Lavender Magazine Community Award – Jane Ramseyer Miller

Leadership. 

When you think of Jane Ramseyer Miller and her 27 years as Artistic Director at One Voice Mixed Chorus, that is the first word that describes her. 

Considering her educational background – a Masters of Music in Choral Conducting and a Bachelor’s in Psychology – you can see a pattern where Ramseyer Miller utilizes both in everything she has accomplished with OneVoice. The themes of each concert cycle reflect deeper meaning that explores what it means to be an LGBTQ+ human being. 

Since arriving in the Twin Cities back in 1988, Ramseyer Miller has always been busy. Busy creating, bringing people together, and making them sing. And, what beautiful music comes from the voices she has brought together.

Since retirement from her position, Ramseyer Miller continues to work as the Artistic Director at the GALA Choruses . In fact, she is already busy. “My next 14 months will be busy as Artistic Director of the GALA Choral Festival which will be held in Minneapolis in July 2024,” explained Ramseyer Miller. “It is my role to program, schedule, and manage just under 200 concerts in 5 days. We’ll have 3 stages running concurrently in Orchestra Hall, the Convention Center and Central Lutheran Church. Did I mention that we’re expecting between 6-7,000 queer singers to descend upon our fair city for this festival? We’ll be looking for lots of local volunteers so watch for that opportunity.”

For guiding a community to lift their voices, Lavender Magazine congratulates Jane Ramseyer Miller for her Community Award this year.