Mr. Domecq Smith Educator, Composer, Conductor, Author 622 West Inman Avenue

Mr. Domecq Smith

Educator, Composer, Conductor, Author 622 West Inman Avenue

Rahway, NJ 07065

732-388-9719

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www.DomecqSmith.com

Experience	Teacher of Vocal and Instrumental Music 9/00 – present Frederic W. Cook K-7 Center 739 Leland Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey, 07062 Mrs. Caryn D. Cooper, Principal 908-731-4215 Oversee and deliver all aspects of instruction in voice, general, and instrumental music for K-7 school of high reputation in the district. Instruction in band and strings. Instructor of flutophone and recorder to all 3^rd graders. Musical accomplishments are showcased in two annual concerts. Exemplar teacher for new music teachers to the district. Presenter at district arts meetings. Highlights include: Piloted a program for violin instruction to all 1^st graders. Piloted a program for keyboard instruction to all 5^th graders. Piloted a conducting program in which select students receive instruction in conducting and conduct the Cook School band in concerts. Launched an initiative for Cook School band to perform publicly in outdoor concerts in front of City Hall, Plainfield for three consecutive years. Received Distinguished 2011-2012 Summative Evaluation. Artistic Director 9/00 – 9/06 The Plainfield Girlchoir Artistic Director and Conductor of the critically acclaimed ensemble, ages 8 to 18, in over 60 appearances of musical excellence in the classical choral tradition. Responsibilities included: Oversaw all artistic aspects of the program. Coordinated choral activities with administrative assistant. Directed three weekly rehearsals. Implemented vocal pedagogy and selection of appropriate repertoire. Assessed chorister’s vocal progress. Developed concert venues, benefit concerts and grants. Oversaw a separate training choir under the direction of a select, senior choir member. Directed and produced choir DVD’s. Performance highlights include: International Concert Tour, May 10-14, 2006, Toronto, Canada. Featured Choir, Royal Ontario Museum, May 11, 2006, 1^st Place, Women’s Choir Division, Festivals of Music Choir Competition, Toronto, May 12, 2006. Featured Choir, 2^nd International Choral Festival, June 25, 2004, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center (accompanying Star Ledger articles at www.domecqsmith.com). Director of Music 7/07 – present St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church 94 Ridge Street, Orange, NJ 07050 973-632-3755 Rev’d. George Faour, Pastor Organist and choirmaster for historic parish of musical excellence. Provide musical leadership for four weekend masses and three parish choirs. Oversee maintenance of church’s celebrated 1879 Hook and Hastings organ (unaltered). Highlights include: Established and sustained St. John’s children’s choir consisting of members of St. John’s School and the community. Developed St. John’s Adult choir. Created the position for a professional section leader. Launched an initiative to provide the parish with a new hymnal (The St. Michael Hymnbook) making memorials available for purchase of new hymnbooks. Project completed in January of 2008. Established the St. John’s Spanish choir which sings at weekly masses. Launched, promoted, and ensured major fund raising project: a major concert featuring soloists, combined choirs, and members of the New Jersey Symphony in the performance of Concerto in g minor for harpsichord and orchestra by J.S. Bach, Exsultate Jubilate by Mozart and Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi, December 21, 2008.
Education	Master of Music, 1992 Manhattan School of Music, New York City Concentration of Study: Organ Performance and Choral Conducting Professors: Dr. John Walker (Department Chair), McNeil Robinson, Dr. Arthur Lawrence. Choral Conducting with Amy Kaiser. Rhythmic studies with Dr. Robert Abramson. Bachelor of Music, 1989 Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Concentration of Study: Organ Performance. Minor in Voice Professor: Donald Sutherland, Department Chair. History with Dr. Ray Sprenkle. Undergraduate Studies, 1984 – 1986 Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, Texas Concentration of study: Liberal Arts, Music, Organ Performance Professor: Emmet G. Smith, Herndon Professor of Music Post Graduate Study, 2005 Eastern String Educators Workshop, Villanova University August 24-29 Doctor of Music Education, matriculated 2006 (anticipated completion 2014) Mason Gross School for the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Non-Degree Supervisor Endorsement Program, matriculated 2012 Rutgers Graduate School of Education, New Brunswick, NJ
Published Feature Articles	Contributor to The Diapason, an international music journal devoted to the organ, the harpsichord and church music. Mr. Jerome Butera, Editor (www.thediapason.com). Author of three feature articles: A Choral Conference Reinvents Itself: The 16^h National Choral Conference, June 2010 The 15^th National Choral Conference, January 2004 The Passion and Pièce d’Orgue, November 2001
Published Book, DVD, and Music Reviews	Contributor of music criticism to The Diapason, an international music journal devoted to the organ, the harpsichord and church music. Weston H. Noble, Creating the Special World: A Collection of Lectures, edited by Steven M. Demorest, 101 pages, GIA Publications, Inc., December 2005. Weston H. Noble, Achieving Choral Blend through Standing Positions. DVD, GIA Publications, Inc., December 2005. Karen Keene, Variations on Num komm, der Heiden Heiland. MorningStar. April 2005. Antonio Vivaldi, Four Slow Pieces for Organ, freely transcribed for organ solo by Gerald Near, after original transcriptions by J.S. Bach. Aurelole Editions. April 2005. J.S. Bach, Badinerie, from Overture in b minor, transcribe for organ by Thomas Murray. Thomas Murray Organ Transcription Series No. 1, Wayne Leupold Editions, April 2005. John Ferguson, In Quiet Joy, A Cycle of hymn tune preludes for Eastertide. MorningStar. April 2005. Simply Bach, Ten Practical Settings for Organ, compiled by James Mansfield. Lorenz. April 2003. Dietrich Buxtehude, Canzonetta, Organ Miniature Series, edited by Józef Chwedczuk, PWM Edition No. 17, Theodore Presser. April 2003. Daniel Roth, Ain Karim, Fantasy for Flute and Organ, Schott. January 2002. Plugging the Gaps, Kevin Mayhew. December 2001. David Lasky, Seven Intonations on Hymns for the Easter Season, Volume 1, H.W. Gray. December 2001.
Published Music	Thine is the Glory, for three trumpets, timpani and organ, MorningStar Music Publishers Voluntary, for trumpet and organ, MorningStar Music Publishers (www.morningstarmusic.com) Composer of numerous other works for voice, chorus, brass, string orchestra, full orchestra, and jazz-combo.
Awards	Meet the Composer Grant, awarded under the auspices of The National Endowment for the Arts, 8/30/02 Meet the Composer Grant, awarded under the auspices of The National Endowment for the Arts, 1/18/01 Winner, 1991 American Guild of Organist’s Organ Competition, Long Island Chapter Merit Scholarship, Manhattan School of Music, two consecutive years, 1991-1992 National Dean’s List, 1989, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Professional Association & Certification	New Jersey Certificate for Music, K-12 American Society of Authors, Composers, and Publishers
Concert Appearances and Performance Highlights	Featured Conductor of Massed Choirs 2^nd International Choral Festival, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, June 25, 2004 Organist for excerpts from Faure’s Requiem for 9/11 Memorial Concert. Opera Eurydice and orchestra, Alice Tully Hall, October 18, 2001. Chorus Master for excerpts from Faure’s Requiem for 9/11 Memorial Concert. Opera Eurydice and orchestra, Alice Tully Hall, October 18, 2001. Composer. Presented personal biographical sketches before audiences under the directives of two Meet the Composer Grants prior to the performance of a movement from an original, large-scale work: Agnus Dei from Symphony Requiem for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, performed by the New York String Society, Mazer Theatre, New York City, January 18, 2001, Sirovich Senior Center, New York City, August 30, 2002. Organist for organ recitals and organ dedications.
Interests	Model Aviation, German Language, American History, Science

Composition list of compositions may be viewed at www.DomecqSmith.com