Harlen received his B.A. in Music Theory from Walla Walla College and Master of Arts in Conducting from Ball State University. He also did graduate work at Westminster Choir College.
He comes with a wealth of school choral directing experience at all levels in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Brazil; directing church choirs and community choirs in California and Virginia; preparing choirs to appear with symphony orchestras, and conducting for recording sessions.
His choirs have toured various parts of Europe; he has been included in the “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers” several times, and has had newspaper feature articles written about his international choral activities.
He is Music Director at Napa Valley Lutheran Church, and directs the Harlen Miller Chorale in Angwin.
He and his wife Lorna have three children, and two grandsons, and besides doing things with his wife, he enjoys good stereo systems, beautiful aquariums, traveling, and a free evening with a good book.
