Dr. Susan Miranda is an oboist, Fox Products Performing Artist, and advocate for new music. She is the founder of the Larkspur Reed Trio and BS Project, and co-founder of Dúo León and Reed5 — ensembles dedicated to commissioning and performing contemporary works.
She has premiered pieces at IDRS, ICA, and NASA conferences, including Hidden Currents, Across by Theresa Martin, and works by Jonathan Posthuma and Virginia Samuel. Her outreach includes over 100 performances of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Find the Blues, a musical story co-created with saxophonist Brian Handeland.
Dr. Miranda teaches at Dordt University and has performed with the Omaha Symphony, Tulsa Symphony, and Oklahoma City Philharmonic.
An alum of Interlochen Arts Academy, she holds a DMA and MM from the University of Kansas and a BA from the University of Minnesota. She and her daughter are visiting all 433 U.S. National Park Sites—259 so far.