Dr. Amanda Smith

Violist, Dr. Amanda Smith is an active orchestral and chamber musician in the West Michigan area. She currently serves as assistant principal with the Traverse City Philharmonic, and can often be seen with the Battle Creek and West Michigan symphonies. While pursuing her Artist Diploma and serving as graduate assistant at Ball State University, she performed with the Muncie and Anderson Symphonies, and served as principal violist for the East Central Indiana Chamber Orchestra.

As an advocate for new music Dr. Smith has premiered works by Adam Kennaugh, Mary Jane Halco, Nate Bliton, and Laura Roth. Dr. Smith is also a dedicated teacher maintaining a studio at Ada Conservatory of Music, and is on faculty for Poppen programs in Muskegon. She has spent summers teaching at various camps including the MASTA camp, Music for the Sake of Music summer festival in Green Bay Wisconsin, and is the Director of the Ada Conservatory String Camp. Dr. Smith earned her Master’s degree from Western Michigan University and Doctor of Musical Arts from Michigan State University.