THOMAS F. SMITH
GUITARIST • COMPOSER • ARRANGER
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Composer Residency at the Millay Colony for the Arts October, 2009: I recently spent a month enjoying a composer's residency at the prestigous Millay Colony for the Arts in Austerlitz, NY. I spent the bulk of my time composing "The Birds of Winter," a ten minute chamber work for voice, guitar and wind quartet, based on poetry by Elaine Perez Zickler. Look for the premiere on February 14, 2010 when I perform with Sharon Rhinesmith for the Philly Classical Guitar Society. Hope to see you there.
Getting ready to do some composing in "my studio" overlooking the Berkshires The Millay Colony for the Arts offers one-month residencies to visual artists, composers and writers between the months of April and November. Resident artists get private rooms, studios and all meals during their stay at our pastoral campus. The Colony also has a workshop series, with five-day workshop-retreats in writing, art, video-making and, yes, canning your own food. The Millay Colony is in Austerlitz, New York—approximately 2 1/2 hours north of New York City and 2 1/2 hours west of Boston, Massachusetts. The Colony sits on a seven-acre campus bordered by Edna St. Vincent Millay's former house and gardens and the beautiful Harvey Mountain State Forest. Resident artists enjoy walks through trails and meadows fragrant with wild thyme, flowers and blueberries. There is wonderful hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, bird-watching and blueberry-picking on our property and throughout the nearby State Forest. A short drive will bring you to the Catamount Ski resort and numerous parks and swimming holes.
Rhinesmith and Smith release their debut CD CHILD OF SONG Music for Voice and Guitar Available at cdbaby.com 
Mezzo-soprano Sharon Rhinesmith and Thomas Smith have released their debut Cd Child of Song! The 59 minute disc features works by Dowland, Campion, Seguidillas by Fernando Sor, Four French Folk songs by Matyas Seiber, Thomas Smith’s transcriptions of five songs by Stephen Foster and rarely heard works by Frantz Casseus and Peter Van Der Staak.
Watch and Listen to the Spanish Guitar Duo Mas Que Dos perform River Rising by Thomas Smith Mas Que Dos performing on You Tube
performance in Brisbane "Three Temperings" performed in Australia Thomas Smith's composition "Three Temperings" for guitar orchestra has been performed in Brisbane, Australia by the All Hallows' Girls School Guitar Ensemble, under the direction of Catherine Neylan.
Music director Catherine Neylan congratulates one of the members of the All Hallows' Girls School Guitar Ensemble after a successful performance of "Three Temperings" by Thomas Smith. The performance was October 26, 2007
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Chestnut Street Coffee House Garrett Lakes Arts Festival |
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