A piece I wrote that follows the Biblical story of the Garden of Eden. It starts with creation, spends a bit of time in paradise, and ends with a creeping hint of the fascination humans have for the forbidden.

Piano: Daniel Z. Miller

The Garden of Eden

A song from the second act of a musical I'm working on called "Dick Whittington and His Cat," based on the Old-English folk tale. In this song, a character named Jack sings about his recent experience of falling in love at first sight.

Singer: Thomas Miller, http://www.thethomasmillerstory.com/

Piano: Dr. Marshall Davies

Jack's Song

A medley of some of my favorite Christmas Carols written for five voices. 

Singers:

Cami Grindal
Katelyn Sanders
Maddie Griffin
Daniel Z. Miller
Lincoln Hallford https://soundcloud.com/lincapella

Christmas Medley

The first song of a one act musical I'm working on about a kid who opens an obedience school for cats. If the track sounds a bit odd, it's because it's been sped up slightly. 

Singer: Daniel Z. Miller

Piano: Sibelius 7 

Dylan Spencer's Cat Obedience School

A song I wrote for my girlfriend, Allie Hagerman, that humorously points out the seemingly non-existent perks of a long distance relationship.

Singer: Daniel Z. Miller

Piano: Sibelius 7

Far Away Song

A song I wrote about a year ago about the sadness of unreturned affection. 

Singer: Daniel Z. Miller

Piano: Daniel Z. Miller

Lovesick

I wrote this song to sing with my girlfriend, Allie Hagerman. We hadn't seen each other in about four years, and we wanted to sing something together, so this is what came about!

Vocals: Daniel Z. Miller, Allie Hagerman https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdSHQRvhsdkXnSQJ--0h1qA

Pianist: Daniel Z. Miller

Old Friends

I originally wrote this piece for the second act of "Dick Whittington and His Cat," but now I don't quite think it fits, so it's become a stand-alone song about a fellow in love with a close friend. 

Singer: Daniel Z. Miller

Pianist: Thomas Miller http://www.thethomasmillerstory.com/

Ev'ry Time I See You

This piece has kind of an interesting story: I was in China with a choral group from Texas State University, and on the tour-bus I jotted down a poem that I thought was nice. I revised it a bit, found that I liked it, and over the course of the next two days I wrote this choral piece on some spare manuscript paper on the bus.

I'm sure the subject matter in the piece itself was inspired by the fact that I was about to leave for college at the time, although I don't remember making that direct connection at the time. It's a song about the bitter-sweetness of leaving the only place you've ever known to make your way somewhere else. 

Text taken from a poem by Daniel Z. Miller.

Tenor: Daniel Z. Miller

Lead: Thomas Miller http://www.thethomasmillerstory.com/

Baritone: Johnny Brantley III http://www.johnnybrantleyiii.com/

Bass: Andrés Dávila https://soundcloud.com/detchomatic

The Bird

Yesterday is one of my favorite Beatles songs, so I jotted down a four part vocal arrangement on a bullet train between Shanghai and Beijing last summer, and finally got a chance to record it!

Tenor: Johnny Brantley III http://www.johnnybrantleyiii.com/

Lead: Thomas Miller http://thethomasmillerstory.com/

Baritone: Daniel Z. Miller

Bass: Andrés Dávila https://soundcloud.com/detch

"Yesterday" arranged and uploaded with permission of Sony/ATV Publishing and licensed through the Harry Fox Agency. 

Yesterday

This is an arrangement I recorded of one of my favorite old hymns--enjoy!!

Vocals: Daniel Z. Miller, Allie Hagerman https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdSHQRvhsdkXnSQJ--0h1qA

Cello: Daniel Z. Miller

Violin: Daniel Z. Miller

Poor Wayfaring Stranger

A flowy stand-alone romantic song that I wrote a while back.

Tenor: Grayson Samuels

Piano: Daniel Z. Miller

Did She?

This is a choral piece that I am exceedingly proud of. It's my first go at working with electronic sounds and samples, and I really think it turned out well. 

Isaiah 40:31--"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

All Vocals: Daniel Z. Miller

Electronic MIDI Samples used courtesy of Mixcraft 7.

Teach Me How To Fly

A cover of Your Song, by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, for my darling fiancée.

Vocals: Daniel Z. Miller
Piano: Daniel Z. Miller

Your Song

If I Couldn't Say I Love You

I am a composer, vocalist and instrumentalist studying Musical Theatre at Texas State University, San Marcos. I also like cats a lot. Soli Deo Gloria.

Daniel Z. Miller

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