Robert W. Smith was a prolific wind-band composer with over 600 publications in print. He was born in 1958 in Daleville, Alabama, and unfortunately died in September in Montgomery from complications of heart surgery. He graduated from Daleville High School and then went to Troy State University, where he played lead trumpet in the Sound of the South Marching band. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music education and then received a master’s degree from the University of Miami. Eventually, he returned to Troy State University and served as band director and as an instructor in its music industry program. This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion is presented in his memory.
- Pennsylvania 6-5000 (1940 hit)
Composer: Jerry Gray (1915-1976) & Carl Sigman (1909-2000)
Performer: Universal International Orchestra
Album: Sound Track from "Glenn Miller Story"
- Songs of Sailor and Sea: Sea Chanty
Composer: Robert W. Smith (1958-2003)
Performer: U.S. Navy Band
Album: Victory at Sea
- Songs of Sailor and Sea: Whale Song
Composer: Robert W. Smith (1958-2003)
Performer: U.S. Navy Band
Album: Victory at Sea
- Songs of Sailor and Sea: Racing the Yankee Clipper
Composer: Robert W. Smith (1958-2003)
Performer: U.S. Navy Band
Album: Victory at Sea
- Festliche Overture (Festive Overture)
Composer: Robin Moll (1994- )
Performer: Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides
Album: Phoenix Ascending
- Overture from "The Seasons"
Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Performer: Consortium Classicum
Album: Joseph Haydn: Arrangements for Harmonie
- Nitescene crepusculaire
Composer: Alexandre Kosmicki (1978- )
Performer: Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides
Album: Phoenix Ascending
- It’s Raining Men
Composer: Paul Jabara (1948-1992) & Paul Shaffer (1949- )
Performer: Philharmonic Wind Orchestra
Album: Movie and Light Music Highlights
- National Anthem of Greece
Composer: Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795-1872)
Performer: Band of the Republican Guard
Album: European National Anthems
