Biography A passionate and artful performer, Greg Milliren
has captivated audiences with his expansive, silvery tone and engaging,
soulful interpretations. He enjoys frequent contemporary and traditional
chamber music collaborations with talented colleagues, including
performances with theNucleus
Ensemble, of which he is a member, the Tonoi
Ensemble, and many others. Greg has won prizes in the National
Flute Association's Young Artist Competition and Orchestral Audition
/ Masterclass Competition. Also successful as an orchestral musician,
Greg has performed with the Minnesota
Orchestra, the New
World Symphony in Miami, the National
Orchestral Institute, and the Las
Vegas Music Festival Orchestra. He has held positions with the
YMF Debut Orchestra and is principal flutist with Southern California's
professional training orchestra, The American
Youth Symphony.
Greg also maintains a studio of private flute students
in the West Los Angeles area, teaching in Manhattan Beach, Westchester,
Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Culver City, and surrounding
areas. His teaching reflects his belief in the power of music to
enrich people's lives in transformative ways, and he seeks to bring
that passion to the discipline of learning a musical instrument.
He continues to have great pride in the progess and accomplishments
of his students.
Greg's mentors and teachers include
James Walker, Adam
Kuenzel, Julia
Bogorad-Kogan, Immanuel
Davis and Jeannie
Foster. He completed his Masters of Music degree at the University
of Southern California's Thornton
School of Music and his Bachelors of Music degree at the University
of Minnesota. Greg was born and raised near Milwaukee, and
spent three years as Box Office Manager with the Minnesota Orchestra
before finding his true passion in teaching and performing. He
credits his early piano and flute teachers Sue McTaggart and Katie
Warrichaiet, and high school band director Jim Krofta, and the
Milwaukee Youth Symphony with providing him the inspiration and
guidance to enjoy a rewarding career in music.
A passionate and artful performer, Greg Milliren
has captivated audiences with his expansive, silvery tone and engaging,
soulful interpretations. He enjoys frequent contemporary and traditional
chamber music collaborations with talented colleagues, including
performances with theNucleus
Ensemble, of which he is a member, the Tonoi
Ensemble, and many others. Greg has won prizes in the National
Flute Association's Young Artist Competition and Orchestral Audition
/ Masterclass Competition. Also successful as an orchestral musician,
Greg has performed with the Minnesota
Orchestra, the New
World Symphony in Miami, the National
Orchestral Institute, and the Las
Vegas Music Festival Orchestra. He has held positions with the
YMF Debut Orchestra and is principal flutist with Southern California's
professional training orchestra, The American
Youth Symphony.