Nermis Mieses is faculty at Michigan State University and the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Formerly, she taught at Bowling Green State University, performed as Principal Oboe of the Detroit Opera, and served as Chair of the IDRS Gillet-Fox International Competition for Oboe.

Her artistry has been recognized by the University of Michigan Paul Boylan Alumni Award, the Barbirolli International Oboe Competition, and the First International Oboe Competition of FEMUSC, among others. She enjoys serving in competitions such as Fischoff, Norma Hooks Young Artist Competition, and many double reed festivals. She is an active recitalist and masterclass presenter in America and abroad. She has performed with Sphinx, Chineke!, Detroit Symphony, and several regional orchestras in Ohio and Michigan.  Her debut album features solo oboe pieces by the French oboist-composer Gilles Silvestrini.

In her native country of Puerto Rico, she earned a BM from the Conservatory of Music culminating with MM and DMA degrees from the University of Michigan under Nancy Ambrose King.