Paul Smith leads the Orpheus Singers in a conducting master class with MM and DMA choral conducting students.

Paul Smith is an innovative and creative performer, conductor, composer, an inspirational educator and an empowering public speaker.
As co-founder of VOCES8, author of The VOCES8 Method and CEO of the VCM Foundation, he has enjoyed more than a decade of work globally in prestigious concert venues, festivals, schools and universities.

Smith is passionate about the impact singing and the arts can have in the widest possible context – from academic improvement to social skills and building more cohesive communities. He uses that passion to design and deliver unique, inclusive and uplifting performance projects. In the 2018-19 season, highlights will include: leading the ‘Singing Brussels’ massed choir project with BOZAR in Brussels; launching his new album and concert program titled ‘Reflections’; leading a community program with the Curtis Institute and Live Connections in Philadelphia; premiering his new work ‘Dunelm Lux Aeterna’ with VOCES8 and students in Durham Cathedral; leading workshops at ‘The Voices of Spirit’ international choir festival in Graz; conducting the Orchestre D’Auvergne in a new concert for students; leading a new initiative at La Seine Musicale in Paris and conducting programs in the UK, France, Germany, the USA and Japan. Paul will be continuing his work at the University of Cambridge in 2019.