NATCHITOCHES – The Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at Northwestern State University will sponsor the 10th annual NSU Double Reed Day on Saturday, March 8 from 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. The event is open to oboists and bassoonists of all ages/levels and will include masterclasses, reed classes, and a guest artist recital. For more information on how to register, contact forsythl@nsula.edu.
This year’s guest artist is Dr. Courtney Miller, assistant professor of oboe at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Miller will present a recital at 4:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. The recital will be livestreamed at https://capa.nsula.edu/livestream/.
Miller teaches oboe, chamber music and reed making. Before coming to the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, she served on faculty at the University of Iowa, Boston College and Ashland University.
A highly regarded performer and pedagogue, Miller tours as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. Her 2023 tour in Thailand promoted her newest album collaboration, “Hans Gál: Works for Viola, Piano, Violin & Oboe,” released in 2022 on Centaur Records. Miller has performed with orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Orchestra Iowa, Quad Cities Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Portland Symphony, Akron Symphony and the Cleveland Opera and North Carolina Opera.
She is devoted to performing established repertoire, new compositions and lesser-known works. Her 2019 album “Portuguese Perspectives” introduces a collection of world-premiere recordings for the oboe by Portuguese composers and includes several new commissions by Miller. This album and her 2015 release, “Modern Fairy Tales,” are available on iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify.
