Claude T. Smith

Claude T. Smith

1932-1987 US
Composer / Conductor of Classical and Brass
A.k.a. Claude Thomas Smith

Claude Thomas Smith (March 14, 1932 – December 13, 1987) was an American band conductor, composer, and music educator. His compositions include Flight, adopted as the "Official March" of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, and Eternal Father, Strong to Save, commissioned in 1975, that premiered at a Kennedy Center celebration of the 50th anniversary of the United States Navy Band.

Genres

Classical
Brass

Popular Tracks

華麗なる舞曲 on 挑戦！ブラバン少女 by 精華女子高等学校吹奏楽部

FESTIVAL VARIATIONS on 熱血！ブラバン少女 by 精華女子高等学校吹奏楽部

フェスティヴァル・ヴァリエーションズ on THE自由曲〜この名曲を、今年の自由曲にしませんか? by Various Artists

Emperata Overture on Armenian Dances by Taiwan Wind Ensemble & John P. Boyd

Festival Variations on Midwest Clinic 2008 - United Staes Army Field Band by United States Army Field Band, Thomas H. Palmatier, Mallory Thompson, Bruce R. Pulver & Arnald D. Gabriel

Fantasia for Alto Saxophone on 2011 Midwest Clinic: Cobb Wind Symphony by Cobb Wind Symphony, Alfred L. Watkins, John N. Culvahouse, Ray Cramer, Arnald D. Gabriel & Robert Cowles

Declaration Overture on The Music of Claude T. Smith, Vol. 5: Declaration! by Claude T. Smith & Texas Tech University Concert Band

Fantasia for Alto Saxophone on 2012 Texas Music Educators Association: West Texas A&M University Symphonic Band by West Texas A&M University Symphonic Band, Donald Lefevre & Russell Teweleit

God of Our Fathers on Banners of Concord by Concordia University Chicago Wind Symphony & Richard R. Fischer

Variations on a Hymn by Louis Bourgeois on CAFUA Selection 2005 by Japan Air Self-Defense Force Western Air Band, Hiroyuki Kayo & Kaoru Urakawa

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
In The World Of Spirits: Christmas Classics For Wind Band	Claude T. Smith, Alfred Reed, Gustav Holst, Philip Sparke, Bruce Broughton, Jennifer Higdon, Leroy Anderson, Emory Symphonic Winds, Scott A. Stewart	2012	Album
The Compositions Of Claude T. Smith	Southwestern Oklahoma State University Band, James W. Jurrens, Claude T. Smith	1979	Album

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