David Miller (Australian musician)
David Graham Miller AM [1] is an Australian collaborative pianist. Along with Geoffrey Collins he was nominated for the 1990 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album for their album Flute Australia Volume 2 (2MBS-FM). He performed on the first full recording of Boojum by Peter and Martin Wesley-Smith with Sydney Philharmonia motet choir.[2] With baritone Michael Halliwell, Miller released Soldier, Soldier: The Barrack-Room Ballads Of Rudyard Kipling (ArtWorks, 2001).[3] In 2013, Miller recorded Echo: the songs of Horace Keats for ABC Classics with soprano Wendy Dixon, baritone John Pringle and violinist Marina Marsden, performing the songs of the Australian composer Horace Keats.[4] He continues to regularly record for Wirripang Records and perform with Charisma and Grevillea ensembles.
David G. Miller | |
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| Birth name | David Graham Miller |
| Born | 1943 Nyah West, Victoria, Australia |
David G. Miller was appointed Member of the Order of Australia in 1995 for "service to music, particularly as a piano accompanist".[5]
Disocography edit
Albums edit
| Title | Details |
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| Flute Australia (with Geoffrey Collins) |
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| Flute Australia Volume 2 (with Geoffrey Collins) |
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| Where No Shadows Fall (with Robert Allworth) |
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| Liszt Songs (with Lauris Elms) |
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| Back From Oblivion (with Nick Byrne) |
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| Boojum! - nonsense, truth and Lewis Carroll: a musical by Martin Wesley-Smith and Peter Wesley-Smith (with Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, John Grundy (conductor), Michael Askill (percussion) and guest soloists) |
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| Soldier, Soldier The Barrack-Room Ballads Of Rudyard Kipling (with Michael Halliwell) |
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| Echo: the songs of Horace Keats with Wendy Dixon (soprano), John Pringle (baritone) and Marina Marsden (violin) |
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Awards and nominations edit
ARIA Music Awards edit
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 1990 | Flute Australia Volume 2 (with Geoffrey Collins) | Best Classical Album | Nominated | [6] |
References edit
- ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "CD: Boojum! : nonsense, truth and Lewis Carroll, a musical / by Martin Wesley-Smith and Peter Wesley-Smith. : Product : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Michael Halliwell – Soldier, Soldier The Barrack-Room Ballads Of Rudyard Kipling (2001, CD), retrieved 7 June 2021
- ^ "Echo: the songs of Horace Keats". ABC Music. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "David Graham Miller". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
External links edit
- Australian works commissioned and written for David Miller; recordings, world premieres and events featuring David Miller on the Australian Music Centre site.
- Biographical cuttings on David Miller, pianist, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals at the National Library of Australia
- Artists on Art - Conversations On Creativity: Article by Bruce Daniel, 13 July 2020
- David G. Miller discography on Discogs
- David G. Miller, Collaborative Pianist - http://davidgmiller.com.au