Greg Mills

Mr. Mills is a native of Tennessee where he attended Bolivar Central High School and graduated cum laude from The University of Memphis in 1978. Mr. Mills currently resides with his wife Maureen in Loveland, Ohio.  

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As a music educator, Mr. Mills taught at Briarcrest High School in Memphis, Tennessee, Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, and retired in June of 2012 after thirty years as Director of Instrumental Music at Kings High School. Concert and Marching Ensembles directed by Mr. Mills consistently garnered Superior Ratings and won many competitions during his thirty-five year career.     

 

Mr. Mills is also the Director of the Central State Judges Association, President and co-founder of the Mid-States Band Association, and is a member of Phi Beta Mu. Mr. Mills was inducted into The Central States Judge Association Hall of Fame in 2015.

    

As a professional trumpeter, Mr. Mills has played with entertainers such as Bob Hope, Tony Bennett, Vicki Carr, Dianne Carroll, Roy Clark, John Davidson, Phyllis Diller, Barbara Eden, Peter Nero, Rich Little, Bob Newhart, Wayne Newton, Danny Thomas, Lou Rawls, Barry Manilow, and Sonny & Cher.  In addition, Mr. Mills has performed with the Memphis Symphony, Memphis Opera Productions, Holiday on Ice, Disney on Parade, and numerous musicals.  

     

Mr. Mills played in the solo cornet section of The Ohio Valley British Brass Band for twenty-five years and served as this ensemble’s conductor for six years, retiring in 2023. Mr. Mills currently is a member of the brass staff of the William Mason Marching Band. Mr. Mills also rehearses the brass/woodwind sections of The University of Cincinnati Bearcat Marching Band.