in the tenor saxophone section. He served as the third conductor of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra from 1970 until 1973. He died on January 6, 2012 (age 78) in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Awards The most outstanding of his awards have been the Presley Award at Hardin-Simmons University in 1954, the Howard Hanson Prize at the Eastman School of Music for his Third Symphony in 1963, recipient of an ASCAP Special Award each consecutive year from 1965 to present, the American School Band Directors Association's Edwin Franko Goldman Award in 1983, elected Fellow of the American Wind and Percussion Artists by the National Band Association in 1984, National Citation from Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity in 1985, in 1988 Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia's Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award for his achievement and continued contribution to American music, Kappa Kappa Psi's Distinguished Service to Music Medal in 1989, Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic's Medal of Honor in 1993, the John Philip Sousa Foundations Sudler Medal of Honor in 1999, and Past President of the American Bandmasters Association. In 1975 McBeth was appointed Composer Laureate of the State of Arkansas by the Governor, the first Composer Laureate named in the United States. Works Works for Orchestra Symphonies 1955 Symphony No. 1, opus 7 1956 Symphony No. 2, opus 10 1963 Symphony No. 3, opus 27 1969 Symphony No. 4, opus 49A Other Orchestral Works 1956 Suite on a Biblical Event, opus 8 1956 Overture for Orchestra, opus 9 1957 Pastorale, for woodwinds and strings, opus 11 1960 Pastorale and Allegro, opus 21 1961 Allegro Agitato, opus 24 1963 Quanah, opus 29 1974 Grace, Praeludium and Response, opus 53 1974 The Badlands, opus 54A 1975 Kaddish, opus 57A Works for Winds (The bulk of McBeth's wind ensemble and concert band music is published by Southern Music Company of San Antonio, Texas.) 1954 Orfadh, opus 3 1954 Divertimento for Band, opus 4 1957 Andalusia, opus 14a 1957 Call and Response, opus 14b 1959 Cavata, opus 17 1960 Second Suite for Band, opus 20 1961 Narrative, opus 23 1961 Chant and Jubilo, opus 25 1963 Mosaic, opus 29A 1964 Reflections Past, opus 30 1964 Joyant Narrative, opus 34 Two Fanfares 1959 Thaxton Fanfare, opus 16 1964 Cooper Fanfare, opus 32 1965 Battaglia, opus 36 Two Symphonic Fanfares 1965 Jenkins Fanfare, opus 35 1966 TCU Fanfare, opus 38 1966 Cantique and Faranade, opus 39 1967