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GREGORY SMITH

Biography

The career of Gregory Smith (b. 1957) covers the entire range of the musical world from serious chamber music to Broadway to movie scores.  His television music can be heard on all of the major networks as well as stations around the world.   

The family/educational concert works of Gregory Smith have received over 700 performances by over 160 orchestras, often with Smith narrating. Orchestras such as the Atlanta, Baltimore, Bonn, Boston, Cincinnati, Minnesota, and Toronto symphony orchestras and the Rochester and Hong Kong philharmonic orchestras have embraced Mr. Smith’s unique approach to family/educational concerts.  More recently these works have found an international audience with numerous performances in the United Kingdom, China, South Korea, Germany, and New Zealand.  His latest work, The Melodic Life, was premiered by Marin Alsop at the Cabrillo Music Festival in August 2006.  

Gregory Smith with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Smith enjoys a long association with the Walt Disney Company and has served as Composer and Music Supervisor for numerous productions at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Euro Disney.  He composed and conducted the music for the highly acclaimed nighttime spectacular, Wishes, at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.  Smith also composed and arranged the music for Disneyland’s 50th anniversary celebration currently showing nightly in Anaheim.  His music accompanies the nightly fireworks display at Euro Disney.  Most recently, Smith composed, arranged and conducted the music for the fireworks show at Hong Kong Disneyland.  

Smith's television and film credits range from composing themes for MSNBC, The Discovery Channel, ESPN, TNT, Headline News, scoring for the various Star Trek TV dramas, additional music for The Mighty Ducks (II and III), orchestrations for Con Air and Now and Then, to arranging songs for the Disney animated features Pooh's Grand Adventure and Pochontas II, to composing animation music for Warner Bros. cartoons.   

Smith recently composed the logo theme for the newly merged CBS Paramount Television.  Also for CBS Paramount, he conducted and produced the re-recording of the original Star Trek theme to celebrate the show’s 40th anniversary. 

In 2002 Smith was honored to compose the music for the Salt Lake Winter Paralympics, which was performed by the Utah Symphony and chorus.  Donny Osmond sang the centerpiece song, “Inspire The Spirit”, during the opening ceremonies that aired internationally on ABC.

As a conductor, Smith has recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra and Seattle Symphony Orchestra as well as numerous recording studio orchestras in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Prague.

Repertoire

Works by Gregory Smith

Among the most popular and most performed educational/family concert works in North America are those of Gregory Smith. His works have been performed by dozens of orchestras including Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Minnesota, Rochester, Pittsburgh, Vancouver, and many more.

Conductors and Orchestra Staff desiring perusal scores/tapes, please e-mail TDStanton@StantonMgt.com.

bulletNEW! "The Melodic Life" Play Excerpt (mp3) or download complete file (26.34 meg,  mp3 format)
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purpose for download is perusal of the material. All other use is a violation of Federal and International Copyright Law."


With characteristic Smith charm, The Melodic Life demonstrates theme and
variations through the life of a melody named Bob from childhood to middle
age. The work premiered at the 2006 Cabrillo Music Festival with Marin Alsop
conducting.

Orchestration: 3(pic),2(eh)2,2  4,3,3,1  Timp+2, harp, strings, narrator.
Timing: 23 minutes
 
bullet"Mr. Smith's Bowl of Notes"  Play excerpt  (mp3) or download complete file (37.31 meg, mp3 format)
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Mr. Smith has a bowl full of notes-the same 12 notes that composers have used for centuries! This is the fascinating launching point for Mr. Smith's Bowl of Notes, a delightful romp through centuries of music opening the ears of new concertgoers--young and old--to discoveries of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century as ever-evolving musical styles leading up to…what? What will those 12 notes become in the hands of Mr. Smith?

Orchestration: (3pic),2(eh),2,2 4,3,3,1 Timp+2, harp, strings, narrator. Duration: 30 minutes.

 
bullet"Zoo Song" Play excerpt  (mp3) or download complete file (18.49 meg, mp3 format)
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This adventure of a young girl's first trip to the Zoo follows her exploration of the musical sounds of the animals as she searches out one particular voice. Jointly commissioned by the Colorado Symphony and the Denver Zoo. 

Orchestration: 3,2,2,2 4,3,3,1 Timp+2, harp, strings, narrator. Timing: c. 17"

bullet"A MAJOR-minor Mystery" (1997)  Play excerpt  (mp3) or download complete file (24.89 meg, mp3 format)
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The latest from Gregory Smith is an exploration of music's major and minor tonalities disguised as a "who-dunnit." The cunning and ruthless major-minor sleuth, Inspector Beckensteiner, investigates an ill-fated concert where major suddenly became minor.

Orchestration: 3(pic), 2(eh), 2, 2 4, 3, 3, 1 Timp +2, Harp, Strings, Narrator. Timing: c. 22"

bullet"The Orchestra Games" (1995)  Play Excerpt  (mp3) or download complete file (31.64 meg, mp3 format)
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Not just another get to know the instruments piece, The Orchestra Games explores the various instruments' personalities and acquaints the listener with basic musical elements as it sprints through an Olympic array of events.

Orchestration: 3(pic), 2,2,2 4,3,3,1 Timp + 2, Harp, Strings, Narrator. Timing: 27" (length adaptable)   Reduced orchestration available: 2(pic),2,2,2 2,2,1,1 Timp+2, Harp Strings, Narrator.

bullet"Mr. Smith's Composition" (1990)  Play file or download complete file (23.3 meg, mp3 format)
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Mr. Smith's Composition takes your YPC or Family Series audience on a rollicking and educational journey into the mind of Mr. Smith as he composes.

Orchestration: 3, 2(3), 2(3), 2(3) 4, 3, 3, 1 Timp +2, Harp, Strings, Narrator. Timing: 23"  Reduced orchestration available: 2(pic),2,2,2 2,2,1,1 Timp+2, Harp Strings, Narrator.

"It is difficult to find a work that is entertaining, educational and musically satisfying. 'Mr. Smith's Composition' is all of these and more." - Marin Alsop

Orchestras Which Have Performed His Educational/Family Works

Abilene Philharmonic

Littleton Symphony

Alabama Symphony

Long Beach Symphony

Albany Symphony

Long Island Philharmonic

Akron Symphony

Louisiana Philharmonic

Amarillo Symphony

Macon Symphony

Arapahoe Philharmonic

Mansfield Symphony

Atlanta Symphony

Memphis Symphony

Auckland Philharmonia

Midland-Odessa Symphony

Augusta Symphony

Minnesota Orchestra

Baltimore Symphony

Modesto Symphony

Bartlesville Symphony

Nashville Symphony

Bay Youth Orchestra

New Haven Symphony

Beethoven Orchester Bonn

New Mexico Symphony

Bergischer Symphoniker

Nittany Valley Symphony

Bloomsburg Community Symphony

North Carolina Symphony

Bochumer Symphoniker

Oakland Youth Symphony

Boise Philharmonic

Oklahoma City Philharmonic

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Omaha Symphony

Brazos Valley Symphony

Pacific Symphony

Brevard Symphony

Peninsula Symphony

Britt Festival

Philharmonie Essen

Buffalo Philharmonic

Phoenix Symphony

Cabrillo Festival

Pittsburg Symphony

Canton Symphony

Princeton Symphony

Charleston Symphony

Puerto Rico Symphony

Charlotte Symphony

Reading Symphony

Cincinnati Symphony

Roanoke Symphony

College of William & Mary

Rochester Philharmonic

Colorado Springs Symphony

Rockford Symphony

Colorado Symphony

Royal Scottish National Symphony

Columbia Orchestra

Saint Joseph Symphony

Columbus (GA) Symphony

Santa Rosa Symphony

Columbus (OH) Symphony

Shreveport Symphony

Daejeon Philharmonic

South Bend Symphony

Danville Symphony

South Carolina Philharmonic

Dayton Philharmonic

South Florida Youth Symphony

Eugene Symphony

Spokane Symphony

Everett Symphony

Springfield Symphony

Finger Lakes Symphony

Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra

Florida Orchestra

Syracuse Symphony

Florida West Coast Symphony

Terre Haute Symphony

Fort Collins Symphony

Thayer Symphony

Grand Junction Symphony

Toledo Symphony

Grand Rapids Symphony

Toronto Symphony

Green Bay Symphony

Tuscaloosa Symphony

Hartford Symphony

University of Oregon Symphony

Hong Kong Philharmonic

Utah Symphony

Houston Symphony

Vancouver Symphony

Jacksonville Symphony

Victoria Symphony

Kansas City Symphony

Virginia Symphony

KBS Symphony Orchestra

Warren Symphony

Kennett Symphony

Wellington Sinfonia

Knoxville Symphony

Wichita Falls Symphony

Kyung-Gi Pops Orchestra

Wichita Symphony

Lancaster Festival

Winston-Salem Symphony

Liberty Symphony

Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

Lincoln Symphony