Barnes
Concert Band Conductor
David Smith
 David Smith became Music Director
of Barnes Concert Band in the 2007/08 season. His history with wind
ensembles stretches back to the early 1990s, and includes work with a
variety of groups.
He was the founding Music Director
of Southampton University Symphonic Wind Orchestra (2001-04), and during
his time at the university he also served as Assistant Conductor for the
Concert Band and Music Department Wind Orchestra. Kew Wind Orchestra,
another London wind ensemble, created the position of Assistant Conductor
for David in the 2005/06 season; an appointment he still holds.
He
has served as Guest Conductor with South Bank Symphony, Sidcup Symphony,
Kingston Philharmonia and Brent Symphony Orchestra in recent seasons. He
has also worked with the London Repertoire Orchestra, Camden Chamber
Orchestra, and twice served as Assistant Conductor for courses given by
The Rehearsal Orchestra.
David read Music and then Musicology at the
University of Southampton and conducted every instrumental ensemble at the
institution, notably serving as Musical Director of the Light Operatic Society
and Assistant Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra. He also worked as Guest
Conductor with several orchestras across the south of England.
His
concert performances in London have taken in venues such as Trinity College of
Music, Hampton Hill Playhouse, the Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington, and St.
James’s Park for performances in The Royal Parks series. Work abroad has
included concerts in Italy as part of the International Festival of European
Youth Orchestras, and at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw, Poland.
www.davidsmithconductor.com
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