Biography:
Merle E. Hogg was born in Lincoln,
Kansas, where he attended the public schools. He completed
his undergraduate studies at Emporia
State University following service in the Navy. After two
years teaching public school music, he began graduate study
at the University Of Iowa where
he earned the MA, MFA, and PhD degrees. During the summer of
1960 he attended the Ecoles d'Art Americaines at
Fontainebleau, France, where he studied composition with Nadia
Boulanger and trombone with Gabriel Masson and Jean Douay.
He was a member of the music faculty at Eastern
New Mexico University for nine years and from 1962-1992
was a member of the music
department faculty at San
Diego State University and is now Professor Emeritus and
Adjunct Professor. He is a former member of the San
Diego Symphony Orchestra and the San
Diego Opera Orchestra
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