Stacy Smith
Adjunct Faculty, Clarinet, Music Program
Stacy Smith holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in clarinet performance from the University of Oklahoma, where he studied clarinet with Dr. David Etheridge and Hungarian virtuoso Jozsef Balogh. He has served on music faculties in university and liberal arts settings in Oklahoma, Texas, and Ohio. Currently, he serves as adjunct professor of music at Xavier University, where he teaches clarinet and woodwind techniques.
Dr. Smith's professional performance experience includes multiple performances as a substitute player with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and Tulsa Philharmonic, solo appearances with multiples orchestras and string quartets, faculty clarinet recitals, and many varied chamber music appearances. Dr. Smith's creative or scholarly activity includes performances or lecture presentations at local, regional, or international professional music conferences. His article on Joseph Leopold Eybler's clarinet concerto was published in the September 2022 issue of The Clarinet, the pedagogical journal of the International Clarinet Association.
Dr. Smith's current creative or scholarly endeavors include a book project on his late professor, Dr. David Etheridge, the development of authoritative, historically-informed editions of period pieces, and music composition in a variety of styles within the broader classical genre.