John White
- Time and the Water, for horn and piano
Professor Emeritus from the University of Florida, Dr. John White held the position of Fulbright Research Scholar in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1996.egan composing and arranging during his college years. Since about 1990 he has had a steady stream of commissions from professional chamber music ensembles, and has won several composition prizes. Agrell’s works have appeared on CD and have been broadcast on radio and television nationally and internationally. Many of his works have been published and performed at contests and festivals. He is a member of ASCAP and SUISA, the American and Swiss composers’ rights societies.
Most recently he has been very active in bringing new approaches to improvisation to classical musicians, giving a unique semester course in improvisation as well as clinics and workshops. He is also a Soundpainting conductor (Soundpainting is a gestural system of improvisation for groups), having studied with its inventor, Walter Thompson. Jeffrey Agrell’s recent CD is entitled Repercussions, music for horn and piano that features pieces with a unique integration of written material and spontaneous improvisation.
Most recently he has been very active in bringing new approaches to improvisation to classical musicians, giving a unique semester course in improvisation as well as clinics and workshops. He is also a Soundpainting conductor (Soundpainting is a gestural system of improvisation for groups), having studied with its inventor, Walter Thompson. Jeffrey Agrell’s recent CD is entitled Repercussions, music for horn and piano that features pieces with a unique integration of written material and spontaneous improvisation.