decided to cancel classes for the rest of the academic year. Oberlin Conservatory students gathered and came up with a plan to take positive action in the face of the killings. On May 10, 1970, Richard Miller was tenor soloist when Oberlin Conservatory faculty and students traveled to D.C. to express opposition to war and violence by offering a peaceful musical response to the tragedies: a performance of Mozart's Requiem at the Washington National Cathedral. Miller taught for 28 years at the Mozarteum International Summer Academy in Salzburg, Austria. He presented lectures and classes at the Paris Conservatory (Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Paris), at the Marseilles National Opera School, and at Centre Polyphonique. In 2006, he retired from the Oberlin Conservatory, where he had taught for more than forty years. After retirement, he continued to teach some masterclasses. Internationally renowned for these masterclasses, he taught in Austria, Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and 38 US states. Awards In 1989 he received an honorary doctorate from Gustavus Adolphus College. In May 1990, he was decorated Chevalier/Officier into the French Order of Arts and Letters at the hand of Madame Régine Crespin "in recognition of contributions to the art of vocalism in France and throughout the world". He received a special recognition award by the New York Singing Teachers' Association in 2002. In 2006 Miller received the Voice Education Research Awareness Award from the Voice Foundation for his contributions to the field of voice communication. Writings He has written articles for over 120 professional journals. He also edited several musical anthologies and collections. His books include: National Schools of Singing (Scarecrow, 1977, reissued 1997) The Structure of Singing: System and Art in Vocal Technique (Schirmer Books/Macmillan, 1986) Training Tenor Voices (Schirmer Books/Macmillan, 1993) On the Art of Singing (Oxford University Press, 1996) Singing Schumann: An Interpretive Guide for Performers (Oxford University Press, 1999) Training Soprano Voices (Oxford University Press, 2000) Solutions for Singers: Tools for Performers and Teachers (Oxford University Press, 2004) Securing Baritone, Bass-Baritone, and Bass Voices (Oxford University Press, 2008) References External links Kiesgen, Paul, "How Richard Miller Changed the Way We Think about Singing," Journal of Singing, vol. 63, no. 3 (Jan.-Feb. 2007), pp. 261–261. Oberlin College Archives, Richard Miller Papers, 1964-2009. RG 30/411 1926 births 2009 deaths American writers about music American tenors American music educators Oberlin Conservatory of Music