He is a trombonist, euphonium player, conductor,
writer and teacher born in Philadelphia, who studied at the Curtis
Institute of Music and the University of Pennsylvania.He was a solo trombonist with the Philadelphia
Orchestra and with them performed over 2,000 concerts.At the same time he was in the
offshoot group of musicians called the Philadelphia Brass Ensemble who won
two Grammy Awards with their The Glorious
Sound of Brass and The Antiphonal
Music of Antonio Gabrieli.Also making his name as a conductor he led the Minnesota Orchestra
in over 1,000 performances, led the South Dakota Symphony for twelve
seasons and has also been a guest conductor to the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra,
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Young
Artists Orchestra at Tanglewood, the Dallas Symphony and many others.For 16 years he was also Musical
Director at Interlochen Arts Camp for the World Youth Symphony
Orchestra.In recognition of
his contribution to music in South Dakota, the 2000-2001 season was dubbed
"The Season of Maestro Henry Charles Smith III".As a teacher he has been a faculty member of many
educational establishments such as the Curtis Institute of Music, Temple
University, the University of Texas and Indiana University among others and
is Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University.
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble recordings
Angels We Have Heard on
High (Traditional French/James
Chadwick/Edward Barnes)
