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Exposition: A Conversation with Members of the Southeast Missouri School Band Association

L to R: Dave Barani, Dennis Nail and host Robert Gifford.
Dan Woods
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KRCU
L to R: Dave Barani, Dennis Nail and host Robert Gifford.

On a recent episode of KRCU's Strike Up the Band, host Dr. Robert Gifford spoke with Dave Barani and Dennis Nail. They are both members of the Southeast Missouri School Band Association (SMSBA).

Gifford talks with them about the history of the SMSBA, how the organization has grown and changed over the years and what benefits it provides to bands in Southeast Missouri.

Dr. Robert Gifford holds degrees from the Universities of Kansas, Michigan and Iowa, and has completed post-graduate studies at Oberlin Conservatory and Loma Linda University. He spent four years as a member of the USAF Strategic Air Command Band and has been a teacher/conductor for more than 50 years, which included 25 years as Director of Bands at Southeast.