Timothy Smith currently holds the chair of 2nd Trombone with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he has had since 2009. Prior to joining the BPO, Tim served as Acting Principal Trombone of the San Diego Symphony and Opera during the 2008-2009 season, and also served as Acting 2nd Trombone for the Jacksonville Symphony in 2007. Mr. Smith frequently substitutes with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and has also appeared with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Grant Park Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony and Opera, Virginia Symphony, Chicago Philharmonic, Ravinia Festival Orchestra, Chicago’s Music of the Baroque, Chicagoland Pops, and many regional orchestras throughout greater Chicago.
Internationally, Mr. Smith has performed in Germany, Ireland, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic with orchestras and chamber ensembles alike. In the chamber music realm, Tim was a founding member of the Second City Brass Quintet, as well as the CT3 Trombone Quartet, winners of the 2005 ITA International Trombone Quartet Competition. Additionally, he has performed with the Bach Week of Evanston festival, International Contemporary Ensemble, and Buffalo Chamber Players.
As a pedagogue, Mr. Smith has served on the music faculty of San Diego State University, the British School of Chicago, and maintained a private teaching studio while living in Chicago. He has also been a featured clinician and recitalist, presenting programs at schools such as Baylor University, Ithaca College, San Diego State, SUNY Fredonia, University of San Diego, and the University of Central Arkansas. Tim can be heard on recordings with the Buffalo Philharmonic, Music of the Baroque, Northwestern University’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and for Fisher-Price.
Along with his duties as 2nd Trombone in Buffalo, Tim frequently plays alto and bass trombones in the orchestra. The trombone section is active as a chamber ensemble around Western New York, and will be premiering a triple trombone concerto, written for them by Eric Ewazen, with the Buffalo Philharmonic and Maestra JoAnn Falletta in the Fall of 2012.
Timothy studied with Dr. Harold Reynolds at Ithaca College, and following graduation in 2003, went on to complete his Master’s studies with Michael Mulcahy and Charlie Vernon at Northwestern University. Some of Mr. Smith’s additional teachers include Nitzan Haroz, Mark Fisher, Megumi Kanda, Royce Landon, James Miller, and Randy Hawes. Tim is an S.E. Shires Company Artist.
