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Sue Miller – Cuban Flute Improviser, Writer & Academic

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Sue Miller Digital Portfolio

I am known as both an academic and as a professional flute improviser and musical director of ‘Charanga del Norte,’ a band I formed in 1998.

I am many things –  an academic, a writer, a professional musician, a linguist (French, Spanish, Hindi, Linguistics) and a teacher; I combine my professional work as a performer with my academic career.

Hola Cuba! Free Concert at the University of Leeds on Friday 20 April at 6pm

Free Cuban Music concert by students from the School of Music at The Clothworkers Centenary Hall,the University of Leeds 6pm (refreshments from 5.30pm). A Cuban Music Big Band plus a charanga line-up and son band directed by Sue Miller perform the dance styles son, son montuno, descarga (jam session) , pachanga, danzon and chachacha.

Caribbean and Latin American Music Study Day – Call for Papers

Caribbean and Latin American Music Study Day

Saturday 12 November 2011
University of Huddersfield
School of Music, Humanities and Media, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH

Guest Speaker Dr Henry Stobart (Royal Holloway, University of London)
CALL FOR PAPERS

Cuban Music Big Band FREE concert Friday 12 March 6pm til 7pm Leeds University

I’ll be directing the Leeds University School of Music Cuban Music Big Band in a concert at Clothworkers Hall, Leeds University School of Music on Friday 12 March. Its  part of the  rush hour concert series  and  starts at 6pm – more info at  University of Leeds concerts Do come along and enjoy some Mambo, […]

Teaching News

I am currently teaching Cuban music courses for undergraduates at the University of Leeds and flute, saxophone and piano at Yorkshire College of Music.

I will also be musical director of a course in traditional Cuban dance music in Havana in 2010 (alongside veteran Charanga and Son musicians) so do contact me via the contacts page if you’re interested in this .

My PhD at the University of Leeds

I am currently undertaking a PhD part-time at the University of Leeds, UK, where I combine my practical work as a performer with more traditional research methods. In addition to a written thesis my work  involves recording in the studio and live at concerts,  where analysis, commentary and transcription of flute improvisations link in to […]

Les enseignements musicaux en France Enquête à‘Abanico’

La vie musicale et les enseignements musicaux en France Les enseignements des musiques afro-cubaines à Paris : Etude de Cas : Enquête à l’école ‘Abanico’ à Paris  du 24 février au 8 mars 2003. (Leisure and Culture in Contemporary France module French department, University of Leeds Assessed Essay as part of my MA in Applied Translation) […]