An enthusiastic ensemble performer, Dr. Smith has performed with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Tulsa Symphony, Tulsa Opera, Tulsa Signature Symphony, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, Wichita Opera, and Utah Festival Opera. Along with performance, Marie enjoys reading and research. Marie’s topics of research cover a broad spectrum spanning from the influence of the vocal improvisatory tradition on Rossini’s Prelude Theme and Variations for Horn and Piano, to the pervasive gender ideology surrounding women in brass performance, to the need to include sound quality as a metric along with physical sensation to understand best physical use in pedagogy. Her article, Natural Horn Technique Guiding Modern Orchestral Performance, is published in the May and October 2016 issues of the Horn Call, the official journal of the International Horn Society. Marie holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music degree from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Utah State University. Her primary teachers include Professor W. Peter Kurau, Dr. Maria Serkin, Dr. Joseph Falvey, and Steve Park. Caroline Steiger Caroline Steiger is the Associate Professor of Music and Artist/Teacher of Horn at Texas State University. Prior to her appointment in 2016, Dr. Steiger taught at SUNY Potsdam Crane School of Music. She studied at the University of Michigan and Penn State University, working with Adam Unsworth, Bryan Kennedy, Lisa Bontrager, and Søren Hermansen. She is a member of the Cobalt Horn Quartet and has performed with the San Antonio Philharmonic, Mid-Texas Symphony, Detroit Symphony, and Toledo Symphony. Amy Stokes Amy Stokes is a private lesson instructor and freelancer in Dallas, TX and a founding member of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, also having served as Board Secretary. She holds a Master of Music in Performance from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Between LSWO and the North Texas Wind Symphony, she has performed on 11 recording projects. Besides enjoying music, Amy has illustrated and edited literature for children and currently provides educational video content for Ancient Faith Kids. She and her husband have four children.
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