Stefan L. Smith

Stefan L. Smith is currently a Senior at DePaul University's School of Music. He is double majoring in Music Composition and Viola Performance. Smith is currently studying viola with Rami Solomonow. Aside from playing the viola, Stefan keeps himself busy writing music for the concert hall as well as for film. He has written various film scores including the score for the feature film "Bloom".Smith has been principal violist of the Henry Mancini Institute Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, DePaul Symphony Orchestra, Oistrach Chamber Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and has served as a section violist with the Chicago Sinfonietta, South Bend Symphony Orchestra, Rockford Symphony Orchestra, Chicagoland Pops Orchestra, Chicago Jazz Orchestra as well as many others.Recent awards include a full scholarship for a Master of Music degree in Viola Performance at the University of Southern California under the tutelage of Mr. Donald McInnes, Chicago Sinfonietta Viola Fellowship, Kate Richardson Scholar of Music (DePaul School of Music), Co-Principal violist of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, MYSO Concerto Competition winner of 2003 and the National Award of Merit at the National Fine Arts Festival of 2000.Besides writing film music, Smith is very active in concert composition. He has written in many different types of styles. Smith's concert works have been performed at various performance venues such as Disney World, Rialto Square Theater, Popper Theatre, and the Krannert Center of Performing Arts.