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About the Band
The Centerville Community Band is a concert band comprised of volunteer musicians from the
greater
Dayton area. The band was founded in 1985 by a group of Centerville residents who wanted to
continue
playing their instruments after high school and college. The band has grown to over 80 members
comprising amateur, semi-professional, and retired music professionals.
The band sponsors a
major production each July by The Centerville Pops--which includes the full
community band, vocalists, strings, and dancers. The band also presents a "Christmas Spectacular" each
year during the holiday season--currently produced in the beautiful Carillon Historical Park Eichelberger
Pavilion.
The band also supports the City
of Centerville civic observances including Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies.
The Centerville Community Band is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supported by
the City of Centerville and donations by supporters throughout the year.
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DIRECTORS
Band leader, trombonist, musical arranger, vocalist and music educator, Tom
Daugherty Pfrogner has been associated with the music business since 1979
and is
a 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”.
Denny Dutcher served as an instrumental music teacher for thirty-one years
with
the Centerville City Schools. He was assistant marching band director for
seventeen of those years with additional assignments including high school
and
middle school jazz ensembles, assistant youth orchestra, and assistant high
school orchestra director.
Locally, Denny has studied with Dayton and nationally known jazz musician
Hal
Melia. Denny is personally active as a performing musician on flute,
clarinet,
soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones. He also performs in pit orchestras for
area
high school musicals and has played with the Dayton Philharmonic Concert
Band.
For the past several years Denny has served as an instructor for the Dayton
area
New Horizons Band Program. For New Horizons he teaches adult beginners, band
and
jazz ensembles.
