About Richard Smith

I am veteran of public school music, having taught both high school and middle school bands and orchestras since 1979. I have also served as adjunct faculty in music technology and marching band at the university level and directed church choirs.

I have been an active performer (French Horn) for many years and have performed with many orchestras, bands, and chamber organizations.

My compositions and arrangements have been performed by many groups. Often I have been called upon to provide needed music on short notice or for specific instrumentation, but my work has also been performed by honor bands and completed on commission from university ensembles.

I attended the University of Alaska and graduated from Southern Nazarene University where I studied Horn with James Sours of the Oklahoma Symphony. I have done graduate work in performance at Oklahoma City University and have participated in composition seminars with Ron Nelson and Martin Mailman and have had horn master classes with Philip Meyers, Dale Clevenger, and Steve Durnin.