Gene Milford
Biography
Gene F. Milford (b. 1 July 1946, Canton, Ohio) is an American composser and educator.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in instrumental music education, Master of Arts degree in music history, and a Ph.D. in music education from Kent State University, where he was the recipient of a University Fellowship.
Dr. Milford is an instrumental music educator with 30 years of experience, including 23 years at Edgewood High School, Ashtabula, Ohio. His bands consistently received superior ratings at Ohio Music Education Association sponsored events and performed at state and national professional conferences. In addition, numerous nationally known guest conductors and soloists performed with his bands. He is a senior lecturer in Music Education at The University of Akron; he has also served on the faculty of Kent State University and Hiram College.
Dr. Milford has served as guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator and presented clinic sessions at regional and national conferences. His articles on music education have appeared in Triad, Dialogues in Instrumental Music Education Contributions to Music Education and The Instrumentalist.
As a composer and arranger, Dr. Milford has received numerous commissions and was the recipient of a grant from the Ohio Arts Council. His compositions and arrangements for band, orchestra, choir, and ensembles are in the catalogues of nine publishers. A number of his publications are currently on state required lists throughout the U.S. and Australia. His professional affiliations include the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA), where he has served as a district president and on numerous committees at both the district and state level; American School Band Directors Association (ASBDA), having served as state chair; National Band Association (NBA); Phi Beta Mu; Phi Kappa Lambda; and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). He has received an ASCAP Award each year since 2001 and was the 2006 inductee to the Ohio Band Directors Hall of Fame.
Works for Winds
- The Advocate (2018)
- American Sailing Songs (2003/2020)
- At the Races (as arranger) (2001)
- Autumn in the Park (2020)
- The Avenger March (as arranger) (2010)
- The Avenger March (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2013)
- Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (as arranger) (2012)
- Call to Duty (2014)
- Canterbury Procession (2015)
- Caribbean Christmas (as arranger) (2017)
- Castlebay (2012)
- Cathedral (2013)
- China Sea Voyage (2004)
- Christmas Patrol (as arranger) (2014)
- Christmas Rondo (2013)
- Colonial March (2017)
- Columbian March (as arranger) (2006)
- Crusaders' Chorale and March
- Cymbal Circus (2009)
- Danza Latina (2013)
- Dark Castle (2007)
- Die Meistersinger (as arranger) (1998)
- El Palo Alto (2010)
- English Country Dances (2007)
- Excelsior (as arranger) (1910/2015)
- Fantasy on English Folksongs (2009)
- Festival Español (2011)
- Fidelity March (as arranger) (2004)
- Flying Cloud - 1854 (2014)
- The Flying Squadron (as arranger) (2007)
- Freedom Jubilee (2012)
- Frontline March (2020)
- Georgia Girl (as arranger) (1914/2011)
- The Grenadiers (as arranger) (1993)
- The Huntress (as arranger) (1916/2014)
- Huron Indian Carol (1990)
- Illumination (as arranger) (2013)
- Imperial March (as arranger) (1911/2009)
- International Peace (as arranger) (1911/2023)
- Jamboree Swing March (1996)
- Journey of the Magi (as arranger) (2017)
- Lake Dances (2016)
- Land of Pharaohs (2017)
- The Long Ships (2019)
- Mercury (as arranger) (2019)
- Mercury Rising (2020)
- A Midwinter Festival (2005)
- Moonlight Masquerade (as arranger) (2012)
- Music Alone (2006)
- The New Colossus March (2019)
- Night Ride of the Cossacks (2012)
- Noble Spirit March (2005)
- Noel, Noel
- Northern Saga (1991)
- Old West Trilogy (2015)
- Our Band
- Out of the Silent Planet (2010)
- Pastorale for Flutes
- Patriot Sketches (2010)
- Percussion Parade (2000)
- Pirate's Cove (2004)
- Polar Vortex (2017)
- Pride and Promise (2007)
- The Pride of Arizona (as arranger) (2017)
- Pride of the Western Reserve (2008)
- Ragged Rozey (as arranger) (1913/2013)
- Regimental Drums
- Rifle Rangers March (as arranger) (2012)
- Royal Oak (2013)
- Royal Scotch Highlanders (as arranger) (1919/2018)
- Russian Bells
- Russian Folk Legend (1999)
- Saint Louis Blues (2003)
- Salute to the Sultan (as arranger) (2013)
- Santa Medley
- Santa on Parade (as arranger) (2018)
- Season of Joy (as arranger) (2015)
- Season of Peace (as arranger) (2014)
- Shalom! (as arranger) (2015)
- Sir Galahad (as arranger) (2016)
- Skulduggery (2016)
- Sons of Veterans (as arranger) (1909/2005)
- Space Station One (2021)
- Star Voyage (2005)
- Step Up (2020)
- Suite for Band (2012)
- Suite from "Rinaldo" (as arranger) (1711/)
- Sunburst (2013)
- This Land is Your Land (as arranger) (2019)
- Trail West (2003)
- Tubasaurus Rex (2011)
- Two Christmas Chorales (as arranger) (2015)
- Two Mexican Carols
- The Victor March (as arranger) (2011)
- Warwick Castle (2019)
- Welcome Yule! (as arranger) (2011)
- While Angels Watched (as arranger) (2020)