Rohan Smith
MUSIC
Conductor of Exeter’s symphony and chamber orchestras. An Australian and a violinist who played at the opening of the Sydney Opera House.
B.M. Sydney University; M.M. Manhattan School of Music. Appointed 1995.
Why are you a teacher? “I need to share my enjoyment of and fascination with music. Music is about communication. And I believe the arts are essential in the education of young people and crucial to having creative thinkers in society.”
On Harkness teaching: “Playing for each other in a classroom environment brings forth the positive elements of feedback and mutual support that can stimulate a musical performer.”
Favorite quotation: “A song has a few rights the same as ordinary citizens … if it happens to feel like flying where humans cannot fly … to scale mountains that are not there, who shall stop it?” – Charles Ives
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