The Smart Dog is a film score written for the silent comedy, A Little Hero, directed by George Nicholas and distributed in the Netherlands under the name De Schrandere Hond. The aim of this score is to capture the playful interaction between a cat, a dog and a bird under the nose of their owner, played by Mabel Normand.

SPONSORS
The 2022–23 Civic Orchestra season is generously sponsored by the Julian Family Foundation, which also provides major funding for the Civic Fellowship program.