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Michael Krueger (born May 1990) is an American composer, arranger, conductor, and educator. He is best known for his compositions for wind ensembles, chamber ensembles, and marching ensembles, but has worked extensively as a ghost composer for some of the most famous composers of the 21st century. His most popular piece released under his own name, For Patrick, was included in Volume 11 of GIA Publication's Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series.
Krueger works at Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio, where he teaches music theory, composition, orchestration, and conducting. He also directs the NDC Wind Symphony, the NDC Marching Band, and the NDC Pep Band. He has been working at NDC since 2016, when he joined as a part-time faculty member. He became a full-time faculty member in 2018.
In March 2024, Notre Dame College announced that it will close at the end of the current semester due to “long-standing challenges”. Krueger posted on Facebook that NDC saved him when he came to the college as a broken person who needed to find himself. He expressed his gratitude for the college, his students, colleagues, and friends, and the art they have made together. He also asked for support and prayers for the NDC community.