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Neal Smith

Millikin University
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Rohan Smith

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Member Bio Conductor and violinist Rohan Smith has been Music Director of the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra since 2003. He has led the MSO to critical acclaim in performances of the major symphonic repertoire of all eras to the present time. In recent seasons, Smith and MSO have performed Mahler’s First and Fourth Symphonies; Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra; Beethoven’s Eroica, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Symphonies; Brahms’s First and Second Symphonies; Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique; Debussy’s Nocturnes; Stravinsky’s Petrouchka, and Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2. In May 2006, MSO under Smith was one of 65 orchestras across America to perform the newly commissioned “Made in America” by Joan Tower. In May 2015, Smith led the Midcoast Symphony, the Oratorio Chorale and Vox Nova in two memorable performances of the Verdi Requiem. Rohan Smith is Director of Orchestral and Chamber Music at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, where he conducts the Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra. Smith has conducted the PEA Chamber Orchestra on cultural exchange, service, and outreach tours to Vietnam, Hong Kong, Quebec, England, New York, and the Coachella Valley, California, performing there for children of immigrant farm workers. As an orchestral violinist in New York, Rohan Smith performed regularly with the American Symphony Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the American Composers Orchestra, the New Orchestra of Westchester, and on Broadway. He has performed under conductors James Levine, Kurt Masur, Andrew Davis, Kyrill Kondrashin, Dennis Russell Davies, Mark Elder, Kurt Sanderling, and Charles Mackerras. As an orchestral violinist he has been privileged to perform with many distinguished artists such as Jessye Norman, Itzhak Perlman, Thomas Hampson, Marilyn Horne, Pinchas Zuckerman, Midori, Kathleen Battle, Andre Watts, Garrick Ohlson, Billy Taylor, and Frank Sinatra. Smith performed with the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra under Adam Fischer for many years, including frequently at Haydn’s summer residence at the Esterhazy palace near Eisenstadt, and in festivals throughout Europe, Japan, and Taiwan. In 1991 and 1995, he participated in the Mahler Festspiel in Kassel, Germany, with members of the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, and Concertgebeouw orchestra under the batons of Adam Fischer and Manfred Honeck. Smith performs regularly with members of America’s leading orchestras in the “Music for Life'' benefit concerts at Carnegie Hall, to bring attention to the humanitarian needs of refugees in Syria, Darfur, and HIV-infected children in Africa. As a chamber musician, Smith has performed at the Kowmung Music Festival in Australia, the Cervantino Festival in Mexico, the Toronto International Chamber Music Festival, and Klangfrühling Schlaining in Austria. Smith was a member of the contemporary music group Terra Australis from 1986 to 1989 and performed with them as soloist at the 1988 Aspen Music Festival in Andrew Ford’s
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Stefanie Smith

Open Conservatorium Griffith University
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Member Bio Stefanie Smith is an accomplished Australian conductor and dedicated educator who collaborates regularly with orchestras and bands across Queensland, the UK, and Asia. She tours regularly with Queensland Symphony Orchestra, and is a guest conductor with the Brisbane Symphony Orchestra, Queensland’s State Honours Ensemble Program and the National Youth Wind Ensemble of Scotland. With an unwavering passion for sharing the beauty of music with the next generation, Stefanie dedicates herself to inspiring young minds and nurturing a love for orchestral and wind band artistry. Her talents have been recognised globally, as evident in her semi-finalist placement at the 2022 Internacional de Dirección “Vila de Bétera” in Spain. Stefanie has also shone with her involvement in prestigious programs such as the Australian Conducting Academy (2019) and conducting masterclasses with notable figures like Larry Rachleff (2019) and Benjamin Zander (2018). Stefanie brings a wealth of experience to her roles as a conductor, educator, and presenter. At the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, she teaches undergraduate conducting courses and conducts the Young Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, Wind Orchestra, and Woodwind Ensemble. Stefanie’s pursuit of excellence extends to her Doctor of Musical Arts, where she explores the ‘Pathways to the Podium,’ aiming to illuminate the career trajectories of emerging Australian conductors and provide invaluable insights for those aspiring to make a mark on the global stage.
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Stephen Michael Smith

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Member Bio Stephen Michael Smith, an American symphonic and choral conductor, is noted for his ability to communicate his infectious passion for music to fellow musicians and audiences alike. He currently serves as Music Director/Conductor for three symphony orchestras in the greater New York City area: The Orchestra at Shelter Rock (New York), Danbury Community Orchestra (Connecticut), and the Symphonic Pops of Long Island. In July 2019, he conducted the inaugural concert of the Summer Festival Orchestra of the Danbury Music Center. In addition, Maestro Smith serves as Music Director of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, where he leads a 50 voice semi-professional choir and directs professional concert series. Mr. Smith has performed throughout the United States and Europe. He was chosen twice to participate in the International Northern Baltic Festival at the historic Hermitage Theatre of the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. His guest conducting credits include the Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Poland), St. Petersburg Camerata (Russia), Karlovy Vary Philharmonic (Czech Republic), Danbury Symphony Orchestra, New Britain Symphony, Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra, St. Luke’s Orchestra (San Francisco), Riverside Choral Society and Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Smith has appeared on PBS in a segment of “Articulate with Jim Cotter” that aired nationally and in Europe. During his tenures as Music Director/Conductor of the Shrewsbury Chorale (New Jersey) and the Dalton Alumni Chorale (New York City), Mr. Smith prepared both institutions for their Carnegie Hall debuts with New York Grand Opera. A champion of new works, Stephen Michael Smith has conducted numerous premieres, including the world premieres of Gerald Busby’s Suite from 3 Women, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Quatrains, Dances for Piano and Others, Where Everything Is Music and A View of the Landscape (written for Stephen Smith Singers), Paula Kimper’s Where Everything Is Music and Orchestral Suite from the Bridge of San Luis Rey, Allen Hill’s Toward the Light and The Gift and Larry Deming’s Variations on Blackberry Blossom. He also led the New York premiere of William Bolcom’s May-Day, and the US premieres of Mickelson reconstructions of 16th century Venetian works by Gabrieli, Bassano, Obrecht, Zarlino, and Croce. Maestro Smith received his first professional appointment at the age of 11. He studied orchestral and opera conducting with Vincent La Selva at The Juilliard School in New York City, and coached privately with Mariusz Smolij (Northwestern University) and in Russia with Alexander Polishchuck (N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory). His primary training as an organist was under the tutelage of the renowned concert organist, Claire Coci. Mr. Smith has taught at the University of Hawaii, Hartwick College, and the American Academy of Music.
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Denise Smith Green Denise Smith Green Cleveland Institute of Music Library

Cleveland Institute of Music Library
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Stephan Smoktunowicz

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Member Bio Stephan was born in Nottingham, England and began his musical studies on the French horn at the age of 11. He is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester (RNCM) and a postgraduate of Trinity College of Music, London. A successful career as a freelance French horn player was sadly cut short by the onset of a repetitive strain lip injury in 2000 and Stephan subsequently retrained into law, but music always remained a real passion. Conducting In 2013, Stephan took a break from law to start conducting studies and since 2014, he has studied in Italy with Ennio Nicotra, both on the continuing professional development course in orchestral conducting technique at the Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan and in annual courses and masterclasses in Milan, Palermo, Robbiate, Rome and Turin. Stephan has also studied in the England with Peter Stark and participated in orchestral and opera conducting masterclasses at the RNCM with Timothy Reynish, Mark Heron, Jac van Steen, Nicolás Pasquet and Gergely Madaras and in wind ensemble conducting masterclasses at Canford Summer School of Music with James Croft, Robert Ponto and Baldur Brönnimann (where he also attended orchestral masterclasses given by George Hurst). As part of his studies, Stephan has also spent time at rehearsals with the Philharmonia Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, gaining an invaluable insight into the work of several conductors including Christoph von Dohnányi, Andris Nelsons, Tugan Sokhiev and Donald Runnicles. Stephan has conducted and coached orchestras in the UK, Italy and Russia. Highlights include a performance of Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings with James Gilchrist (tenor), a concert at the 2015 World EXPO in Milan and working with the Nevsky Orchestra of Saint Petersburg (comprised of musicians from several leading professional orchestras in Saint Petersburg). In 2015, Stephan participated in the week long ‘Orchestral Life’ event in Robbiate, Italy, where he worked with principal players from several Italian professional orchestras, including the Orchestra of La Scala Milan, the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Rome) and the Orchestra della Fondazione “Arturo Toscanini” (Parma). In 2019, Stephan won the Ilya Musin Society's First International Conducting Course 'City of Rome' and was nominated for a concert with the City of Rome Symphony Orchestra. In 2016, he also won the conducting masterclass held by the Steinway Society Piemonte e Valle d’ Aosta in Turin, Italy and was nominated for a performance with the Filarmonica ‘Mihail Jora’ Bacau, Romania. Teaching As a teacher and coach, Stephan has worked with young musicians at the Royal College of Music, London and Trinity College of Music, London. He has also worked with a number of youth orchestras and schools, providing ensemble and instrumental coaching.
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Dr. Mariusz Smolij

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Member Bio MARIUSZ SMOLIJ is considered one of the most exciting conductors of his generation. A frequent recording artist for Naxos International, he has been consistently gaining international critical acclaim, including praise from The New York Times for “compelling performances.” Maestro Smolij has led over 100 orchestras in 27 countries on five continents, appearing in some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls. In North America, he has conducted (among many others) the Houston Symphony, the New Jersey Symphony, the Orchestra of the Chicago Lyric Opera, the St. Louis Philharmonic, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, the New Orleans Philharmonic, the Hartford Symphony and Symphony Nova Scotia. Internationally, he enjoys a notable reputation, appearing with important symphonic ensembles in Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Holland, Israel, South Africa, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and Poland. His engagements have included collaborations with the Berner Symphony and Sinfonieorchester Basel in Switzerland (recording a CD and leading a series of concerts at the Tonhalle in Zürich with the latter), performances with Sinfonia Rotterdam, the Florence Chamber Orchestra, the Israel Symphony Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony, Orchestre Lamoureux in Paris, the Jena and Kiel Philharmonics in Germany, the Belgrade Philharmonic, the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia Philharmonic, the Bogota (Colombia) Philharmonic, the Johannesburg Philharmonic in South Africa, and all the leading orchestras in his native Poland—including Sinfonia Varsovia, the Lutoslawski Philharmonic and the Warsaw National Philharmonic. Maestro Smolij is currently in his tenth year as Music Director of the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra in Lafayette, Louisiana, and in his 17th season as Music Director of the Riverside Symphonia in New Jersey. He is a former artistic director of the Lutoslawski Philharmonic in Wroclaw (Breslau), as well as the International Festival Wratislavia Cantans in Poland.
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Erin Snedecor

OnCue
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Tracey Lynn Snyder Tracey Snyder Cornell University

Cornell University
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Perry So

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Member Bio Perry So was born in Hong Kong in 1982 and received his early musical training in piano, organ, violin, viola and composition there. He graduated from Yale University with a degree in literature with a focus on the interaction of literature and music in Central Europe in the modernist era, and as a student at Yale he founded an orchestra and led the undergraduate opera company. He received his formal training as a conductor under Gustav Meier at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore. In 2008 he received First and Special Prizes at the Fifth International Prokofiev Conducting Competition in St Petersburg, Russia. He has subsequently held posts as Assistant, then Associate Conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Conducting Fellow of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Artistic Collaborator of the Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias in Spain and is a member of the conducting faculty at the Manhattan School of Music. A presence in concert halls on five continents, Perry So recently made his debut with the San Francisco Symphony, his European operatic debut at the Royal Danish Opera in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and his North American operatic debut at Yale Opera in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. Recent highlights include a tour to Milan with the Nuremberg Symphony and a seven-week tour of South Africa with three orchestras including Verdi’s Requiem in Cape Town, broadcast in July 2020 as the centrepiece of the South African National Arts Festival. In the coming season he will return to the San Francisco Symphony for his debut on the subscription series. He has enjoyed a long association with the Royal Danish Theatre and the Royal Danish Orchestra both on the concert stage and in the pit for opera and ballet. He has been a frequent guest at Walt Disney Hall and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and in 2013 toured the Balkan Peninsula at the helm of the Zagreb Philharmonic in the first series of cultural exchanges established after the breakup of Yugoslavia. Other debuts in recent years include appearances with the Cleveland and Minnesota Orchestras, the symphony orchestras of Navarre, Málaga, Tenerife, Nuremberg, Israel, New Zealand, Houston, Detroit, New Jersey and Shanghai, the London, Szezcin, Seoul and China Philharmonics, the Residentie Orkest in the Hague and the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie in Koblenz. His work in the recording studio encompasses a broad sampling of twentieth century British, French and Russian music with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC Concert Orchestra, and his album of Barber and Korngold's Violin Concertos with soloist Alexander Gilman and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra was awarded the Diapason d’Or in January 2012. His wide-ranging musical interests encompass numerous world premieres on four continents as well as the reintroduction of Renaissance and Baroque repertory into symphonic programs, most notably championing the works of Jean-Philippe Rameau.
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