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Biography

Greg Milliren has captivated audiences across the nation with his expansive, silvery tone and engaging, soulful interpretations. A Los Angeles-based freelance flutist, he has vast performing and teaching experience, enjoying frequent orchestral, chamber music, solo, and recording collaborations with composers, orchestras, and chamber groups across Southern California.

He has performed with orchestras and music festivals across the country, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, the Riverside Philharmonic, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Spoleto USA Festival in Charleston, the New World Symphony in Miami, the National Orchestral Institute in Maryland, and the Las Vegas Music Festival. He was principal flutist with Los Angeles's reputable American Youth Symphony for three seasons and was piccoloist with the 2005-2006 Young Musician Foundation Debut Orchestra. He frequently enjoys chamber music collaborations, including notable performances with the USC Contemporary Music Ensemble, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Green Umbrella Series, and the LA Harmonie Ensemble on the Sundays Live Chamber Music Series. He is also a board member of and frequent collaborator with the Los Angeles-based contemporary chamber group, the Definiens Project. In 2007, he was the second-place winner of the prestigious National Flute Association Young Artist Competition.

Milliren earned his master's degree under James Walker at the University of Southern California, and earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota, studying with Julia Bogorad-Kogan and Immanuel Davis. Other influential teachers include Adam Kuenzel, Heather Clark, and Sarah Jackson. He is originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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