Photo by Michael Wheatley
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Bonnie Whiting Smith's mission is to explore the flexible boundaries
between music and other disciplines. In addition to performing diverse
works for percussion, she commissions new music, integrates text and
movement into performance, plays turntable, and composes. Bonnie
currently works as a freelance percussionist in the Seattle area. In
addition to presenting new music concerts around the city, she has
performed with ensembles such as the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and the
Seattle Percussion Collective, and recorded for Seattlemusic. This
summer, she's looking forward to performing at the Banff Centre in
Canada, the Oberlin Percussion Institute in Ohio, and playing under
Pierre Boulez at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. She studied at
Interlochen Arts Academy, Oberlin Conservatory (BM), the University of
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (MM), and she's excited to
begin a DMA in contemporary music performance at the University of
California, San Diego this fall.
Bonnie spends much of her non-percussive time in the great outdoors
running long distances and hiking. You might also find her reading new
American fiction and consuming vast quantities of food with her stage
director husband, Ben.
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Visit Bonnie at her personal Website:
www.bonniewhitingsmith.com
Bonnie at a glance
Name: Bonnie Whiting Smith (two last names, no hyphen please)
Bachelor of Music: Oberlin Conservatory
Master of Music: CCM of U of C
Favorite quote (about herself): “You look like a vestal virgin, people will
mob the stage.” -Frederic Rzewski (at Music 06)
Second favorite quote (about herself): “When you played that drum solo, it was
tight!” -anonymous fifth grader, Culver Elementary School
Hobbies: running,
watching Battlestar Galactica, whining and puking
Husband: Ben Smith
(one last name, no hyphen)
Who will play her in The Movie: Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter
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