Samuel Miller has been playing violin since 3 years old. He studies with Leonora Reesor privately and Shauna Smith at American Fork High School. Samuel has been invited to perform five times at Carnegie Hall. He has placed in numerous string competitions, including Crescendo Strings International Competition first place solo category and first place duet/ensemble category, Little Mozart first place solo category and first place duet category, American Protégé International Competition and the South Shore Conservatory Competition of Boston. Samuel has played 5 times at the CMTA Festival. He has been featured performing on NBC 29 and an invited player in the Temple Square Christmas Concert International Broadcast. Samuel also loves to make music with the performing group, Shenandoah Violins and with his twin sister and two younger sisters. When not performing, Samuel is found studying chemistry, active in his church group, or swimming. Samuel also plays the french horn and was second chair in his district band this past year.
You can find Samuel’s 2023 European Music Competition violin performance here.