VSO Season Finale - Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Tania Miller conductorThe 2010/2011 season marks Tania Miller’seighth as Music Director of the VictoriaSymphony Orchestra, an appointment thatdeemed her the first Canadian woman to beappointed to such a significant position inCanada. Her vibrancy and dynamic approachto music-making have inspired many newinnovations with the Victoria Symphony and anew era of artistic growth for the orchestra.Prior to her appointment in Victoria, Ms. Millerwas Assistant and then Associate Conductorwith the Vancouver Symphony Orchestrafor four seasons. She was the AssistantConductor of the Carmel Bach Festivalfor several years working closely with theinternationally renowned conductor BrunoWeil and many of the world’s leading Baroqueartists. She began her work in the field ofcontemporary music as Assistant Conductorof the Banff Festival of the Arts in Banff,Canada. She served as Artistic Director ofMichigan Opera Works in Ann Arbor, Michiganfor four seasons conducting many operasof the baroque and classical era and was aregular guest conductor with Opera McGill’sprestigious opera program in 2000 and 2001in Montreal, Canada.Originally from Foam Lake, Saskatchewan,Tania Miller received her Doctorate andMaster’s degrees in conducting fromthe University of Michigan in Ann Arbor,Michigan. ■