Faculty Biography

Beverly A. Smoker, Professor


Contact:
(585) 389-2696
bsmoker5@naz.edu


Departmental Responsibilities:
Coordinator of Keyboard Studies
Applied Piano
Piano Pedagogy
Piano Literature
Accompanying
Score Reading
Functional Piano


Education:
University of Iowa, DMA
University of Iowa, MFM
University of Texas, Austin, BM



Biography:
Beverly Smoker is Professor of Music and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Nazareth College. Her numerous appearances as soloist and collaborative musician include performances on the Knitting Factory Composer Series, NYC, and recordings for ABC Radio in Brisbane, Australia, and Centaur Records. She was a recipient of a Gramma Fisher Fellowship at the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria, and for ten years, a recipient of solo touring grants from the Iowa Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. Ms. Smoker presents a wide range of repertoire including recitals and workshops devoted to twentieth-century music, and has premiered several works written for her. She also performs regularly with the Dechario/Smoker Piano Duo.

Dr. Smoker is currently offering programs featuring piano preludes: Changing Styles and Roles: Keyboard Preludes from the Fifteenth Century to the Present, and Twentieth Century Preludes: Music of Alexander Scriabin, Ruth Crawford, Richard Danielpour, Maurice Ohana and Oliver Messaien. A long-term active MTNA member, Dr. Smoker is currently NYSMTA New Music Review Chair, Vice President for Professional Activities, and District 12 president.