Known for her ethereal vocals and thoughtful approach to sound, Dylann Miller is a composer for media and stage and a singer/songwriter presently based in Toronto, ON. 

Her work as a composer includes scores for a variety of media such as documentaries, animation, drama and music for video games. Dylann has a passion for creating new and unusual sounds, incorporating many of her own vocals and customized instruments into her scores, resulting in fresh, dynamic pieces. As a singer, Dylann is well versed in a variety of extended techniques and loves to develop unique sound worlds.   

Her work has strong roots in the Kitchener-Waterloo region where her music has been performed by ensembles including the Wilfrid Laurier’s Concert Choir, Laurier Singers, and The Maureen Forrester Singers. In June 2018, her LGBT+ focused opera, The Covenant premiered in Waterloo and Cambridge.

Her work has been recognized by awards from Arcady’s Young Composer Competition (2017), the SOCAN Foundation (2016); and participation in the 2020 Piano Lunaire Composer’s Symposium, the 2019 Toronto Creative Music Lab (2019) and the 2018 Waterloo Region Contemporary Music Sessions.

During her time as a music composition major at Wilfred Laurier University, she served on the board of the Open Ears Festival as a student liaison (2017-2018).  Following the end of her undergraduate degree, Dylann embraced opportunities as a freelance artist before completing post-graduate studies at Sheridan College (2020-2021) in the Music Scoring for Screen and Stage program.

I am a musician, composer, teaching artist, facilitator, and administrator originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and currently based in Lexington, Kentucky.

My work as a composer is centered around the notion of “genre-fluid” music. The musical structures, harmonic language, instruments and technology I use come from a wide array of genres which allows for the creation of hyper personal music. My music integrates non-musical and pre recorded sounds, innovative production methods, and storytelling.

As a teaching artist, I have designed and facilitated residencies and classes with Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Brooklyn Arts Council, the Center for Arts Education, Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra, Highbridge Voices, the New York Philharmonic's Very Young Composers program, PrimeLife Arts Learning, and St. Nicks Alliance. In the summer of 2021, I was selected to participate in the Arts Education Partnership's Arts and Literacy Thinkers Meeting Series and currently participate on their Equity Working Group.

In my current position as the Learning and Partnership Programs Manager at the Lexington Philharmonic, I am developing and implementing programming that is centered around the belief that all people should have opportunities to be invited and supported in individually and collaboratively creating art that examines and/or reflects their experiences, values and perspectives.

Prior to joining the Lexington Philharmonic, I worked as an administrator at The New School's College of Performing Arts.

I am currently a Civic Saturday Fellow at Citizen University.

Composer, Improvisor, Educator, sound designer.

Bmus Memorial '20
Mmus UBC '22

Currently based in Vancouver, BC.

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