Dr. Harvey Smith

Born in: Cornwall, Ontario

Instrument: Cornet

Bands played in: Salvation Army Bands in Esquimalt, BC, Barrie ON, Ottawa Citadel, ON, and Calgary Glenmore, AB.

Military bands in Summerside, PEI, Bordon, ON, and Calgary, AB. (Also, Central and Mt. View school bands in Victoria, BC)

Tutor(s) All the many wonderful bandmasters and musicians who welcomed me in, and taught me about music and faith.

Instruments played over the years: Trumpet, Bb Cornet, Eb Cornet and Eb Horn

Favorite band(s): Every band I play in.

Favorite piece(s) of music: Finlandia; Gabriel’s Oboe (arranged for trumpet or soprano cornet).

Favorite Scripture: Choose for yourselves this day who you will serve. … As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. (Joshua 24:15)

How many years a bandsman: On and off for 47 years.

Church home: Salvation Army London Citadel

Career: Twenty-year career with the Canadian Forces, first in aerospace engineering and later in psychology (1969-1989). Then, a second 20-year career in mental health and addictions services and research with the province of Alberta and the University of Calgary (1989-2009). Currently semi-retired, consulting to Veterans Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence.

Email: harvey.smith@jubileebrass.com