Sophia Miller is a conductor, clinician, singer, and music educator based in New York City. An expert in children’s voices, she seeks to empower the voices of young artists in her work, leading with a combination of artistic skill and a fully present heart.

Sophia finds great joy in working with young people and adults alike. She is currently the Artistic Director for the Fieldston Choral Society in New York City, and in September 2024, she will join the Mannes School of Music team as conductor of the Mannes Prep Junior and Intermediate Choruses. A church musician as well, she currently serves as the Music Director in Residence at Foothills Unitarian Church in Fort Collins, Colorado.

From 2007-2023, Sophia served on the artistic team for the award-winning Young People’s Chorus of New York City, most recently as Senior Associate Conductor where she conducted young people ages 8-18 in YPC’s Performance Choruses and Schools Choruses Programs. She has conducted in venues large and small throughout New York City, and has prepared choruses for recording sessions, television and radio performances, collaborations of all kinds, and performances on prominent stages nationally and internationally. In 2022 and 2023, she conducted YPC in Brundibár, a powerful and historical children’s opera written by Hans Krása and Adolf Hoffmeister before the start of World War II. Sophia has also served on the artistic teams of the Boston Children’s Chorus and Savannah Children’s Choir.

Sophia has furthered her impact as a widely sought-after guest conductor and choral clinician, bringing her expertise to choristers and choral conductors around the US and the world. Internationally, she most recently spent her time making music with children at La Escuela Municipal de Música y Danza de Cabanillas del Campo in Guadalajara, Spain, and young people from over 50 countries around the world at the Ingenium Music Academy in Winchester, England. In the 2023-2024 season, Sophia was overjoyed to work with young people and music educators alike in Nebraska, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, Vermont, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Connecticut, and was deeply honored to conduct the 2024 ACDA Eastern Region Elementary Honor Choir. This summer, Sophia also joined Carnegie Hall’s Music Educators Workshop as a member of their Core Faculty, bringing her expertise to music educators from around the country.

Sophia also serves as Conductor and Clinician for the prominent music publishing company Hal Leonard, through which she is delighted to represent new works and offer professional development opportunities to music educators throughout the United States.

Sophia studied music education, voice, and conducting at the Ithaca College School of Music, where she studied conducting with Dr. Janet Galván and was recognized as an esteemed alumna for her work conducting young people and celebrating the voices of children. A performer as well, Sophia continues to sing regularly throughout New York City.