Master of Music in Percussion (Graduating: 2014)
Supervisor: Prof. Aiyun Huang and Prof. Fabrice Marandola
Links: https://soundcloud.com/christian-s-smith
https://vimeo.com/user5741175
Research Interests
- New Art Music
- Sadness
- The End Of The Universe
Academic Background
- B.M. from Oberlin Conservatory
- High School Diploma
Festivals And Ensembles
- Banff Centre: Roots And Rhizomes Summer Percussion Residency
- Lucerne Festival Academy
- SummerInstituteofContemporaryPerformancePractice
- Music X
- Amusia: Oberlin-based contemporary sextet; Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings Society Ensemble in Residence
- Bonne Action: Oberlin-based touring contemporary ensemble, performances of music by faculty composer Lewis Nielson
Noteworthy Performances
- Sofia Gubaidulina’s St. John Passion and St. John Easter
at the Lucerne Festival with the Junge Philharmonie Zentralschweiz and Latvian National Choir, Andres Mustonen (Cond.) - Rubin Institute Performance with International Contemporary Ensemble
- Rand Steiger’s Double Concerto for percussion and piano with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble
Awards
- CIRMMT (Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology) Student Award – $5000
- Selected to perform Riuti by Walter Zimmermann on the Oberlin Commencement Recital
- Received CIGSIE from the Oberlin Conservatory to tour with ACADEMY (an ensemble formed with pianist/composer Eugene Kim and electronic musician/composer David Bird) to Chicago, Cincinnati, and Ann Arbor as well as to record Michael Pisaro’s July Mountain in Oberlin’s Clonick Studio.
Other Interests
- Improvisation
- Listening to Music
- Film
- Religion
Contact Information:
Christian S. Smith
3455 Rue Durocher #306
Montreal , QB H2X 2C9
- Email: christian.smith@mail.mcgill.ca
- Phone: +1 (514) 649-6581