Myka MILLER

Myka's wide range of musical interests include classical as well as jazz and avant-garde repertoire and beyond.  She is a versatile performer, having played from concert stages, stadiums, night clubs and football fields. Myka was born in small town McKinney, Texas, where band programs and music education were strong. She began her formal music studies at the University of Texas at Austin under the instruction of oboist John Snow. While there, Myka experimented in jazz, while receiving classical training. She was also part of the UT marching band on trombone. 

After earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Music, she pursued an international experience. She performed for a season with the Nuevo Leon Symphony Orchestra in Monterrey, Mexico, after which she won a position with the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra in Guadalajara, Mexico.  There she played Co-Principal oboe and English horn for three years and performed as soloist throughout Mexico. In Guadalajara, she began playing flute with various salsa and Cuban groups.  After moving to Los Angeles in 2002, she completed her Master’s of Music in oboe performance at the University of Southern California.

Myka is an accomplished musician and plays oboe, flute, English horn and sings. She resides in Los Angeles, where she regularly plays with local orchestras, rock and salsa bands, experimental groups, and jazz.  She has played with the L.A. Jewish Symphony, Santa Monica Symphony, Riverside Philharmonic, and Adam Rudolph's GO Organic Orchestra. She has played under the baton of conductors Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sergiu Commissiona and John Williams. In 2006 she performed with Tony Bennett at the Kodak

In addition to performing, Myka is an active producer having produced concerts in Los Angeles with Kent Nagano, John Williams, Billy Childs, Yundi Li, and Sarah Chang, as well as in New York at Carnegie Hall.  

Myka has also spent a career working with non-profits and giving back to the community. Myka’s skill in not only music, but also program creation, development, and supervision was applied to revamping many music education programs. As a result of their success, she was invited to create collaborations with similar organizations including the City of Los Angeles – Music LA, LA’s Best, P.S. Arts, and the Henry Mancini Institute.  Her personal goal is to put instruments in the hands of as many children as possible who would not otherwise have access to music learning. Myka is now Executive Director of the Harmony Project, a non-profit organization established in April of 2001 with a vision of serving the cultural and artistic needs of underprivileged children in the Los Angeles area. Our mission is to promote the healthy growth and development of children through the study, practice and performance of music, to build healthier communities by investing in the positive development of children through music, and to develop children as musical ambassadors of peace, hope and understanding amongst people of diverse cultures, backgrounds and beliefs.