Baldwin, Kerry Jane (2020) The Influence of Berio Sequenza V on Trombone Repertoire and Technique. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Awarded for a Collaborative Programme of Research at the Royal Northern College of Music by Manchester Metropolitan University.
John Miller
Professor of Trumpet
MA (Cantab), FGS, FRNCM
Email: [email protected]
Previously Head of School of Wind, Brass and Percussion, John continues to work at the RNCM in a part-time capacity as Tutor in Trumpet, coaching Chamber Music and providing inspirational teaching and coaching for our students and contributing to our research activities.
John Miller began his musical life playing cornet with Tullis Russell Mills Band, Fife. He took up trumpet playing as a career, and was a member of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (1972-80) and the Philharmonia Orchestra (1977-1994). He is also a founder member of the Wallace Collection brass ensemble. He joined the staff of the Royal Northern College of Music in 1999 as Head of Brass, was Head of Wind & Percussion 2013–17, and is currently a part-time member of staff.
John is a teacher, published writer and brass educationalist in high demand. He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Guildhall School in 1993, a Fellowship of the RNCM in 2006, followed by Professorship (personal chair) of RNCM in 2010. His work with young musicians, including the National Youth Orchestra, has been stamped by creative instrumental teaching and artistic innovation, and continues to be recognised internationally.
Current and Future Research
Recent publications:
Andrew Powell, To a Walrus (1999–2024) Premiere CD record of contemporary brass chamber music. The Wallace Collection (TWC-FR2024-001).
Haydn Transformed: The Bird, The Emperor and The Dream (ca. 1860–68). Premiere CD record of Haydn string quartets transcribed for brass quintet by Julien Toilet in the 1960s. Reconstructed from archive manuscripts and performed on period instruments. The Wallace Collection (TWC-SR2023-001).
The Modern Brass Ensemble in Twentieth-Century Britain (Woodbridge, 2022).
Auguste Mimart, Quintettes nos. 1–6, Septuors 1–6 (ca. 1964). Premiere CD record on period instruments. 2022. On Origin of the Species Evolution. The Wallace Collection (TWC-FR2022-001).
Francisco Coll, Quintet for Brass (2019). Premiere CD record. 2020. On On Song. The Wallace Collection (TWC-FR2020-002).
A presentation on amateur brass chamber music in Britain c. 1890-1930: the brass band quartet tradition, was delivered at the Symposium – Romantic Brass in Context in Berb, Switzerland, 21 April 2023. Conference paper in preparation in Proceedings.
A follow-up paper on this topic will be presented at a conference of the Historic Brass Society in New York in July 2024.
Currently John Miller is enrolled at RNCM as a student, writing up a PhD in existing publications, due to be submitted November 2024. The content of the thesis in broadly based on the publications listed above.
Research Supervision
Completed research degree.
Selected Outputs
Authored Books
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- The Modern Brass Ensemble in Twentieth-Century Britain, (Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2022).
- Trumpet Basics, (London: Faber Music, 2002).
- The Good Brass Guide, ( Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 1999).
Edited Books
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- Third Book of Trumpet Solos, ed. by John Wallace and John Miller, ( The Music Company (UK) Ltd, 2020).
- Fourth Book of Trumpet Solos, ed. by John Wallace and John Miller, ( The Music Company (UK) Ltd, 2020).
- First Book of Trumpet Solos, ed. by John Miller and John Wallace, (London: Faber Music, 1994).
- Second Book of Trumpet Solos, ed. by John Miller and John Wallace, (London: Faber Music, 1994).
Journal Articles
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- ‘The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, 1951–1986’, Historical Brass Society Journal, 31 (2019), 51–76. 10.2153/0120190011003
- ‘Two Northern Bands’, Transactions of Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 110 (2017), 62 – 74.
Performances
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- Elgar Howarth Spooks, John Miller, Mark Frost bass trombone, with brass and percussion ensemble., RNCM, 27 Jan 2008
Recordings
- Jean-Françoise Bellon Origin of the Species Revisited (Bellon vol. 1), The Wallace Collection, brass quintet:, The Wallace Collection, 28, 29 June 1999
- Francisco Coll; Edward McGuire; malcolm Arnold; John Wallace On Song, The Wallace Collection, brass ensemble, The Wallace Collection, Glasgow, 2015–2020
- misc. Renaissance Brass, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Elgar Howarth, brass ensemble, Argo, 1976
- Henry Purcell Purcell Funeral Music, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, choir of King’s College Cambridge, David Willcocks, brass ensemble and choir, EMI ASD, King’s College Cambridge, 1977
- misc. Elgar Howarth PJBE in der Schweiz, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Elgar Howarth, brass ensemble, Claves, 1971
- Mussorgsky Elgar Howarth Pictures at an Exhibition, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Elgar Howarth, brass ensemble, Argo, 1978
- Malcolm Arnold Symphony for Brass, Howard Snell, brass ensemble, Argo, London, 1979
- William Byrd Elgar Howarth La Battaglia, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Elgar Howarth, John Miller brass ensemble, Argo, 1981
- Elliot Carter Brass Quintet, The Wallace Collection, brass quintet, Collins Classics, 1992
- Albinoni, Vivaldi et al. The Masters of the Baroque, Philharmonia Orchestra, English String Orchestra, John Wallace and John Miller , Nimbus, 1986, 1988
- James Parker, John Tavener, William Matthias Contemporary music for brass, Wallace Collection, brass quintet, Linn, 1999
- Sibelius, Ewald Baltic Brass, Wallace Collection, brass ensemble (original instruments), Deux-Elles, 2001
- Eben, Crawford, Xenakis, Martland Hammered Brass, Wallace Collection, brass ensemble, Linn, 2002
- Peter Maxwell Davies Brass Quintet, Wallace Collection, brass quintet, n/a, Royal Academy of Music, London, 2002
- Karlheinz Stockhausen Bird of Passage, Markus Stockhausen, Harald Boje, Aloys Kontarsky, Karlheinz Stockhausen instrumental ensemble, Chrysalis, London, Air Studios, 1976
- Karlheinz Stockhausen Stop, Ylem, London Sinfonietta, Karlheinz Stockhausen, DG, 1973
- Karlheinz Stockhausen Kontrapuncte, London Sinfonietta, Karlheinz Stockhausen, DG, 1973
- misc. Italian double trumpet concertos, Philharmonia Orchestra, English String Orchestra, John Wallace and John Miller , Nimbus
- Stravinsky Petrushka, Fireworks, Philharmonia Orchestra, Eliah Inbal, Teldec
- janacek Sinfonietta, Taras Bulba, Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Rattle, ASD
- Mozart Requiem, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini
- Giovanni Gabrieli et al. Gabrieli and St Marks, Wallace Collection, Nimbus
- Richard Strauss Complete music for symphonic brass, Locke Brass Consort, James Stobart, 1979
- Verdi Requiem, Philharmonia Orchestram, Riccardo Muti, EMI
- Puccini Suor Angelico, Il Tabarro, Philharmonia Orchestram, Lorin Maazel, CBS
- Puccini Madame Butterfly, Philharmonia Orchestram, Lorin Maazel, CBS
- Beethoven Symphonies 1-9, Fidelio Ov., Corialan Ov., Philharmonia Orchestram, Kurt Sanderling, SLS
- Mussorgsky Ashkenasy Pictures at an Exhibition, Phiharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenasy, Decca
- Hummel Trumpet Concerto, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Rudolph Schwarz, John Miller , archive recording, 1969
- Debussy La mer, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Pierre Boulez, BBC Radio Classics, 1971
- Peter Maxwell Davies Music for Brass, Wallace Collection, John Wallace, John Miller, Paul Gardham brass quintet, Nimbus, Royal Academy of Music, 2000
- Malcolm Arnold The Magic of Malcolm Arnold (Vol 1), Wallace Collection, brass ensemble, TWC- FR2016-001., 2016
- Sigismund von Neukomm, Ernst Sachse, Alexandre Guilmant, Jean Ballon Resonances of Waterloo, Wallace Collection, St Salvator’s Chapel Choir, University of St Andrews, Tom Wilkinson and Anthony George, John Miller (Neukomm) Ian Bousfield (Sachse and Guilmant) brass ensemble, Sanctiandree, Church of St James, Bermondsey (Neukomm)
- Jean-Françoise Bellon Origin of the Species Revisited: Bellon Complete Edition vol. 2, The Wallace Collection, Nineteenth Century Brass Quintet, The Wallace Collection, Macpherson Recital Room, St Andrews University, Sep/Oct 2020
- Jean-Françoise Bellon Origin of the Species Revisited: Bellon Complete Edition vol. 3, The Wallace Collection, Nineteenth Century Brass Quintet, The Wallace Collection, Macpherson Recital Room, St Andrews University, Sep/Oct 2020
- Auguste Mimart Origin of the Species: Evolution, The Wallace Collection, brass quintet and septet, The Wallace Collection, Laidlaw Music Centre, University of St Andrews, and Govan and Linthouse Parish Church, 2020/21
Professional Activity
