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Trevor Smith

Kansas City,MO

Summary

An award-winning musical performer, educator, and composer, Smith is a multi-instrumentalist with a diverse musical pedigree, participating in the traditions of European classical music, Black American Music (BAM), and Afro-Latin music.


Through his work with Xion Sound Waves, Smith seeks out contemporary sounds, spaces, narratives, and communities that serve to liberate and edify us in the present.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Music Performer, Educator, Composer

Self
08.2012 - Current
  • Award-winning multi-instrumentalist and composer, performing professionally on piano, organ, guitar, and saxophone across a wide variety of genres and settings, including The Blue Room, The Phoenix, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, KC Improv, BRC Audio Productions, the Kansas State Capitol as part of the LG Desk Concerts series, and more
  • Educator with more than ten years of professional experience teaching music performance, theory, and composition
  • Kansas State Music Hall of Fame inductee
  • Lead instrumentalist with The Maestros, a KC Improv musical comedy troupe that improvises musicals on the spot (2023-2024)
  • Pianist, composer, and arranger for Xion Sound Waves (2018-2024)
  • Pianist and arranger with premier salsa band and Kansas State Music Hall of Fame inductee Son Venezuela (2018-2024)
  • Composed, performed, mixed, and mastered album Pandemic (2021)
  • Music educator at Base Academy of Music (2018-2022)
  • Composed and performed the musical score for the film R4CH43L (2018)
  • Lead instrumentalist at African Methodist Episcopal Ebenezer Church (2017-2024)
  • Pianist and arranger with KC Latin Jazz Orchestra (2015-2020)
  • Music Educator with UMKC Program "Composers in the Schools" (CITS, 2014-2016)
  • Music Educator with Southeast Missouri State University Music Academy (2012-2014)

Education

Master of Arts - Music Composition

University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
12-2016

Bachelor of Arts - Music Composition

Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO
05-2014

Skills

  • Performance
  • Education
  • Composition
  • Musical Arrangements
  • Transcription
  • Improvisation
  • Music Education
  • Curriculum Development
  • Organizing and Running Rehearsals

Hobbies

When I'm not musicking, I enjoy writing software, playing chess, and participating in working class organizing!

Timeline

Music Performer, Educator, Composer

Self
08.2012 - Current

Master of Arts - Music Composition

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Bachelor of Arts - Music Composition

Southeast Missouri State University

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