About Miriam

Miriam is an artist whose life has been shaped by exploration, creativity, and personal growth. With a deep love for music, she began her journey as a young performer, engaging in ensemble playing and accompanying from an early age as the fifth of nine musical siblings. During her undergraduate years in piano performance, Miriam embraced collaboration, participating in chamber groups, pit orchestras, the exclusive keyboardist for the university symphony, and experimental ensembles. Motherhood deepened her appreciation for education and enhanced her collaborative spirit, while she remained committed to her local community in innumerable ways. Today, Miriam is currently pursuing a graduate degree in collaborative piano, powered by her belief in music’s power to unite, dissolve boundaries, and create collective, ephemeral experiences.

Miriam’s Recent Projects

Freelance Musician and Educator - Various

  • Building infrastructure and success in local nonprofits to boost efficacy and community participation and support.

  • Working with local school board and public music programs to improve teaching environment, expand program, and increase faculty resources.

  • Teaching, directing, and overseeing unique educational and performance opportunities for youth in the community.

Park City School District - Solo and Ensemble Coach

  • Supporting the music faculty in helping individual students reach technical and musical goals set by teachers. 

  • Meeting with students in 30 minute increments on a weekly basis to troubleshoot practice strategies and achieve goals to participate in large ensembles. 

  • Working with faculty to brainstorm on approaches to how I can best serve their program and their students.

Wyoming Symphony Orchestra - Musician 

  • Highly proficient sectional player on violin

  • Substitute leader and director of assigned groups of musicians

  • community outreach concert series participant

Evanston Civic Orchestra - Musician and Board Advisor

  • Providing advice and support to the function and influence of the orchestra board

  • Fulfilling typical concertmaster responsibilities including sectional direction, conductor support, personnel support, bowings, troubleshooting/education. 

Treeside Charter Elementary - Group Music Educator

  • Overseeing the effective education of 450 elementary students

  • Collaborating with educators and faculty to effectively implement well rounded education in the arts.

  • Writing and implementing original curriculum incorporating academia into the music curriculum.

Morgan Music Academy - Owner/Director

  • Founder and owner of 100+ student music academy and storefront

  • Oversaw multiple staff members

  • Implemented concert series with visiting artists

  • Provided trainings and workshops for local music educators

  • Collaborated with the city in improving the traffic and presence in downtown by coordinating the first farmers markets.

Self-Employed - Private Music Instructor

  • Instructor on multiple instruments

  • Coordinated large recitals

  • prepared students for competitions and higher education opportunities.

  • Collaborated in the community with other educators to improve overall quality of community musical experience.