Jacob Miner

Jacob Miner has been playing the saxophone since age 12. Throughout middle and high school, he performed in numerous honor bands and festivals such as all-county bands, all-state band, university honor bands, and the U.S. Navy Band Saxophone Symposium. While in high school and college, Jacob also attended and performed at workshops such as the Indiana University Summer Saxophone Academy, the Great Plains Saxophone Workshop, and the National Jazz Workshop. In 2024, Jacob graduated Summa Cum Laude from Shepherd University with a Bachelor of Music in Performance degree and was selected as a Joseph McMurran Scholar, the university’s highest academic honor.

Jacob has been a music educator for 5 years working with students of all ages. His students have had success auditioning and performing in all-county/ region bands, all-state bands, and university honor bands as well as solo performances at solo and ensemble festivals. Jacob has also served as a clinician, leading rehearsals and giving masterclasses at numerous middle and high schools throughout the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Jacob is currently an active clinician for the Shepherd University Community Big Band.

Outside of music education, Jacob is an active performer with various local ensembles including the Hagerstown Municipal band, Sunday School Orchestra, Beauty and the B-Flats, and The Weather People. In his spare time, he is also a growing band instrument repair technician, completing courses through the Colorado Institute of Musical Instrument Technology and MusicMedic.

St. Raphael School, Rockville, MD
St. Martin of Tours School, Gaithersburg, MD
St. Ambrose School, Cheverly, MD
St. Mary of the Assumption School, Upper Marlboro, MD
Mary of Nazareth School, Darnestown, MD
Blessed Sacrament School, Washington, DC
Our Lady of Mercy, Potomac, MD