Michael Mikulka has written well over 100 pieces with varied styles, lengths, and instrumentations. He has been named a winner or finalist 32 times in composition contests and calls for scores, and his music has been performed by members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Kronos Quartet, and by performance faculty at several US universities, as well as by acclaimed soloists such as flutist Robert Dick. Michael's music has been performed throughout the US and internationally,and it has been premiered in venues such as Dallas's Meyerson Symphony Center, Seattle's Benaroya Hall, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and North Carolina's Progress Energy Center.
In March of 2013, Michael created NewBandMusic, a composer advocacy site which promotes self-published wind ensemble works written by "emerging composers" for free.