Roger Craig Vogel (born July 6, 1947) is an American composer of contemporary classical music and a music educator.^[1]

The oldest of two children, Vogel was born in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated in 1965 from Lincoln High School in Cleveland Ohio. He studied music theory and composition at the Ohio State University in Columbus (Ohio) and earned the degrees of Bachelor of Music in composition in 1971, Master of Music in music theory in 1973, and in 1975 he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in music theory.^[2] His teachers included Marshall Barnes, Jay Huff, Norman Phelps, and Wolf Rosenberg.^[3] Although his graduate major was music theory, he was awarded first prize in the Delta Omicron Composition Contest in 1973 and 1974.^[4] Also, his original composition Obstreperous Sonority Number 2a for string orchestra won the student concerto competition in 1973, and the following year his work Encounter Number One for large orchestral also won the competition.

In 1976, he joined the faculty of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia as an assistant professor and taught both music theory and composition. He became associate professor in 1982,^[5] and full professor in 1996. He has been professor emeritus since 2012.^[6]

As a composer he has written and published more than 110 works for a variety of ensembles with such firms as the American Composers Alliance, Brixton Publications, Wiltshire Music Company, Hal Leonard Corporation, Jon Ross Music, LLC, and seven other publishers.^[7] His music has received favorable reviews in the Journal of Singing,^[8] Fanfare (magazine),^[9] American Choral Directors Association The Choral Journal,^[10] NACWPI JOURNAL,^[11] The Saxophone Symposium,^[12] and numerous other publications. In addition, he has been an active member of the Southeastern Composers League.

Vogel's awards include prizes from the Roger Wagner Choral Composition Competition,^[3] the National Saxophone Workshop Composition Contest, the National Flute Association, and the Delius Composition Competition.^[5] In 2011 he received the University of Georgia Albert Christ Janer Award.^[13] He has received commissions from the Georgia Music Teachers Association, the University of Georgia, Sigma Alpha Iota Professional Women's Music Fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Professional Men's Music Fraternity, the Helios Duo, he Fellowship of Reason, the Athens Master Chorale, the Medical College of Georgia, the Georgia 'Cello Society, the Chattanooga Clarinet Choir and the Bass Club of Georgia. His works have been performed in recitals, and at conventions and festivals, throughout the United States, South America, Europe, and in Asia.^[7] Noted American composer Samuel Adler has said of Vogel, "Vogel is a fine composer. His music is very solid . . . and the work of someone who feels deeply every note. I consider his works a fine contribution to the body of American music, and with it he has established himself as a composer with a good reputation throughout this country."^[14]

• Cats and Bats and Things With Wings, a Centaur Records compact disc^[15] (CRC2488) contains:

• Fanfares and Flourishes
• Sonata Number Two for Piano
• Fantasy for solo violin
• Twin Moons for flute and clarinet
• One Flesh
• The Frog, He Fly. . . Almost
• Cats and Bats and Things With Wings

• Love Letters, an Oasis compact disk (ORCV4000) available from CDBaby^[16] contains:

• Love Letters
• The Distances They Keep
• In Darkness

• Things Fall Apart, an Albany Records compact disc^[17] (TROY 1409) contains:

• Things Fall Apart

• "Of Celebration" from The Devil's Songbook, appears on the ACA compact disc "Songs With a Touch of Bass" (CM20030).^[18]
• Voyages appears on the ACA compact disc "Music for Trumpet and Percussion" (CM20042).^[19]
• Temporal Landscape Number Six appears on the ACA compact disc "Music for Trumpet and Percussion" (CM20042).^[19]
• Kine Kleine Snailmusik appears on the Musicians Showcase compact disk "Trumpet in the Winds" (MS 1020).^[20]
• The Frog, He Fly. . . Almost appears on the Musicians Showcase compact disk "Trumpet in the Winds" (MS 1020)^[20]
• Fantasy for solo violin appears on the ART Classics compact disk "From Bach to Schnittke" (ART059)^[21]
• Winter Winds appears on an ACA compact disc entitled "Sunlight and Shadows" (CM20085)^[22]
• Concerto for Trumpet and Winds appears on a Summit Education Compact Disk entitled American Influences (DCD 454)^[23]
• Soliloquy for solo soprano saxophone appears on a Centaur compact disk entitled High Notes: New Music for the Sopranino Saxophone (CRC 3142)^[24]
• Pas de Deux for flute and trombone appears on Out of Bounds, an Aliud Records CD. (ACD BR 078–2).
• One Flesh for voice, soprano saxophone, and piano appears on The Chanting Saxophone, a HOVE CD. (SHL001).