Holdings Fine Arts and Applied Arts University Bands Gary E Smith Papers Finding Aid Holdings Fine Arts and Applied Arts University Bands Gary E Smith Papers Finding Aid By Scott W. Schwartz and Hannah Jellen
[Printer Friendly] | [ Email us about these papers]Title: Gary E Smith Papers, 1926-2007
ID: 12/9/30
Primary Creator: Smith, Gary E. (1942-)
Extent: 3.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: Content is arranged in two series: Series 1 contains sound recordings and audiovisual materials spanning Gary's career and Series 2 contains awards, scrapbooks, and professional materials. Series 1 is arranged alphabetically and Series 2 is arranged alphabetically by file type.
Date Acquired: 05/15/2013
Subjects: Band, Football, Band Concerts, Band Department, Music, School of
Languages: English
Consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, audio and video recordings, awards, and Marching Illini band jacket documenting Gary E. Smith's career at Indiana State University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign between 1972 and 1998, and his involvement with the Smith Walbridge Band Clinic.
Gary E. Smith (b. 1942) was born in Mishawaka, Indiana to H. Merle and Margaret Smith. He was the younger of two sons. His father, a professional baton twirler and drum major, and his mother, a majorette and pioneer of "dance-twirl", met through baton twirling. Soon after their marriage, his father left to serve in the U.S. Navy Seabees during WWII and worked in airport runway construction in the South Pacific. Upon his return, he chose to direct his attention not to performing but rather teaching and adjudicating bugle corps drill.
When Gary was young his parents travelled to Florida each winter to teach band drills and twirling, and in 1949 Smith's father began the Smith Baton Twirling School. George Walbridge joined as a partner in 1950, and the duo ran both the summer band camp and a baton manufacturing company. In the 1960s, Merle Smith and Walbridge split their company with Smith taking control of the summer camp program and Walbridge taking responsibility for the company.
Gary Smith grew up immersed in drum and bugle corps culture because of father's involvement with bands, summer camps, and field performance competitions. Some of Gary Smith's earliest music teachers included Harry Begian, John Paynter and Nilo Hovey, and under his father's direction he began playing cornet in fourth grade. Although he played, he was unable to join a public school band until sixth grade when he was a student of Robert E. Lee Junior High, at which point, he transitioned to euphonium. Eventually, his skill as a musician and drum major earned him a scholarship to study music at Butler University. During his undergraduate years, he earned money arranging and composing marching band arrangements.
After graduation, he was hired as director of bands at Northside High School in Indiana, and began his Master's degree in music education at Ball State University. After completing his graduate studies he took a position at St Joseph College as director of bands and also taught most of the music education classes for four years. In 1972 he was hired as assistant director of bands and the marching band director at Indiana State University. During this time he also began his PhD in education from Purdue University. During his tenure at Indiana State University Smith co-founded G & S Products which produced a Velcro "wet-look" vinyl spat for marching band uniforms. The spats were the first major product produced by the company and as the company grew they began to sell other band products, many of which Smith designed or helped to design. G & S Products was later renamed Director's Showcase International.
In 1976 Smith was hired by the University of Illinois to serve as the Director of the Marching Illini and Associate Director of Bands. The first three years of his tenure were spent re-developing the marching band program and introducing new field techniques to the band's program. One of these features included creating field shows which could be viewed from either side of the stadium, entertaining not only the home team but also the visitors. Prior to this time the band's show faced only the home-team side of the stadium. In addition Smith incorporated many different genres of music into his field shows. Smith's objective was to make the band's pregame and half-time shows more entertaining for audiences.
Much like Harding, Smith's students found him to be a very personable teacher and mentor, and much of the Marching Illini's success was derived from Smith's instructional approach with the ensemble. This unique student-teacher relationship and Smith's broad marching band knowledge made him one of the most respected marching band pedagogues in the United States. While teaching for the University of Illinois Smith continued his involvement with the Smith Walbridge Clinic and influenced many generations of band students and teachers. His text The System: Marching Band Methods is widely used in music education and field band classes. After twenty-two years directing the University of Illinois' Marching Illini, Basketball Band, and Symphonic Band II Smith retired in 1998. After retirement, he remained an influential music educator, continuing to teach and conduct. Following the tragedy at Columbine High School in 1999, Gary was asked to conduct a joint concert of two bands at the high school. In 2004, he returned for one more semester as associate director of bands. Today, Gary Smith is Associate Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Illinois.
Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Acquisition Source: Gary E. Smith
Acquisition Method: Gift
Side A
1. Suite No. 1 in E-flat, Holst
2. Folk Song Suite, Vaughan Williams
Side B
1. Toccata Marziale, Vaughan Williams
2. Suite No. 2 in F, Holst
33 1/2 rpm, 12 inch disc. MG 50088.
Side A
1. Revised Entrace # 3, arr. Curnow
2. Cheer Illini, arr. Smith
3. Oskee-Wow-Wow, arr. Curnow
4. William Tell, Rossini
5. Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa
6. Miller TIme, Backer, Griffith, arr. Edmondson
7. Illinois March, Goldman, arr. Leidzen
8. 3 in 1, arr. Curnow
9. Cadences-Illinois Loyalty, Guild, arr. Curnow
Side B
1. Celebrate, Bonner, Gordon
2. Fire Dance, Hermann, arr. Langford
3. Beach Boys Medly, Wilson, arr. Horney
4. It Don't Mean a Thing, Ellington, Mills, arr. Langford
5. Flashdance, Moroder, Sembello, arr. Horney
6. Mambo, Bernstein, arr. Bocook
7. Percussion Feature, Kundman
8. Superstition, Wonder, arr. Horney
9. Winner Takes It All, Anderson, arr. Horney
Stereo, 33 1/2 rpm, 12 inch disc.
Three copies.
Side A
1. The Legend of the Peace Pipe
2. Sun Dance
3. Four Winds Prayer
4. The True Meaning of Love
5. Fasting and Praying on Bear Butte
6. Horse Dance
7. Favorite Song
8. Message to Youth
9. Song for the People
10. To President Carter
Side B
English interpretation of Side A.
12 inch disc, 33 1/2 rpm. TLP 100.
Side 1
1. Pre-Game Run-On, Channel I Suite
2. Footlifter March
3. Trombone King March
4. Revised Entrance # 3
5. Cyrus the Great March
6. Barbershop Medly
7. 3 in 1 Tradition
8. April in Paris
Side II
1. Mame
2. Saturday Night Fever
3. Boogie Nights
4. Copacabana
5. Russian Christmas Music
6. Oskee-Wow-Wow
7. Theme from "Project U. F. O."
8. Post Game Exit--Illinois Loyalty
9. Percussion Feature
10. Echano!
12 inch disc. 34378.
Two copies.
Sie 1
1. Superman
2. New World Symphony
3. The Last Dance
4. My Favorite Things
5. Rivers Medley
6. Children of Sanchez
7. Maleguena
Side 2
1. Pre-Game Opener
2. Patriotic Medley
3. Stars and Stripes Forever
4. Illinois March
5. Somewhere
6. Oskee-Wow-Wow
7. Malaga
8. 3 in 1
9. Stadium Exit and Illinois Loyalty
12 inch disc.
Side 1
1. Revised Entrance # 3
2. String of Pearls
3. British Eighth March
4. Pines of Rome
5. Echano
6. Let It Be Me
7. Santa Esmeralda
Side 2
1. New York, New York
2. 1980 Medly
3. Salute to America
4. Oskee-Wow-Wow
5. William Tell
6. Cheer Illini
7. Three In One
8. Sneakin' Out of Stadium
9. Illinois Loyalty
12 inch disc.
Side 1
1. Revised Entrance # 3, arr. James Curnow
2. Parade March # 1, Edwin Franko Goldman
3. Oskee Wow Wow
4. Illinois March, Edwin Franko Goldman
5. Cheer Illini, arr. Gary Smith
6. I Fanfare, arr. James Curnow
7. William Tell
8. 3 in 1
9. Sneaking Out Cadence
10. Illinois Loyalty
Side 2
1. In the Mood, arr. Alan Horney
2. Believe in Yourself, arr. Dave McCullough
3. Xanadu Medly, arr. Gary Langford
4. Big Noise from Winnetka, arr. Larry Kerchner
5. Percussion Feature, Dale Hallerberg
6. Old Man River, arr. Dave McCullough
7. In the Stone, arr. Alan Horney
8. Tiger of San Pedro, arr. James Hile
9. Another Star, arr. Curt Merrill
12 inch disc. 39896.
Side A
1. Street Beats '95
2. Revised Entrance #3
3. Patriotic Medley
4. Star Spangled Banner
5. Oskee-Wow-Wow (Full version)
6. William Tell
7. Blues Brothers
8. What is Hip?
9. Medley #2
10. I Go to Rio
11. What I Like About You
12. Sing, Sing, Sing
13. In the Mood
14. Big Noise from Winetka
Side B
1. Ritual Fire Dance/Sabre Dance
2. Melodrama '95
3. 1812 Overture
4. Shake a Tail Feather
5. Gigolo
6. Stars and Stripes Forever
7. Three-in-One
8. Illinois Loyalty
9. Oskee-Wow-Wow (short version)
10.Sneakin' Out
Cassette tape.
Master Tape I. Traditional.
Side A
1. Revised Entrance #3
2. Patriotic Medley
3. Illinois Loyalty
4. Oskee Wow Wow
5. William Tell
6. Three in One
7. Gigolo
8. Cadence and Chants
9. Imperial March
9. Other Cheers
10. British Eighth
11.Stars and Stripes Forever
12. Star Spangled Banner
Side B
1. School's Out
2. Blues Brothers
3. What is Hip
4. Time Warp
5. I Go to Rio
6. Get it On
7. Hey Baby
8. Kansas City
9. I've Got the Music in Me
10.Mony Mony
11.Boogie Down
12. The Race
13. Watermelon Man
14. You Really Got Me
Cassette tape.
Side 1
1. Revised Entrance #3
2. Cheer Illini
3. Oskee-Wow-Wow
4. William Tell
5. Stars and Stripes Forever
6. Miller TIme
7. Illinois March
8. 3 in 1
9. Cadences-Illinois Loyalty
Side 2
1.Celebrate
2. Fire Dance
3. Beach Boys
4. It Don't Mean a Thing
5. Flashdance
6. Mambo
7. Percussion
8. Superstition
9. Winner Takes it All
Cassette tape.
Side A
1. Street '95
2. Revised Entrance #3
3. Patriotic Medley
4. Star Spangled Banner
5. Oskie-Wow-Wow (Full version)
6. William Tell
7. Blues Brothers
8. What is Hip?
9. Medley #2
10.I Go to Rio
11. What I Like About You
12. Sing, Sing, Sing
13. In the Mood
14. Big Noise from Winetka
15. Make Me Smile
16. Malaguenya
17. Festival Overture
18. Lano Race
19. New Age Girl
20. British Eighth March
Side B
1. Ritual Fire Dance/Sabre Dance
2. Melodrama '95
3. 1812 Overture
4. Shake a Tail Feather
5. Gigolo
6. Stars and Stripes Forever
7.Three-in-Oone
8. Illinois Loyalty
9. Oskee-Wow-Wow (short version)
10. Sneakin' Out
Cassette tape.
1. Happy Days/Old Man River
2. Autumn Leaves
3. Brazil
4. Al's Rag Band
5. Fried Green Merengue
6. Evil Ways
7. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
8. Gimmie Some Lovin'
9. Chameleon
10. You Don't Know Like I know
11. Itty Bitty Ditties
12 .Good Golly Miss Molly
13. Hip-Hug-Her
14. South Rampart Street Parade
115. 2th Street Rag
16. Elk's Parade
17. Snow White Medley
18. Lion King
19. Summertime/School's Out
20. Minnie the Moocher
Cassette tape.
Side 1
2. Hail to the Orange/Cadences/Revised Entrance #3
3. Patriotic Medley
4. Oskee-Wow-Wow/William Tell/Blues Brothers
What is Hip
5. Dancing Through the Decades Medley
6. Quarter to Three
Side 2
1. Walkin' On Sunshine
2. 80s Medley
3. James Bond Medley
4. The Theme from "The Cowboys"
5. Stars and Stripes Forever
6. Three in One/Illinois Loyalty/Oskee Wow Wow
Cassette tape.
Side 1
1. Revised Entrance #3
2. Patriotic Medley
3. Oskee Wow Wow
4. William Tell
5. Olympic Tradition
6. Percussion Feature
7. Three in One
8. Cadences/Illinois Loyalty
Side 2
1. Beatles Medley
2. Autumn Leaves
3. Brazil
4. Magical Mystery Tour
5. Work Songs Medley
6. Alexander's Ragtime Band
Cassette tape.
Gary Smith, conductor; Rene Rosas, guest conductor; Greg Cunningham, guest conductor.
Side 1
1. Beatrice et Benedict Overture, H. Berlioz
2. Fantasy for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble, L. Bassett (Kevin Cox, Clarinet)
3. Symphony No. 2, D. Maslanka
Side 2
1. Sonoran Desert Holiday, R. Nelson
2. Down Longford Way, P. Grainger
3. First Symphony (In One Movement), S. Barber, trans. G. M. Duker
4. Sempre Fidelis, J. P. Sousa
Three copies. Cassette tape.
Gary Smith, conductor.
Side 1
1. From Every Horizon, Norman Dello Joio
2. Themes from "Green Bushes", Percy Grainger
3. I'm Seventeen Come Sunday, Percy Grainger
4. Music of Appreciation, Roger Nixon
5. Gallant Seventh, John Philip Sousa
Side 2
1. Savannah River Holiday, Ron Nelson
2. English Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams
3. La Cucaracha, Carmen Dragon, trans. Tim Rhea
4. Overture for Winds, Op 24, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, arr. John Boyd
5. Ghost Train, Eric Whitacre
Cassette tape.
Gary E Smith, conductor; Christopher Hulett, guest conductor; Richard Suk, guest conductor.
Side 1
1. The Sinfonians, C. Williams
2. Elegy, J. B. Chance
3. An Original Suite for Military Band, G. Jacob
4. Prelude to Revelry, G. Jacob
5. Elegy and Fanfare, March, R. Nixon
6. Peterloo Overture, M. Arnold
Side 2
1. Colossus of Columbia, March, R. Alexander
2. The Duke of Cambridge, M. Arnold
3. Morning Alleluias for the Winter Solstice, R. Nelson
4. Country Gardens, P. Grainger
5. Concerto for Band, D. Stanhope
6. Bushdance, R. Hultgren
7. Illinois Loyalty, T. Guild
Cassette tape.
1. Invictus March
2. Symphony No. 2, J. B. Chance
Cassette tape.
Gary Smith, conductor with Paul Hankins and Chris Card. Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Follinger Great Hall.
1. Celebrations, Zdechlik
2. Psalm for Band, Prischetti
3. Festival Fanfare March, Nixon
4. Of Sailors and Whales, McBeth
5. Encore: Washington Post March, Sousa
Cassette tape.
Side A
1. Flag of Stars, Gordon Jacab
2. Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue, Johann Sebastian Bach
3. Jericho Rhapsody, Norton Gould
Side B
1. Capriccio Espagnol, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
2. "In the Spring, at a Time When Kings Go Off to War...", David R Hosinger
3. Rolling Thunder
Cassette tape.
Side 1
1. Pregame Entrance
2. Oskee Wow Wow
3. William Tell
4. Percussion Feature
5. Three in One (Chief)
6. Cheer Illini
7. March from "Stripes"
8. Drum Cadence-Illinois Loyalty
Side 2
1. You Are the Sunshine of My Life
2. 12th Street Rag
3. James Bond Medley
4. Opus 1
5. La Fiesta
6. Wind Machine
7. I'm Just a Gigolo
Cassette tape.
Superstate.
1. Symphony for Winds and Percussion
2. Dr D March
3. The Tender Lord
4. Sonata Chorale
Cassette tape.
Gary E Smith, conductor; Joseph Manfredo, conductor.
Collegiate Band:
1. The Sinfonians, Clifton Williams (Shawn Maxwell, graduate conductor)
2. Come Sweet Death, J S Bach (Clay Dugger, Graduate conductor)
3. Emblem of Unity March, J J Richards (Shawn Maxwell, graduate conductor)
4. Prelude and Celebration, James Curnow
Concert Band:
5. Light Cavalry Overture, F. von Suppe, arr. Henry Fillmore
6. Pacific Preamble, Ralph Hultgren (Shawn Maxwell, graduate conductor)
7. Daydream, Timothy Mahr (Clay Dugger, graduate conductor)
8. British Eighth, Zo Elliot
9. Tempered Steel, Charles Rochester Young
Combined band:
10.Selections from "1812 Overture", Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. Mayhew Lake
Compact disc.
The 32nd Annual Ohio Band Director's Conference. Gary E Smith, conductor.
1. A Patriotic Salute, James L Hosay
2. Spoon River, An American Folk Dance, Percy Aldrige Grainger/arr. Glenn Cliffe Bainum
3. Ceremonium, John Moss
4. Sleep, Eric Whitacre
5. Semper Fidelis, John Philip Sousa
Compact disc.
Michael Golemo, conductor. ABA Recording for Gary Smith.
1. Redline Tango, John Mackey
2. "Toreador Song" from Carmen, Georges Bizet, arr. Michael Golemo (Simon Estes, bass-baritone)
3. Prophecy of the Earth, David Gillingham
4. Holy Roller, Libby Larsen (Michael Giles, alto saxophone)
The Seasons (5. Spring Sunshine, 6. Summer Siesta, 7. Autumn Alone, 8. Winter Winds), Philip Sparke
Shadowcatcher (9. Offering, 10. Dancing), Eric Ewazen
Compact disc.