J.B. Smith Komponist

Geburtsdatum: 21.12.1973

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J. B. Smith is Professor of Music and the Coordinator of Percussion Studies in the School of Music at Arizona State University. He is internationally recognized as a performer, composer, educator and conductor having performed and recorded with musicians such as Steve Reich, Daniel Lentz, George Crumb, Chinary Ung, Sal Martirano, Chou Wen Chung, Lou Harrison, Morton Subotnick, Mary Ellen Childs, Arthur Weisberg, Alex Acuna, Robert Spring, John Bergamo, Len ? Boogsie? Sharpe, Liam Teague, Robert Chappell, Brad Dutz, and Anthony Braxton.

He is director of the ASU Contemporary Percussion Ensemble that was featured in performances at the 1991 and 2002 Percussive Arts Society International Conventions. As a member of the Desert's Edge Clarinet-Percussion Duo with Dr. Robert Spring, Dr. Smith performed at the Music Educator's National Conference in 1994 and the 1992, 1995, 2002 and 2004 Clarinet Fest International Conferences. He served as principal percussionist with Ensemble 21, a contemporary music group under the direction of Arthur Weisberg, and as principal percussionist with The Daniel Lentz Group which performed at the Interlink Festival in Los Angeles, the Bang on a Can Festival in New York and the Festival Musica Visual in Lanzarote, Canary Islands. He has also recorded and performed with the internationally acclaimed Summit Brass and the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded for Koch, Summit, Centaur, Rhizome Sketch, Fontec, Leo, Canyon Records and Whole>Sum Productions. His CDs Apparitions for Percussion, First Reflections and At the Desert's Edge are available from Amazon.com.

He received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baylor University where he studied with Dr. Larry Vanlandingham, his Master of Music in Percussion Performance and Literature degree from the University of Illinois where he studied with Prof. Thomas Siwe and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas where he studied with Dr. Robert Schietroma. Previously, Dr. Smith was on the music faculties of Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas and Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. He has written articles for The Instrumentalist, The Canadian Band Journal and Percussive Notes and served as president of the Arizona chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. In 1995, he hosted the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Phoenix.

As a clinician, he has appeared at the Music Educator's National Conference, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention and over 50 colleges and universities in North America. Dr. Smith proudly endorses Pearl Drums, Adams Percussion, Zildjian Cymbals, Mike Balter Mallets, and Grover Pro Percussion.

Website: http://www.public.asu.edu/~idjbs/


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Smith J. B.
*21. December 1973. Smith studierte Schlagzeug bei Larry Vanlandingham an der Baylor University, erwarb den Master of Music bei Thomas Siwe an der University of Illinois und den Doktor-Titel bei Robert Schietroma an der University of North Texas. Er unterrichtete danach an der Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, an der Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, sowie derzeit (2008) als Professor und Vorstand der Schlagzeug-Abteilung an der School of Music der Arizona State University. International zählt er zu den führenden Vertretern seines Faches, der u. a. mit Steve Reich, Daniel Lentz, George Crumb, Chou Wen Chung, Lou Harrison, Morton Subotnick, John Bergamo, Liam Teague, Brad Dutz und Anthony Braxton zusammen musiziert hat. Aufsätze von ihm erschienen in "The Instrumentalist", "The Canadian Band Journal" und in "Percussive Notes".




WORKS

Percussion
...all things hastened back to Unity (percussion ensemble 13)
Boundary Waters (solo marimba)
Choice (solo marimba)
Concertante Diversion (6 solo percussion with concert band or CD accompaniiment)
Conga Mix (conga trio or solo conga with CD accompaniment)
Conga Tarang (conga trio)
CongaStück (conga duet)
Dulcimer Dream (marimba/vibraphone duet)
First Reflection (solo marimba)
Five Concert Etudes (solo marimba)
In Light of Three (duet)
It's Destiny...Gasp! (solo voice w/ percussion ensemble 7)
Mountain Images (percussion quintet)
Prelude to Elaboration (vibraphone, steel pan, marimba)
Ringing Webs of Metal Threads (vibraphone duet)
Seconds Lost (marimba duet)
Skin Tensor (percussion trio)
Slap Shift (6 congas or solo conga w/ CD accompaniment)
Trio Passacaglia (marimba, vibraphone, bass marimba)