Ben Miles

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Tuba, Middle Tennessee State University

Ben Miles (b. 1974) is the former Associate Professor of Music at Middle Tennessee State University where he taught tuba, Music Theory, coached chamber ensembles, and performed with the Faculty Brass Quintet.  From 2008-2012, he was the Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Wright State University. His solo CD, "Contraptions," was released in 2012 and features several of his own compositions. He has performed as a soloist at the International Tuba and Euphonium International and Regional Conferences and was the winner of the 2005 Leonard Falcone International Artist Tuba Competition.  Miles also served on the faculty at the University of Central Arkansas.  He received his degrees from Michigan State University, Penn State University, and the State University of New York, College at Fredonia. His principal teachers include Phil Sinder, Marty Erickson, and C. Rudolph Emilson.

Miles has performed with the Nashville Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony, Huntsville (AL) Symphony, New Hampshire Music Festival, Richmond (IN) Symphony, Springfield (OH) Symphony, Dayton (OH) Philharmonic, Conway (AR) Symphony, Lansing (MI) Symphony, West Shore (MI) Symphony, Jackson (MI) Symphony, Altoona (PA) Symphony, Nittany Valley (PA) Symphony, the Penn's Woods (PA) Summer Music Festival Orchestra, and the Fredonia (NY) Chamber Players. In 2006-2007, he was a member of the Bay Street Brassworks brass quintet, performing concerts and presenting masterclasses across the country. He has also performed with the Cincinnati Brassworks, Pinnacle Brass Quintet (AR), Detroit Chamber Brass, the Michigan Chamber Brass, the Galliard Brass Ensemble (MI), and in the pit for "The Lion King."