Background
Agrell, Jeffrey Son of Robert Leonard and Isabel (Lewis) Agrell.
Agrell, Jeffrey Son of Robert Leonard and Isabel (Lewis) Agrell.
Bachelor, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1970. Master of Music, University Wisconsin, 1973. Postgraduate, Institute de Hautes Etudes Musicales, Montreux, Switzerland, 1975.
Associate principal horn Lucerne Symphony, Switzerland, since 1975. Associate professor horn University Iowa, since 2000. Educator, performer, improviser, author, composer, arranger of works for brass, jazz guitar, lyricist.
Served with Bands United States Army, 1970-1973.
Member International Horn Society (life) (director composition contest since 1984, contributing editor Horn Call magazine since 1980, member advisory council 2003-2009), SUISA, American Society of Composers, International Society Improvised Music, American Composers Forum.
Married Shari Rhoads, July 19, 1992. Adopted child: Lili.