Nora K. Smith
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Trumpet Professional
Performance & Private Instruction
Performance & Private Instruction
Nora King Smith
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EDUCATION
Doctor of Arts in Music: Performance Pedagogy. Completed one-year residency, 2007
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
Master of Music, Trumpet Performance, June 2006
University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Bachelor of Music, Trumpet Performance, May 2003
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Clarion Brass Ensemble, Atherton, CA
Brass Coach, 2007-present
Menlo School Brass, Atherton, CA
Brass Coach, 2007-present
Summer Brass Institute, Atherton, CA
Director’s Assistant, July 5-16, 2007 & July 9-20, 2008
• Conducted large brass ensembles
• Coached quintets
• Managed concerts
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
Doctoral Teaching Assistant, 2006 - 2007
• Taught private lessons
• Performed various duties for the trumpet professor including copying and filing music for classes
• Served on the board as a judge for juries and auditions
University of Denver, Denver, CO
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, 2004 - 2006
• Taught private lessons
• Coached trumpet ensemble
Herbert Hoover Middle School, San Francisco, CA
Trumpet coach, 2002 – 2003
• Coached 10 trumpet students
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
First Trumpet, San Jose, CA
San Jose Wind Symphony, 2007-present
Second Trumpet, San Jose, CA
Silicon Valley Symphony, 2008
Substitute Trumpet, San Jose, CA
Symphony Silicon Valley, 2008
Principal Trumpet, Greeley, CO
University of Northern Colorado, 2006 – 2007
Substitute Principal Trumpet, Denver, CO
Colorado Ballet, November 2006
Substitute Trumpet, Denver, CO
Denver Brass, 2005 & 2006
Trumpet, Denver, CO.
Lamont Symphony Orchestra, 2004 – 2006
Lamont Jazz Ensemble, 2005 - 2006
Principal Trumpet, Denver, CO
Lamont Wind Ensemble, 2004 - 2006
Principal Trumpet, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra, 1999 - 2003
Solo Trumpet, Handel Messiah in Davies Symphony Hall, 2001- 2002
Substitute Principal Trumpet, Berkley, CA
Berkley Symphony, 2002
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, San Francisco, CA, 2000 – 2002
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra European Tour
(Moscow, St. Petersburg, Lithuania, and Ireland), 2001
Second Trumpet, Oakland, CA
Pro Arts Symphony, 2000
Second Trumpet, Oakland, CA
Cantare Con Vivo Chorale Orchestra, 2000
Trumpet, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Youth Symphony, 1998 – 1999
PRIVATE STUDY
Dr. Robert Murray, Professor of Trumpet, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 2006 - 2007
Mr. Alan Hood, Professor of Trumpet, Denver University, Lamont School of Music, 2004 - 2006
Mr. Dave Burkhart, Professor of Trumpet, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 2001 - 2003
Mr. Mario Guarneri, Professor of Trumpet, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 1999 - 2001
Mr. Edward Gornik, Co-Principal Trumpet, Utah Symphony Orchestra, 1996 - 1999
Dr. David Champouillon, Professor of Trumpet, East Tennessee State University, 1993 - 1996
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
International Trumpet Guild National Conference, Amherst, MA, 2007
Summer Brass Institute, Menlo School, Atherton, CA, June 8 - 16, 2006
International Trumpet Guild National Conference, Denver, CO, 2004
Monette Brass Clinic, Portland, OR, April 1999
Attended and performed in master classes for Keith Johnson, Charlie Schlueter, Terrance Blanchard,
Manny Laureano, Edmund Chord, Charles Gorham, and Calvin Price.
“FAME” Festival Institute, Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ, 1999
Jazz Studies, Chamber Music Studies, and Orchestral Studies
UNLV University of Las Vegas Nevada Camp, Las Vegas, NV, 1998
HONORS/AWARDS
Winner of the Rocky Mountain Concerto Competition, Greeley, CO
Solo Trumpet, University of Northern Colorado Wind Ensemble,
Sachse Concertino, April 2007
National Fischoff Chamber Music Competition semi-finalist, La Bella Brass Quintet, University of
Notre Dame, IN, May 2007
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