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Jack Smith is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most versatile young musicians in Britain today.  He is a graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, where he studied with David Jones and Adrian Partington, becoming the first conducting student to earn a Master of Music degree.  Prior to this he was a scholarship student at Trinity College of Music, where he was awarded the college conducting prize and graduated with first class honours.

Whilst studying at RWCMD, Jack's activities included regular work with the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and acting as assistant conductor for the college's summer opera productions. He also benefited from observing at work such eminent guest conductors as Sir Charles Mackerras, who visited the College in 2009.  In other studies Jack has been privileged to work with some of the most highly-regarded teachers in Britain today, including Michael Rose, Peter Stark and Howard Williams.  One of his particular passions is to redress the balance in favour of neglected British music, in which he has been greatly inspired by the work of Vernon Handley. 

Most recently Jack has appeared in concert with Trinity Strings for Japan and University College London Chamber Music Society, and has worked as a guest conductor with Bacchus Wind Band, Brent Symphony Orchestra, Camden Chamber Orchestra, Dorking Chamber Orchestra and the London Phoenix Orchestra.  He also has a wealth of experience in choral music, having worked with Cardiff Male Choir, Hounslow Central Community Choir, WNO MAX community chorus, and the Choir of St. Luke's, Chelsea.  Jack has continued to develop his work in the field of musical theatre, most recently as musical director to Bounce Theatre in their first musical production.  Forthcoming highlights in 2011 include a return to UCL Chamber Music Society, directing their Christmas concert in December, and in 2012 he will take up the position of Musical Director to Epsom & Ewell Silver Band.

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Curriculum Vitae

MMus, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Musical Director, Epsom & Ewell Silver Band, from January 2012

Alan J Kirby Memorial Prize, Trinity College of Music, 2006

Orchestral & Ensemble:

Bacchus Wind Band, Brent Symphony Orchestra, Camden Chamber Orchestra, Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra, Cobham Band, Dorking Chamber Orchestra, Enfield Chamber Orchestra, Forest of Dean Brass, Lambeth Wind Orchestra, London Phoenix Orchestra, Orchestra elan, RWCMD Symphony Orchestra, Southampton University Sinfonietta, Southend Philharmonic Orchestra, Tilbury Band, Trinity College of Music Student Union Repertoire Orchestra, Trinity College of Music Brass Ensemble, Trinity College of Music Wind Ensemble, UK Medical Students' Orchestra, Watford Band

Choral:

Cardiff Male Choir, Chepstow Male Voice Choir, The Choir of St Luke's Chelsea, Havering Singers, Hounslow Central Harmony Community Choir, RWCMD Chorus, University College London Chamber Music Society, WNO MAX Community Chorus

Stage productions:

Bounce Theatre, Brampton Manor School, Gloucester Operatic & Dramatic Society

Highlights:

A return visit to Forest of Dean Brass as Guest Musical Director, winning a clean sweep of prizes at the Gloucestershire Brass Band Association's Annual Contest (2011)

Musical Director to Bounce Theatre's production of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2011)

Conductor for Trinity Strings for Japan, performing works by Takemitsu and Glazunov as part of a concert organised by students at Trinity College of Music in aid of the Red Cross Appeal (2011)

Musical Director to University College London Chamber Music Club for their Christmas Concert project, featuring a variety of choral music including performances of works by Praetorius & Schutz accompanied on period instruments (2010)

Conductor for Brampton Manor School's production of Oh! What A Lovely War (2010)

Musical Director to Forest of Dean Brass, for a wide variety of concert and contest engagements (2009-2010)

Musical Director to Gloucester Operatic & Dramatic Society for Leslie Bricusse's Scrooge (2009)

Conductor of UK Medical Students' Orchestra for a week-long residential course in Cardiff, culminating in a concert at St David's Hall in aid of the Children's Hospital for Wales (2009)

Assistant conductor on RWCMD operatic productions (2008-2009)

Conducting RWMCD Symphony Orchestra in concerts at St David's Hall, Cardiff (2008-2009)

Participation in conducting masterclasses with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Guest Conductor Jac van Steen (2008)

Devising, producing and conducting an orchestral concert to mark Elgar's 150th anniversary (2007)

Conductor for Trinity College of Music Student Union Repertoire Orchestra in collaborative performances with dance students from Laban (2006)

Repertoire:

Includes works by Adams, Arnold, Bach, Bax, Beethoven, Berlioz, Bizet, Borodin, Brahms, Britten, Chabrier, Debussy, Dvorak, Elgar, Ginastera, Glazunov, Grieg, Haydn, Holst, Howells, Hindemith, Ireland, Joubert, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Messaien, Mozart, Monteverdi, Mussorgsky, Palestrina, Piazzolla, Praetorius, Prokofiev, Puccini, Purcell, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Rossini, Roussel, Schubert, Schumann, Schutz, Sibelius, Smetana, Stanford, J Strauss II, R Strauss, Stravinsky, Sullivan, Takemitsu, Tchaikovsky, Vaughan Williams, Verdi, Wagner, Weber

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