Personal profile
About
Gary Smart's career has encompassed a wide range of activities as composer, classical and jazz pianist, and teacher.
A true American pluralist, Dr. Smart composes and improvises a music that reflects an abiding interest in Americana, jazz, and world musics, as well as the Western classical tradition.
Smart’s compositions have been supported by the Ford Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Music Educator's National Conference, the Music Teacher's National Association, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
A true American pluralist, Dr. Smart composes and improvises a music that reflects an abiding interest in Americana, jazz, and world musics, as well as the Western classical tradition.
Smart’s compositions have been supported by the Ford Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Music Educator's National Conference, the Music Teacher's National Association, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
DMA, Yale University
1974 → 1979
… → 1970
MM
1967 → 1969
BM
1962 → 1967
Disciplines
- Music
- Composition
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Three Fantasies on African American Songs for String Quartet (Score)
Smart, G., 2019Research output: Non-textual format › Musical scores and notations
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Prizes
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John Day Jackson Composition Prize, Yale University, 1976
Smart, G. (Recipient), 1976
Prize: Awards and Honors
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Horatio Parker Memorial Fellowship, Yale University, 1975
Smart, G. (Recipient), 1975
Prize: Awards and Honors
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Greenwald Composition Prize, Yale University, 1975
Smart, G. (Recipient), 1975
Prize: Awards and Honors
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Composition Prize, Young Musicians Foundation of Los Angeles, 1970
Smart, G. (Recipient), 1970
Prize: Awards and Honors
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