Lt. Col. Timothy Smith
The music director is Lt. Col. Timothy J. Smith, USMC (Ret.) Smith’s military career consisted of more than 20 years as a first instrumentalist, arranger, vocalist and director of Marine Corps bands. His assignments included the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing Band in New Orleans; the Naval School of Music in little Creek, Virginia, where he was the first Marine to be assigned as conducting instructor for Advanced Courses; the Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, Georgia; Marine Forces Pacific Band, Kaneohe, Hawaii; and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Band in Twenty-Nine Palms, California. After retiring from military service, Smith served as director of bands at Norwich University, director of Tours and Outreach for the U.S. Air Force band and other units, prior to joining The Citadel as director of music in 2016.