Mark Miller came to BYSO in 1985 as Orchestra Manager. On leaving that post in 1987, Mr. Miller was asked by then Music Director Eiji Oue to remain on the artistic staff. He was named Assistant Conductor by David Commanday in 1993 and has held that position ever since. In addition to his work at the BYSO, he conducts the Boston University All-Campus Orchestra and the chamber orchestra at the Community Music Center of Boston. As a clarinetist, he serves as Principal Clarinet of the Cape Cod Symphony, the Plymouth Philharmonic, and the Simon Sinfonietta, and has performed with many other area groups. He is also a member of the wind quintet Arcadian Winds. Mr. Miller has appeared as clarinet soloist with the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, Harvard’s Mozart Society Orchestra, and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. As a conductor, he has led many concerts by the various BYSO orchestras, and has conducted the 2004 Rhode Island All-State Orchestra, the 2001 Massachusetts Southeast District Festival Orchestra, the orchestras at the Summer Youth Music School at the University of New Hampshire, the North Shore Philharmonic, and the South Shore Conservatory Summer Wind Ensemble. Mr. Miller currently teaches clarinet at St. Mark’s School and at Foxboro High School, where he also conducts the clarinet choir. He has been commissioned to write several substantial works for Foxboro’s performing groups, and his many other original compositions and arrangements have been widely performed. Mr. Miller holds degrees in Composition and Clarinet Performance from Florida State University and a Master’s degree in Composition from Boston University.