Guy Earl Holmes

He was born in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and contributed much to the circus band repertoire.

He spent 20 years on the faculty of VanderCook College of Music, and wrote over 200 marches and overtures, among other works.

[1] He toured for over a decade with the Smith-Spring-Holmes Orchestral Quintet, with his wife Lotus Flower Spring (a cellist), her sister Coyla May Spring (a pianist and dramatic reader), and Coyla's musician husband Clay Smith, plus a violinist (several women filled that place over the years).

[2][3] He was featured on Volume 46 of the Heritage of the March recording series, and the Circus World Museum has a substantial collection of his work.

This article about a United States composer born in the 19th century is a stub.

The Smith-Spring-Holmes Orchestral Quintet, from a 1915 publication. Five white people, two men and three women, in formal attire; the men are holding a clarinet and saxophone; the women are shown with a violin, cello, and piano.
The Smith-Spring-Holmes Orchestral Quintet, from a 1915 publication.