David Smith, M.M.
Mr. Smith was awarded the degree Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. He also holds a baccalaureate degree from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. His vocal instructors have been Drs. Timothy Jones, Joyce Farwell, Oliver Worthington, and Bruce Cain.
Mr. Smith's performing career has included roles in Elijah, My Fair Lady, On the Twentieth Century, Galveston!, Don Giovanni, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Die Fledermaus, Cosi fan tutte, Gianni Schicchi, The Gondoliers, The Cunning Little Vixen, Il viaggio a Reims, The Grapes of Wrath, and Les Plaisirs des Versailles. He has also performed in numerous concerts across Texas.
In addition to maintaining an active performing schedule, he also serves as a voice teacher in Clear Creek ISD. Voice lessons are given at these schools during and after school. Mr. Smith also teaches private voice lessons through his Clear Lake Voices studio.
Mr. Smith has been married for fourteen years to his college sweetheart, who is a choir director at Clear Creek HS and an accomplished soprano. They have two young boys, Jackson and Grayson, who attend CCISD schools. Both boys love music already and are quite talented (in Mr. Smith's completely unbiased opinion). The Smith Family attends Clear Lake United Methodist Church and are frequent soloists for Sunday services. In the rare case of having some spare time, Mr. Smith is an avid reader of historical and science fiction novels and plays computer games. Mr. Smith also loves tennis and football, and played competitive tennis at the college level before singing and parenthood took up all his practice time.
Mr. Smith's performing career has included roles in Elijah, My Fair Lady, On the Twentieth Century, Galveston!, Don Giovanni, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Die Fledermaus, Cosi fan tutte, Gianni Schicchi, The Gondoliers, The Cunning Little Vixen, Il viaggio a Reims, The Grapes of Wrath, and Les Plaisirs des Versailles. He has also performed in numerous concerts across Texas.
In addition to maintaining an active performing schedule, he also serves as a voice teacher in Clear Creek ISD. Voice lessons are given at these schools during and after school. Mr. Smith also teaches private voice lessons through his Clear Lake Voices studio.
Mr. Smith has been married for fourteen years to his college sweetheart, who is a choir director at Clear Creek HS and an accomplished soprano. They have two young boys, Jackson and Grayson, who attend CCISD schools. Both boys love music already and are quite talented (in Mr. Smith's completely unbiased opinion). The Smith Family attends Clear Lake United Methodist Church and are frequent soloists for Sunday services. In the rare case of having some spare time, Mr. Smith is an avid reader of historical and science fiction novels and plays computer games. Mr. Smith also loves tennis and football, and played competitive tennis at the college level before singing and parenthood took up all his practice time.
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“Sibilar gli angui d’Aletto from Handel’s Rinaldo. Mr. Smith sang this aria during his graduate voice recital in May 2010 at Clear Lake United Methodist Church. In this aria, the villian Argante is the military commander for the Moors who occupy Jerusalem during the Crusades. He sings how the Christians are serpents from Medusa’s hair and have struck the “dull spark of fear” in him.
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“C’est moi” from Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot. Mr. Smith ended his graduate voice recital at Clear Lake United Methodist Church with this piece. In this scene, Lancelot announces his arrival to Camelot and gives his vision of a perfect knight for the Round Table. He just happens to fit that ideal perfectly. One of Mr. Smith's favorite songs.
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"When I Fall in Love", music by Victor Young and words by Edward Heyman. I dedicated this song to my wife.
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"Fly Me to the Moon," music by Bart Howard.
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"That's All" by Alan Brandt and Bob Haymes.
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"A Chloris" by Reynaldo Hahn. It is a French song in which a young man is amazed that the object of his affection loves him in return. I sang this piece during my graduate recital at Clear Lake United Methodist Church.
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