Bill Smith's 2017 Concert History

William Overton Smith (Bill), composer, clarinet; b. Sacramento, California, 1926. Clarinet at 10: theory, harmony at 16. To NYC; studied at Juilliard; later for several years with Darius Milhaud at Mills College in Oakland, California. While at Mills, met fellow-student Dave Brubeck ans formed octet with him. M.A. in music 1952; became teacher at colleges while continuing to play and write all kinds of music including jazz. Won Prix de Rome, later settled in Rome working on Guggenheim grant.

Jazz
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Electroacoustic
Modern Classical
Sea Shanties
Shanty
Clarinet
Tape Music
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2022 1 concert
2019 1 concert
2018 6 concerts
2017 3 concerts
2016 3 concerts
2015 5 concerts
2014 10 concerts
2013 3 concerts
2009 1 concert
2008 3 concerts
1974 3 concerts

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