Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Thorley Recital Hall in Southern Utah University’s music building, percussionist Dr. Doug Smith will present an evening of marimba music including lieder of Schumann and Prokofiev on marimba, along with other classical works, as part of his tour of the Western states. He will be joined by other instrumentalists as well. The recital is free and open to the general public.
Smith is assistant professor and percussion area coordinator at Utah Valley University and a freelance musician in Salt Lake City. He performs with the Utah Symphony, the Utah Opera, and Ballet West. He is also an avid commissioner of new works for marimba and voice — a medium of performance that he has been exploring since 2003. He was principal timpanist with the Tucson Symphony for five seasons and earned his doctorate degree from the University of Arizona under the direction of Norm Weinberg and Gary Cook. Prior to Tucson, Smith taught at the St. Louis Symphony Community Music School for three years while maintaining an active freelance schedule with the St. Louis Symphony and other professional ensembles. Before St. Louis, he completed a master’s degree at Rice University under the direction of Richard Brown.
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