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Jeffrey Agrell
French Horn, Composer, Master Class, Teacher
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| Type: | French Horn, Composer, Master Class, Teacher |
| Genre: | Chamber, Orchestral | | Location: | Iowa City, Iowa
United States |
| | Company: | The University of Iowa | | Website: | www.uiowa.edu/~somhorn | |
General | | Biography: | Jeffrey Agrell joined The University of Iowa School of Music faculty as
horn professor after many years as Associate Principal Horn with the Lucerne (Switzerland) Symphony Orchestra. He has won awards as both a writer and composer with over ninety published articles and many compositions published, recorded on CD, and performed and broadcast worldwide. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the International Horn Society and is on the faculty of the Kendall Betts Horn Camp and (formerly) the Asian Youth Orchestra (Hong Kong). He is very active as a performer and educator and frequently gives concerts and workshops around the country. Recent CDs include Repercussions with pianist Evan Mazunik (Wildwind Records), Mosaic with Duende (horn, cello, piano - improvisational interpretations of medieval and Renaissance music; MSR Classics, and Side Show Tim with Cerberus (horn, trumpet, tuba, and Soundpainting conductor; Dane Records). His new book is "Improvisation Games for Classical Musicians", published by GIA Publications.
| | Languages: | English, German |
Awards & Prizes| Award / Place | Organization / Competition | Location | Year | | First Prize for "Rhythm Suite" (Clar. & Marimba) | Composition Contest of the International Clarinet Association | New York, New York, United States | 2000 |
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