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| Gregory A. Smirnov |
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| 1405 Marshall St. #414 |
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| Redwood City, CA 94063 |
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| Telephone: (650) 365-1363 |
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E-mail: Gregory.Smirnov@rcn.com |
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| QUALIFICATIONS: |
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| · Master of Fine Arts in Music specializing in choir conducting, voice coaching, harmony instructing, music education |
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| · Broad experience conducting, composing, arranging music for major theater and movie companies |
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| · Performances of spiritual, classical and folk music in Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, England, the USA |
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: |
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| 1997 to Present Music Director |
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| SLAVYANKA MEN'S RUSSIAN CHORUS· San Francisco, CA |
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| 1996-1997 Music Instructor |
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| THE LINCOLN SCHOOL · Burlingame, CA |
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| 1992 -2003 Choral Director,Piano Instructor, Music Educator |
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| THE NATIVITY OF THE HOLY VIRGIN RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH · Menlo Park, CA |
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| ·Individual piano, voice, music lessons, beginning and intermediate, to children and adults culminating in bi-annual concerts (for friends and family). |
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| 1992,1993, 1997 Guest Conductor |
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| THE VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE · San Luis Obispo, CA |
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| · Guest conductor in series of concerts of spiritual works by P. Tchaikovsky |
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| 1986-1992 Director and Head Conductor |
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| PSKOV CHAMBER CHOIR · Pskov, Russia |
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| · Founded and conducted the Chamber Choir which performed throughout Russia (The Second Prize winner in a Festival of Russian Choirs, Petrozavodsk, Russia, 1992) |
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| · The Choir has also toured a number of European cities: Amsterdam, Nijmegen, Bennekom (Holland, 1989, 1991); Berlin, Bonn, Cologne, Stuttgart (Germany, 1989,1990,1991); London, Coventry, Chester, Shrewsbury (England, 1991) |
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| 1984-1992 Music Director and Head Conductor |
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| ANNUAL CHOIR FESTIVAL · Pskov, Pskov County, Russia |
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| · Conducting a cycle of choir concerts in honor of the 1000-years Anniversary of Russian Christianity |
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| 1981-1992 Head Judge |
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| PSKOV CHOIR SOCIETY · Pskov, Pskov County, Russia |
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| 1980-1991 Head of Music Department |
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| PSKOV COUNTY THEATER · Pskov, Russia |
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| 1969-1992 Head Conductor |
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THE WOMEN'S ACADEMIC CHOIR · Pskov, Russia |
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| EDUCATION: |
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| 1993-1995 The English Institute (ESL) |
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| Microcomputer Applications (PC; Macintosh) |
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| CANADA COLLEGE · Redwood City, CA |
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| 1982-1987 MFA in Music |
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| L. SOBINOV STATE CONSERVATORY · Saratov, Russia |
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| 1964-1970 BFA in Music |
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| PSKOV COLLEGE OF MUSIC · Pskov, Russia |
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| SKILLS: |
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| · PC: Sonar; Sound Forge; Finale; Cakewalk Professional; Cakewalk ProAudio; Encore; |
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| · Bilingual. Native - Russian |
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HONORS: |
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| 1994 Award of Merit |
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| THE ENGLISH INSTITUTE OF CANADA COLLEGE · Redwood City, CA |
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| 1992 The Second Prize winner |
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| ALL-RUSSIA CHORAL FESTIVAL· Petrozavodsk, Russia |
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PUBLISHED WORKS/RECORDS: |
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| Recordings |
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| 1989-1991 Recordings of spiritual choral music by Russian composers P. Tchaikovsky, S.Rachmaninoff, A. Gretchaninoff, D. Bortniansky, M. Lvov (Germany, England) |
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1998 Slavyanka Men's Russian Chorus Song of the Volga Boatmen (Audio CD, under Dorian Recordings lable)_ |
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| Composing, arranging |
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| 1997 Arranged music to the movieWhat Dreams May Come· Hollywood, CA |
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| 1995 Composed music to the playChristmas Stories (Lvov) · Burlingame, CA |
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| 1980-1991 Composed music to 16 plays: The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hamlet (Shakespeare), |
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| Uncle Vania (Chekhov), Alone With All (Gelman), A Barrel of Honey (Ustinov), etc. · Russia |
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| REFERENCES/PORTFOLIO: |
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| Available on request |
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