Tournament of Roses Honor Band.