▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁accepted ▁to ▁the ▁composer ' s ▁work shop ▁at ▁the ▁Asp en ▁Music ▁Festival ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁Luci ano ▁Ber io , ▁Jacob ▁D ruck man , ▁Ear le ▁Brown ▁and ▁Mort on ▁Sub ot nick . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁LA ▁music ▁scene , ▁first ▁by ▁joining ▁the ▁Independent ▁Compos ers ▁Association ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁wrote ▁“ Ant i phon ” ▁and ▁“ He i - K yo - K u ”. ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁regularly ▁with ▁the ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁Sym phony , ▁Vent ura ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁The ▁San ▁Bernard ino ▁Sym phony . ▁He ▁performed ▁often ▁at ▁the ▁Monday ▁Even ing ▁Con cert s ▁with ▁the ▁“ XT ET ” ▁ensemble , ▁which ▁he ▁co - f ounded . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁after ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁study ▁with ▁Leonard ▁Stein , ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁piece ▁for ▁the ▁LA ▁Phil harm onic ▁new ▁music ▁ensemble , ▁by ▁the ▁composer ▁in ▁residence ▁John ▁Har b ison . ▁ ▁Mil o ▁was ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁Compos er ▁Fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Sund ance ▁Institute ▁Compos er ' s ▁Lab ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Paris ▁▁ ▁Mil o ▁moved ▁to ▁Paris ▁with ▁a ▁Ful br ight ▁Fellow ship ▁for ▁composition ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁studied ▁priv ately ▁with ▁Gilbert ▁Amy ▁and ▁attended ▁master ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁School ▁in ▁Font aine ble au