MUSIC
NAME Dr. Patrick Smith PROFESSION Coordinator of Music History; and Associate Professor of Horn and Music History at Virginia Commonwealth University EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Music from the University of Florida VISIT DETAILS Feb. 6 – Led a virtual master class for the horn studio. Smith offered insight focused on rhythm and breathing techniques
Dr. Patrick Smith
NAME Aaron Smith (IAA 00-01) PROFESSION Freelance Trumpeter and Composer EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts from California Institute of the Arts VISIT DETAILS Feb. 10-14 – Completed a brass residency and worked with composition students during studio class. Smith also attended a separate brass studio class, where students observed him collaborating with faculty as they rehearsed his commissioned piece. NAME Dr. Jan Swafford PROFESSION Well-known writer on music and author of biographies of Ives, Brahms, and Beethoven EDUCATION Doctor of Music in Composition at Yale School of Music SPECIAL NOTES Longtime program writer and pre-concert lecturer at the Boston Symphony Orchestra VISIT DETAILS Feb. 16-19 – Shared his insights and analysis on Charles Ives and his Symphony No. 4, which is set to be the featured piece in the 2026 Centennial Tour, titled Imagine US —a play on the U.S. and “us,” we the people. NAME Zack O’Farrill PROFESSION Director of the Fat Afro Latin Jazz Cats EDUCATION Manhattan School of Music SPECIAL NOTES Son of Grammy-Award winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill and grandson of legendary composer Chico O’Farrill. Core member of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.w VISIT DETAILS Feb. 24-28 – Gave a jazz and percussion master class providing students with jazz performance, improvisation, and rhythm tips
Aaron Smith – Alumni
Dr. Jan Swafford
Zack O’Farrill
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