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 Prof.
Erie Mills
Office: MUS 244 • Phone: 408-924-4658
Email: hinotes@pacbell.net
B.M., College of Wooster
M.M., University of Illinois
D.M. (honorary), College of Wooster
Voice
Professor of Music. Mills joined the SJSU faculty in September,
1998. She has performed to critical and popular acclaim throughout
the world, dazzling audiences with her sparkling coloratura
voice, captivating personality and vivid portrayals of operatic
roles. She has performed in the world's major opera houses,
including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Vienna
Staatsoper, Chicago Lyric Opera, San Francisco Opera and many
others. She is an active concert artist, having appeared with
the orchestras of Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Cleveland,
Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Milwaukee, the
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony, Minnesota
Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Festival, and the VARA Radio Orchestra
at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. She is also in demand as
a recitalist , both as a soloist and in chamber music.
She has appeared as a guest of the Chamber Music Society of
Lincoln Center, Bravo Colorado Music Festival, Music from Angel
Fire, and Sea Cliff Chamber Players. She has presented
solo recitals in numerous venues throughout the United States,
including Weill Recital Hall in New York and Sheldon Concert
Hall in St. Louis.On recording, Ms. Mills may be heard on RCA's
recording of Sondheim's Follies, New World Records' Grammy
award-winning Candide, Newport Classic recordings of
Handel's Muzio and Scarlatti's Ishmail, Arabesque
Records' recording of Schubert's "Auf dem Strom" and
Strauss' "Alphorn" with David Jolley, horn, and most
recently her solo CD of American song "Always It's Spring"
from VAI. On video she may be seen on "The New Sousa
Band on Stage at Wolf Trap" with conductor Keith Brion.
Her performance of Cunegonde at the New York City Opera was
seen on a national telecast on PBS' "Live from Lincoln
Center."
Erie Mills was born in Granite City, Illinois. She is
a graduate of the College of Wooster, Ohio, and the University
of Illinois, and was a member of the Houston Opera Studio.
She studied voice with Dale Moore, Karl Trump (Wooster), Grace
Wilson (U of IL), Elena Nikolaidi, and Alan Bowers. She
was a recipient of a Richard Tucker Foundation grant in 1984.
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