Ryan Frasier Smith is a versatile, classically trained pianist from South Carolina. Ryan has performed solo and collaborative recitals across the Southeast. He has recently appeared at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the Palmetto Theatre, and was a winner in the Bob Jones University-University of South Carolina Recital Exchange Competition. He has also performed for a number of concert series and colleges. In 2005 he performed in Carnegie Hall in New York City under the auspices of Christian Music Presenters.
Ryan is a member of the Columbia Music Teachers Association. In 2007 Ryan was designated a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) by the National Music Teachers' Association. Ryan's students have won awards and scholarships at the local and state levels.
Ryan is completing his doctoral studies at the University of South Carolina in piano performance where he studies with Charles Fugo. He graduated from Furman University in addition to earning a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He coaches with Sheila Paige and is faculty-in-training at the Keyboard Wellness Seminar. He has also studied with Ruby Morgan and Marina Lomazov.
In addition to performing, Ryan is a frequent adjudicator and accompanist. He maintains a private studio in Columbia, South Carolina.
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r y a n s m i t h
r y a n f . s m i t h, pianist
r y a n f . s m i t h, pianist
