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2009 Juanita Miller Concerto Competition SATURDAY,
JANUARY 17, 2009 E-mail Contact: lbratcher2@hot.rr.com
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2009 Juanita Miller Concerto Competition Online Brochure Form |
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Juanita Lewis Miller 1912 – 2005
On March 21, 1966, eleven city leagues were
invited to attend an organizational meeting in
Dallas: Abilene, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth,
Houston, Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, San Antonio,
Tyler and Waco.
Mrs. Henry S. Miller (Juanita) was elected
the first president of the Texas Woman’s
Association for Symphony Orchestras (TWASO).
The first Annual conference was held in El
Paso in 1968. The
name of the organization was changed to Texas
Association for Symphony Orchestras (TASO) on May 7,
1984 by its twenty-three member organizations.
Each year close to 150 delegates from 32
organizations attend the annual conference to gather
information and network with their colleagues.
These delegates include presidents,
presidents-elect, and volunteer leaders from each
member group. In
1997, Juanita and Henry S. Miller provided the
initial underwriting and subsequent gifts to fund
this youth competition, which now bears her name.
It Mr. and Mrs. Miller’s dedication,
vision, generosity and devotion to music that led to
the establishment of a statewide youth competition
for outstanding high school musicians.
In
hosting this competition, TASO continues to
employ a professional approach for selecting the
winners by choosing outstanding judges from across
the country
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