Carin Miller

Principal Bassoon

Scott Showalter Principal Bassoon Chair

Carin Miller is Scott Showalter Principal Bassoon of the Oregon Symphony, and she previously held principal bassoon positions with the Jacksonville and Shreveport symphonies. Ms. Miller has performed recently as guest principal bassoon with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Grant Park Festival Orchestra, Portland Opera and Oregon Ballet Theater. She enjoys collaborating with local chamber groups such as Chamber Music Northwest, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Third Angle New Music Ensemble, 45th Parallel Universe, Classical Up Close, and the Orca Concert series in Seattle.

Under the umbrella of the Oregon Symphony Sounds of Home series, Carin recently curated and performed in a chamber music program with commissions from local composers and in conjunction with the Audubon Society of Portland to raise awareness of the impact of climate change. She has had the immense pleasure of performing duets with jazz sensation Wycliffe Gordon as part of her residency coaching with the National Youth Orchestra of Carnegie Hall.

A native of Queens, NY, Ms. Miller holds a BM from the Juilliard School, an MM from Rice University, and an Advanced Certificate from the University of Southern California. Her teachers include Whitney Crockett, Frank Morelli, Stephen Maxym, and Benjamin Kamins. 

A passionate educator, Ms. Miller is the founder and executive director for the international virtual symposium Bassoons Without Borders. In addition to curating a robust private teaching studio, she is currently adjunct associate professor of bassoon at Indiana University, as well as adjunct private instructor at Portland State University and Reed College, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Portland Youth Philharmonic.