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Tom Pfrogner
Band leader, trombonist, musical arranger, vocalist and music educator, Tom Daugherty Pfrogner has been associated with the music business since 1979 and is former High School Band Director with over thirty years experience. Tom has been the musical director of The Tom Daugherty Orchestra and has produced several recordings, television shows and “live” radio broadcasts.
As a professional trombonist, Tom has performed with many outstanding groups including The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and jazz artists such as Urbie Green, Maynard Ferguson and Dizzy Gillespie. He was a student of Dick Shearer, who was lead trombonist with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Tom Pfrogner has been a featured guest soloist with many university groups. He has been a guest soloist and has conducted The Air Force Band Of Flight.
As a musical arranger, Tom specializes in “Big Band” transcriptions and has written over 900 musical arrangements and transcriptions. Tom arranges music for many groups throughout the country and in Europe including: The Air Force Band Of Flight, The Glenn Miller Touring Orchestra, The Gene Krupa Orchestra, The Rob Zapulla Sinatra Tribute Show, and Walt Andrus (former vocalist with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. More recently, Tom Daugherty has been featured in the new book “Big Bands & Great Ballrooms” by Jack Behrens. Tom is also the conductor of The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Festival Big Band. Recently Tom scored music for the independent film “The Rock Of Gibraltar”.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Denny Dutcher
Denny Dutcher was an instrumental music teacher for thirty-one years with Centerville City Schools. He taught at all levels including elementary, middle school, and high school. He was the assistant marching band director for 17 years at Centerville High School, with additional assignments that included conducting/directing a high school jazz ensemble, middle school jazz ensemble, assistant youth orchestra director, and high school orchestra as an assistant.
Denny is personally active as a performing musician in several local bands plus pit orchestra for high school musicals in the Dayton area. He was also recently asked to play with the Dayton Philharmonic Concert Band. For the last three years he has been an instructor with the Dayton area New Horizons Band Program.