Anthony Plog (born November 13, 1947) is an American conductor, composer and trumpet player.

Life

Plog was born in

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, United States. He is a fellow of the

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where he attended in 1968. From 2006 to 2007, he held the Roy Acuff Chair of Excellence at

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The Roy Acuff Chair of Excellence
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Works

Educational

* Etudes & Duets Book I for trumpet * Method for Trumpet – Volumes 1–7

Chamber music

* 2 Scenes for trumpet, soprano voice and organ (1974) * 3 Miniatures for horn and piano (1998) * 3 Miniatures for flute and piano (2007) * 3 Miniatures for trombone and piano (1994) * 3 Miniatures for trumpet and piano (1994) * 3 Miniatures for tuba and piano (1990) * 3 Profiles for antiphonal euphonium – tuba ensemble (2006) * 3 Sketches for oboe, horn in F and piano (1995) * 3 Sonnets for horn, piano and narrator * 4 Miniatures for viola and woodwind quintet (1983) * 4 Sketches for brass quintet (1990) * 4 Themes on Paintings of Edvard Munch for trumpet and organ (1986) * 4 Themes on Paintings of Goya for trombone and piano (2001) * Animal Ditties II for trumpet, narrator and piano (1983) * Animal Ditties III for horn, piano and narrator * Animal Ditties IV (new version 2001) for brass tentet and narrator (1988/rev. 2001) * Animal Ditties VI for woodwind quintet and narrator (1993) * Animal Ditties VII for brass quintet and narrator (1987) * Animal Ditties VIII for guitar and narrator (1986) * Concertino for trumpet, trombone and piano (1999) * Concertino for trumpet, trombone and brass ensemble (1999) * Concerto for flute and piano (1986) * Concerto No 1 for solo trumpet, large brass ensemble and percussion (1988) * Concerto No 2 for trumpet and piano (1994) * Contemplations for flugelhorn and piano (2007) * Dialogue for horn, tuba and piano (1992) * Dialogue for 2 tubas (2009) * Double Concerto for Two Trumpets for 2 trumpets and piano reduction (2001) * Fanfare M.T. for 9 trumpets (1995) * Hurry Up for 4 trumpets (1993) * Jocaan Trio for flute (+picc.), trumpet (+picc. Bb + flugelhorn) and organ (2010) * Mini-Variations on Amazing Grace for brass ensemble (1990) * Mosaics for brass quintet (1997) * Nocturne for horn and piano (1987) * Nocturne for trombone and piano * Nocturne for trumpet and piano (1994) * Nocturne for trumpet and organ (1994) * Nocturne for tuba and piano (2004) * Postcards for horn solo (1995) * Postcards for trombone solo (1999–2002) * Postcards for trumpet solo (1994) * Scherzo for brass ensemble and percussion (1994) * Short Meditation for 12 euphoniums or trombones (2010) * Short Meditation for 12 violoncelli (2010) * Sonata for trumpet and piano (2009) * Statements for tuba (contrabass trombone) and piano (1994) * Suite for 6 trumpets (1980) * Summit Fanfare for brass ensemble (2004) * Trio for brass for trumpet, horn and trombone (1996) * Triple Concerto for trumpet, horn, trombone and piano (1995) * Trombone Quartet No 1 “Densities” for trombone quartet (1998/2000) * Tuba Concerto for tuba and piano reduction (1997) * Tuba Sonata for tuba and piano (2007)

Solo and wind ensemble

* 3 Miniatures for trombone and wind ensemble (1994) * 3 Miniatures for trumpet and wind ensemble (1996) * 3 Miniatures for tuba and wind ensemble (1990) * Concerto for flute and wind ensemble (1986) * Concerto 2010 for brass quintet and wind ensemble (2010) * Concerto No 1 for solo trumpet, wind ensemble and percussion (1988/2007) * Contemplations for flugelhorn and wind ensemble (2007) * Double Concerto for Two Trumpets for 2 solo trumpets and wind ensemble (2001) * Triple Concerto for trumpet, horn, trombone and wind band (1995/2009)

Solo and orchestra

* Concerto No 2 for trumpet and orchestra (1994) * Double Concerto for Two Trumpets for 2 trumpets and chamber orchestra (2001) * Nocturne for horn and string orchestra (1987) * Nocturne for trombone and string orchestra (1996) * Nocturne for trumpet and string orchestra (1994) * Nocturne for tuba and string orchestra (2004) * Triple Concerto for trumpet, horn, trombone and symphony orchestra (1995) * Tuba Concerto for tuba and symphony orchestra (1997)

Orchestral

* Animal Ditties V for orchestra and narrator (1992) * Fuocoso for symphony orchestra (2008) * Landscapes for symphony orchestra (1992) * Scherzo for Symphony orchestra (2006) * Symphony No 1 for antiphonal strings, 14 brass and percussion (1992/93) * Weiter for symphony orchestra (2007)

Wind band / ensemble

* Evolutions for wind band (1999) * Mini-Variations on Amazing Grace for wind ensemble (1990) * Textures for wind ensemble (2010)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Plog, Anthony Living people American male conductors (music) American male composers 21st-century American composers American trumpeters American male trumpeters 1947 births Musicians from Glendale, California Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg 21st-century trumpeters Classical musicians from California 21st-century American conductors (music) 21st-century American male musicians category:Music Academy of the West alumni