Crista Miller
Friday, February 23, 2024 at 7:30 P.M. AT ST. BERNARD
About Dr. Miller
Hailed by Gramophone Magazine for her “superlative artistry” and “effortless virtuosity and musical intelligence,” Crista Miller is the Director of Music at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, Texas, USA. There she led the Committee responsible for Martin Pasi’s landmark Opus 19 organ. She directs the Schola Cantorum, Cor Jesu, concert series and a growing staff post-pandemic. She is founder and Artistic Director for the non-profit Amicis Cor Musica, seeking to connect choral and organ music to the broader community.
An active solo organist and member of the cohort East-West Organists, Dr. Miller has performed in 11 countries and 27 states of the USA. Her double-CD Bonjour and Willkommen: A Franco-German Debut, features nearly 500 years of two national schools. Available from Acis Productions, this recording is “ambitious, admirable and a very good advocate for the performer” according to Choir and Organ and International Organists’ Review. Her research on Middle Eastern elements in Naji Hakim’s music is found in the book Mystic Modern: The Music, Thought, and Legacy of Charles Tournemire and in ORGAN: Journal für die Orgel. She is a sought-after conference presenter, organ consultant, executive board member and an advocate of contemporary composition.
Crista earned the DMA in organ performance from the Eastman School of Music, the Master of Music from the University of Houston, and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University.