Dr. Michael Millar

  Biography

Michael Millar is Director of the Center for Community Engagement at Cal Poly Pomona, where he has served on the music faculty since 2004. Also a freelance bass trombonist, Dr. Millar’s credits include performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Harry James, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Tony Bennett, Barry Manilow, Kenny Rogers, Artie Shaw, and Ray Charles. He performed with Southwest Chamber Music on the 2004 Grammy Award-winning CD, Carlos Chávez: Complete Chamber Works, Vol. 2. In collaboration with Malcolm McNab, he is currently writing a book on the history of studio brass players in Los Angeles. Michael Millar is an artist/clinician for Conn-Selmer, Inc. and has presented numerous workshops in entrepreneurship, community engagement, and professional development at universities and conferences.