{"id":99864,"date":"2023-10-24T12:37:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=99864"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:08:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:08:36","slug":"scoop-brott-festival-names-conductor-tania-miller-artistic-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2023\/10\/24\/scoop-brott-festival-names-conductor-tania-miller-artistic-director\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Brott Festival Names Conductor Tania Miller As Artistic Director"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Conductor Tania Miller (Photo courtesy of the artist)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Canadian conductor Tania Miller has won the appointment as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Brott Music Festival, the National Academy Orchestra of Canada and BrottOpera. Her appointment begins immediately.<\/p>\n

Miller comments from Vancouver, where she is currently conducting Vancouver Opera\u2019s Magic Flute<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a profound honour for me to join the ranks of one of Canada’s most significant arts organizations,\u201d she said. \u201cI am devoted to nurturing and developing the incredible talents of young Canadian instrumentalists, singers, and conductors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maestra Tania Miller<\/h3>\n

Tania Miller is a native of Saskatchewan, where she began to study piano and organ at the age of 8. She went on to become organist and choir director at her local church by the time she was 13. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

With a Masters and Doctorate in Conducting from the University of Michigan, she began her professional career as the Music Director of Michigan Opera Works. She became the assistant conductor of the Carmel Bach Festival in 1998, and held the position for four seasons.<\/p>\n

After four years as the Associate Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, she became Music Director of Victoria Symphony, a position she served in for 14 years. After her tenure, she earned the title of Music Director Emerita as recognition of the significant impact she had on the organization.<\/p>\n

Tania has worked with orchestras and ensembles across the country, including the National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa), Orchestre M\u00e9tropolitain du Grand Montr\u00e9al, Toronto and Calgary Symphonies, and internationally with the Chicago Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic, Chautauqua Symphony, and the KBS Symphony Orchestra in Seoul, among many others.<\/p>\n

Her vision as an interpreter has been widely praised in reviews.<\/p>\n

Tania Miller conducts the TSO in Jordan Pal’s Fallen: Sesquie for Canada’s 150th:<\/p>\n