Gary Reeves received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, the Master of Music degree from the University of South Dakota, and the Master of Fine Arts and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in horn performance and pedagogy from The University of Iowa, where he was a student of Professor Paul G. Anderson.

Doctor Reeves has taught instrumental music in Aurelia, Iowa; at Oregon State University, and at Southern Utah University. He is a frequent guest conductor and teacher for music camps and festivals, having worked in Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, and Utah. He is a member of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, the South Dakota Brass Quintet, and is a horn soloist both on the modern instrument and on the historical (natural) horn, performing with the Dakota Baroque and Classical Company. Dr. Reeves has performed in orchestras and festivals including the Wildacres Chamber Music Festival in North Carolina, the Oregon Mozart Players, and currently serves each summer as principal hornist for the Superior Music Festival Orchestra in Marquette, Michigan. He has also performed in orchestras for such professional entertainers as Chet Atkins; Kurt Bestor; Blood, Sweat and Tears; John Davidson; Cleo Laine; The Lettermen; Mitch Miller; the Moody Blues; Andy Williams; and the cast of "Sesame Street."

Dr. Reeves teaches applied horn, works with instrumental ensembles, and teaches in the area of music education.

Gary Reeves
Associate Professor of Music
Department of Music
College of Fine Arts
University of South Dakota
414 E. Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
(605) 677-5715
greeves@usd.edu