David Kenneth Smith

Disciplines/Field of Instruction

• Music
• Voice
• Conducting

Degrees Received

• D.M. Voice, 1999, Indiana University School of Music            
• M.Mus. Voice, 1991, Indiana University School of Music
• B.M. Voice, 1986, Wheaton College Conservatory            

Courses Taught at Geneva College, 2001-present

• MUS215 - The Genevans Choir
• MUA121-MUA422 - Studio Voice
• MUS231-232 - Fundamentals of Conducting I & II
• MUS334 - Advanced Choral Conducting
• MUS320 - Literature of Voice
• MUS420 - Vocal Pedagogy
• MUS120-121 - Diction for Singers—English, Italian, Latin, German, French
• MUA156 - Class Voice
• MUS210 - Introduction to Music Literature
• MUS128-9, MUS228-9 - Aural Skills I-IV
• HUM203 and 303 - Lectures in Baroque, Classic Era, Romanticism, Aesthetics, Program Music, Opera; supervising HUM303 concert presentations
• BIB 304 - Psalms in Great Music Lecture for Psalms Course

Courses Taught at University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1997-2001

• Studio Voice
• Voice Class: Seminars on Diction, Opera & Art Song Literature, Vocal Pedagogy, Sightsinging
• Introduction to Music Literature
• Music Theory I and Introduction to Music Theory
• UAH Concert Choir

Choral Conducting

• The Genevans Choir tours to 22 states, 5-12 performances each, annually 2012-present
• International tours of The Genevans Choir: Philippines & Malaysia (2014), Northern Ireland, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic (2018), Israel & Northern Ireland (2022), Vietnam (2026), including:
  • All Saints’ Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
  • Union Church of Manila, Philippines
  • Thomaskirche and Nikolaikirche, Leipzig, Germany
  • Robert-Schumann Haus, Zwickau, Germany
  • St. Nicholas Church, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Salzburg Dom, Austria
  • Guildhall, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
  • Duc in Altum Boat Chapel, Magdala, Israel
  • Christ Church, Jerusalem, Israel
• Christmas and Spring concerts of The Genevans Choir, five annually 2012-present
• Baccalaureate and Chapel appearances, Geneva College, annually 2012-present
• Leading Psalms and Hymns at numerous campus events, 2001-present
• Concert Choir, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1998

Opera Performances

• Geneva College, Cowell – The Fate of Chauntecleer (Priest), 2009
• Huntsville Opera Theater productions
  Rossini – Cenerentola (Don Ramiro), 2002
  Mozart – Don Giovanni (Don Ottavio), 2000
• Indiana University Opera Theater production
  Strauss – Ariadne auf Naxos (Tanzmeister/Brighella), 1996
• Bloomington Early Music Festival with Bimbetta
  Purcell – Dido and Aeneas (Aeneas), 1995
• Indiana University Opera Theater productions
  Britten – Peter Grimes (Boles), 1994
  Massenet – Manon (Guillot de Morfontaine), 1994
  Mozart – Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Pedrillo), 1993
  Holst – Savitri (Satyavan), 1993
  Purcell – Dido and Aeneas (Aeneas), 1993
  Weill – Zar lässt sich photographieren (Falsche Gehilfe), 1993
  Verdi – Falstaff (Bardolfo), 1992
  Mozart – Nozze di Figaro (Don Curzio), 1992
  Bizet – Carmen (Remendado), 1992
  Mozart – Impresario (Mr. Cash), 1991-1992
  Bizet – Le Docteur Miracle (Silvio), 1991

Solo Concerts and Recitals

• The Music of Clara Schumann: Passion and Song – Bicentennial Concert Organizer and Soloist, Geneva College, 2019
• The Complete Songs of Clara Schumann: Bicentennial Concert Organizer and Soloist, Third Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, 2019
• Robert Schumann Bicentennial: Dichterliebe, Faculty Lecture Recital, Geneva College, 2010
• Hensel Bicentennial: Songs by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Westminster College and Geneva College, 2005
• 1840: Wedding-Year Lieder of Robert and Clara Schumann, Geneva College, 2003
• Christmas Concert, Park Presbyterian Church, Beaver, 2001
• Faculty Recital, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, 2001
• Songs of Love and Loss, Friends of Geneva College, 2001
• 1840: Wedding-Year Lieder of Robert and Clara Schumann, University of Victoria, 2001
• The Joys & Tears of Love, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1999
• Departed Spirits, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1997
• Songs, Romances, and Piano Trio of Clara Schumann, 1996
• Complete Lieder of Clara Schumann, Indiana University, 1996
• Friends, Siblings, Spouses, 1994
• Recitals of Mozart, Brahms, Schumann, Vaughan-Williams, 1985–1993

Solo Appearances

• Performance at UPMC Voice Center Conference “Voice Therapy: A Comprehensive Approach,” 2009
• Handel – Messiah, Tenor Role, Memorial Park Church, Allison Park, Penn., 2005, 2004
• Bach – Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, Tenor Soloist, The Genevans, 2005
• Henry Mancini & Friends, Founders Day Gala, 2004
• Handel – Messiah, Southwood Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, 2000
• Schumann – Dichterliebe, Lindberg Concert Series, 2000
• Handel – Messiah, various performances, 1998–1999
• Masterclass and Concert, Oberlin Conservatory, 1999
• City Lights & Stars Concert, Burritt Museum, 1998
• Handel – Messiah, Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, 1994
• Bach – Cantata 131, Indiana University, 1991
• Bach – Cantatas 80, 97, 130, 149, Columbus Pro Musica, 1990

Directing

• Musical Co-Director, Broadway Revue Family Weekend Benefit, 2007
• Director, Mozart Abend: A Mozart Evening, Geneva College, 2004
• Stage Director, Don Giovanni Scene, 2004
• Musical Co-Director, Henry Mancini & Friends, 2004
• Musical Co-Director, A Musical Valentine, 2004
• Musical Co-Director, Dinner on Broadway, Geneva College, 2002

Awards

• Excellence in Scholarship Award, Geneva College, 2012
• Award for Musical Composition, Psalm 19 “O that my words and thoughts honored You,” The Ascending Voice II Symposium, Pepperdine University, 2010

Recordings

• Online Streaming: Psalms of the Trinity Psalter Hymnal II–III, Trinity Psalter Hymnal, 2026
• Online Streaming: Psalms of the Trinity Psalter Hymnal I, 2024
• CD Recording: Psalms of Covenant, 2023
• CD Recording: Psalms of Zion, 2021
• CD Recording: Psalms of Glory, 2019
• CD Recording: Magnify the Lord, 2018
• CD Recording: Psalms of Ascent, 2017
• CD Recording: Psalms for the King, 2014
• CD Recording: Birth of the King
• CD Recording: Walk as Children of Light, 2013

Publications and Presentations

• Inclusions in performance programs and textbooks of translations of Clara Schumann’s songs.
• From a Joyful Noise to Holy Splendor, Workshop, Crown & Covenant, Reformed Presbyterian International Conference, 2024
• Contributor: O Be Exalted High O God: Twenty Descants for The Book of Psalms for Worship, Crown & Covenant, 2022
• Comfort: Music as Ministry of the Word, CATCH Virtual Conference, 2020
• Sing Joyfully! with Michael R. Kearney, 2016
• House of the Rising Psalm presentations, Pepperdine University, 2010
• Multiple scholarly articles on Ivor Gurney (1999–2001) and Clara Schumann (1996)

Original Compositions

• Gloria! Perceiving without Hearing, 2024
• O that my Words and Thoughts Honored You (Psalm 19), 2009/2025
• Woe is me! … Then Flew One of the Seraphs, 2023
• I Press On (Philippians 3:14), 2020
• O Be Glad Now (Psalm 32), 2019
• The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, 2015
• Lord, Here am I, 2015
• We are His Workmanship, 2013

Current Projects

• Creative Activities – Arranging, editing, and composing choral music
• Teaching – Course revisions integrating new technologies
• Research – Music cultures in worship and sacred music studies
• Other Service – Commissioning, editing, and facilitating choral compositions

Affiliations, e.g., Membership in Professional Organizations

• National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
  Secretary/Treasurer, Tri-State NATS Chapter, 2006–2013
• American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
• Ivor Gurney Society (past)
• Clara Schumann Society (past)
• College Music Society (past)

Service to College (Selected)

• Academic Strategic Planning Committee, 2023–present
• Faculty Personnel Committee, 2010–2019, 2020–present
• “Cover to Cover” Bible Reading Event Supervisor, 2025
• Baccalaureate/Commencement Committee, 2013–present
• Co-Chair, Department of Music, 2022–2023
• Presidential Inauguration Committee, 2016
• Chapel Leadership Team, 2006–2012
• Faculty Policies and Development Committee, Chair 2002–2004

Service to Discipline

• Italian and German Coach, CD Recording “Language of Romance,” 2014
• Adjudicator, Westminster College Concerto Competition, 2008
• Adjudicator, New Song Auditions, Geneva College, 2002–present

Service to Community

• Vestry, All Saints Anglican Church, Cranberry, 2021–present
• Rector Search Committee, All Saints Anglican Church, 2021
• Assistant Conductor, Chancel Choir, All Saints Anglican Church, 2021–present
• Soloist, Memorial Park Church, Allison Park, 2011, 2017

Musical Arrangements, Editing & Notation

• Over 60 choral arrangements, descants, and editions (2012–2025)
• Commissioned works for Crown & Covenant and Trinity Psalter Hymnal recordings
• Extensive editing of works by Mendelssohn, Victoria, Rutter, Palestrina, Chesnokov, and others