Don Gillis was a twentieth-century composer and broadcaster in the United States. His music is represented in the Pristine catalogue through mid-century American orchestral repertory.

He wrote orchestral music, band pieces and theatre scores, often favouring directness, rhythm and public appeal. His best-known works show a lively sense of humour within traditional concert forms.

His style is tonal, energetic and approachable. It reflects a musical world in which broadcast concerts, civic orchestras and popular listening habits overlapped.

Gillis remains a distinctive figure in American musical life: not a remote modernist, but a communicator with a bright orchestral voice and a ready handshake.