Robert Jager

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Robert Jager (* 25. August 1939 in Binghamton in the US state of New York ) is an American composer , music teacher and conductor .

From 1962 to 1965 he was arranger in the US Navy Armed Forces School of Music . He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1968 . He then went on to teach composition and conducting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk , Virginia . In 1971 he was appointed professor at the Technological University of Tennessee in Cookeville .

He has received numerous prizes and awards for his work. Since 1980 he has been a member of the ABA (American Bandmaster Association). He is in demand as a guest conductor and lecturer at conferences and workshops in Canada , Europe , Japan and in many cities in the United States of America.

Works

Works for orchestra

  • 1968 Concerto for Stage Band and Symphony Orchestra
  • 1973 A Child's Garden of Verses for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra
  • 1989 The Pied Piper of Hamelin for narrator and orchestra
  • 1994 Kokopelli Dances for Flute and Orchestra
  • 1996 Suite from "Edvard Munch"
  • 2000 Like A White Daisy Looks
  • 2001 The Grandeur of God for Chorus and Orchestra

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1963 Stars and Bars March
  • 1965 Second Suite
  • 1965 Sinfonia Noblissima
  • 1966 Chorale and Toccata
  • 1966 Third Suite
  • 1967 March "Dramatic"
  • 1968 Diamond Variations
  • 1968 The Tennessean March
  • 1968 Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann
  • 1969 Sinfonietta
  • 1970 Tour de Force - March
  • 1971 Courage To Serve - March
  • 1972 Apocalypse
  • 1975 Preamble
  • 1975 Shivaree
  • 1976 Japanese Prints
  • 1976 Prelude: Concert Liberte
  • 1976 Symphony No. 2
  • 1977 Concerto No. 2 for alto saxophone
  • 1978 Carpathian Sketches
  • 1978 Jubilate
  • 1979 Pastorale and Country Dance
  • 1981 Concerto for Bass Tuba
  • 1981 Concerto for Band
  • 1982 tableau
  • 1983 Prelude on an Old Southern Hymn
  • 1984 March of the Dragonmasters
  • 1984 Esprit de Corps
  • 1984 Concerto for Percussion and Band
  • 1985 Concerto for Euphonium and Band
  • 1985 Triumph and Tradition
  • 1986 Colonial Airs and Dances
  • 1986 Eagle Rock Overture
  • 1986 Heroic Saga
  • 1986 Old Time Spirit
  • 1987 Under the Big Top
  • 1987 A Commemorative Suite
  • 1988 will
  • 1991 Epilogue: Read We Forget
  • 1991 Uncommon Valor - March
  • 1992 Lord, Guard and Guide
  • 1993 Meditations on a Scottish Hymn Tune
  • 1993 The Wall
  • 1995 First Suite
  • 1995 The Last Full Measure of Devotion
  • 1999 Variants on the Air Force Hymn
  • 2000 Hebraic Rhapsody
  • 2001 Joan of Arc
  • 2001 Mystic Chords of Memory
  • 2003 To Music
  • 2004 Concert In The Park
  • 2004 In Sunshine and Shadows for soprano, baritone solo, mixed choir and wind orchestra
  • Symphony No. One for band
  • Litany "in Terra Pax"

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personal data
SURNAME Jager, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer, music teacher and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Binghamton , USA