Jordan Randall Smith

Jordan Randall Smith

Jordan Randall Smith
Born (1982-11-18) November 18, 1982
Dallas, Texas
Education Peabody Institute, Texas Tech University
Musical career
Genres Classical, Contemporary Classical
Occupation(s) Conductor
Instruments Percussion
Labels SNOtone
Associated acts Symphony Number One
Website www.jordanrsmith.com

Jordan Randall Smith (born November 18, 1982) is an American conductor, arts entrepreneur, and percussionist. He is the music director of Symphony Number One and music director at Govans Presbyterian Church.

Early life and career

Smith was born in Dallas to professional musician parents. His father was a choir director and his mother was a pianist. After studies at Texas Tech University, Smith was accepted to the Peabody Institute where he studied with Gustav Meier, Markand Thakar, and Marin Alsop.[1]

Dallas Festival of Modern Music

In 2009, Smith co-founded the Dallas festival of Modern Music with colleague Ryan Ross.[2][3] DFMM was recognized for innovative programming and original presentations, receiving a TACA grant.[4][5]

Symphony Number One

In September 2014, Smith began laying the groundwork for a chamber orchestra in Baltimore and in May 2015, Symphony Number One made its debut at the Baltimore War Memorial. As music director of Symphony Number One, Smith was selected as a 2016 Baltimore Social Innovation Fellow.[6][7]

Other activity

In August 2016, Smith was appointed Music Director of Govans Presbyterian Church in Baltimore.[8]

Smith has actively recorded a number of albums and EP's. Smith founded SNOtone Records as a boutique label for the production of the music of Symphony Number One. Smith previously self-released two titles.

Smith occasionally contributes to the magazine Baltimore[9] and the weblog Sequenza21.[10]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Lim, Jon. "Jordan Smith on How Becoming a Maestro at the Pivot Led to a Great Career as a Conductor". Moving Forward. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Banks, Dana (11 November 2009). "Ambitious inaugural by "Ars Nova Dallas" exceeds with Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire". Ft. Worth Music Examiner.
  3. ↑ "Staff". Allen Philharmonic Orchestra and Symphony Chorus. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Prejean, Jeanne (30 January 2012). "Once Again TACA Comes Through Distributing $1M To Area Performing Arts Groups And New Opportunity For New Works". My Sweet Charity. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Mosley, Chris (2 November 2011). "The Dallas Festival of Modern Music Kicks Off its Third Year Tonight". D Magazine. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Simeone, Lisa. "Sweet Harmony: Love of music inspires Jordan Randall Smith to spread the joy.". Baltimore Social Innovation Journal. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Milligan, Carley (27 October 2016). "How I promote composers for social change". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Church Staff". Govans Presbyterian Church. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ Smith, Jordan Randall (28 November 2016). "Listen to a Baltimore-Themed Holiday Playlist". Baltimore Magazine. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  10. ↑ Smith, Jordan Randall (23 March 2013). ""María" Provokes and Penetrates at Le Poisson Rouge". Sequenza21. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  11. ↑ Stapleton, Maggie (December 13, 2016). "Sneak Peek Audio Leak: Symphony Number One". Second Inversion. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ McCabe, Bret (December 16, 2016). "Recent Peabody graduate tackles man-made environmental destruction in mournful composition". Johns Hopkins University Hub. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ Feikin, Rhea (June 23, 2016). "Artworks: Episode 431". Maryland Public Television. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  14. ↑ Smith, Tim (November 22, 2015). "Checking out new classical recordings with Baltimore roots". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  15. ↑ Woolever, Lydia (February 17, 2015). "Music Reviews: February 2016 - The latest from Thrushes, Charm City Junction, and Symphony One.". Baltimore (magazine). Retrieved November 10, 2016.
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