Encanto Robert W Smith Program Notes

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The opening fanfare requires crisp, unified attacks from the brass section to set the "majestic" tone. encanto robert w smith program notes

that immediately grabs the audience’s attention. This opening gives way to an infectious rhythmic statement Would you want me to change or add anything to this

was one of the most prolific and popular American composers for concert band, with more than 600 publications to his name. Born in Daleville, Alabama, he was a trumpet player by trade and studied composition under the legendary Paul Yoder at Troy State University. Smith’s career spanned educational publishing (Warner Bros., Alfred Music, and C.L. Barnhouse), university teaching, and pioneering original compositions for the drum and bugle corps idiom. He passed away in September 2023 due to complications following cardiac surgery, leaving behind a legacy of works that are staples in school band rooms worldwide. About the Piece that immediately grabs the audience’s attention