Wes holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance from Bowling Green State University where he was a student of Dr. John Sampen. While at BGSU, he performed in master classes for Don Sinta (University of Michigan), Fred Hemke (Northwestern University), and Claude Delangle (Paris Conservatory). He is the soprano saxophonist in the Black Swamp Saxophone Quartet which was first prize winner in the 1991 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. The BSSQ was the first saxophone quartet to perform in the history of the prestigious Philip's Gallery in Washington and has also been artist-in-residence at the Arosa Musikwochen in Switzerland. He has performed with the Tulsa Philharmonic, Adrian Symphony, Toledo Symphony, Toledo Concert Band, Columbus Symphony, the United States Navy Band Woodwind Quintet, University of Kentucky Orchestra, Bowling Green Philharmonia, the Lexington Philharmonic and the Lancaster Festival Orchestra. In addition to his saxophone studies, Wes has studied flute with Dave Mel at BGSU and Gordon Cole at the University of Kentucky.
Wes has been teaching lessons both in private and group settings for the past 25 years. Currently he teaches private lessons and is director and founder of" Wes Miller Home School Band" and New Horizons, an adult music program.
Wes has found that many teachers are not prepared to teach adult students. He enjoys teaching students of all ages and is completely prepared to lay out a plan of study for a student who is, for example, 50 years old and desires to start playing an instrument. You're never too old to start playing an instrument and enjoy the experience. Currently, his oldest student is 69 and has been studying for approximately 1 year.
