Professor Miles' choral piece, De Profundis Clamavi,  recently was performed by The New York Virtuoso Singers, one of the country's top contemporary vocal groups.

“I have always been interested in the social dimension of music, how music is part of cultural production.”

Welcome to the 11th season of New College of Florida's acclaimed contemporary music series, New Music New College (NMNC). Under the direction of Professor Stephen Miles, NMNC provides educational opportunities for New College students while bringing leading local and national recording artists to the Sarasota area for performances hosted on campus.  Each year, the audiences grow and the critics offer praise for what has become one of the most cutting-edge, bold experiments to be found on any college campus. In a community known for its cultural richness, New Music New College stands out in its willingness to explore new frontiers of audience-performer collaboration.

“Crossroads, a collaboration between the Sarasota Orchestra and New Music New College, was a two-day ‘happening’ starting with a Friday night rock festival setting in a courtyard on the New College campus [that featured] three rock bands of diverse styles comprising New College students collaborating with orchestra musicians John Miller, bass, and Jay Hunsberger, tuba.  The classical musicians fit seamlessly into the unusual context and variety of musical styles that culminated in a rocked-out version of Igor Stravinsky’s 'Rite of Spring' arranged by music professor Steve Miles, who, by the way, also played a mean electric guitar.”