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St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary - Faculty

Rev. Dn Kevin Smith


Theses
Lectures and Workshops
Teaching Experience
Church Service


Instructor in Liturgical Music

ksmith@svots.edu

  • B.A. in French Language and Literature, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 1996; cum laude

  • M.Div.and M.A. in Liturgical Music, Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, 2002; magna cum laude

  • M.Mus. in Choral Conducting, Mannes College of Music at New School University, New York, NY, projected 2005


Theses

  • M.Div. Thesis: "Phos Hilaron [Gladsome Light] and the Macro-Liturgical Method: Text and Context Elevated Through Song and Rite"

Lectures and Workshops

  • August 2004: St Mary's Cathedral (Minneapolis, MN), Practical Training in Chanting and Serving for Deacons and Diaconal Candidates
  • July 2004: Archiocesan Assembly of Canada, Orthodox Church in America (Saskatoon, SK), "A Sacrifice of Praise: The Musical Ministry of the Church in the Divine Liturgy"
  • June 2004: St Vladimir's Seminary Summer Institute (Crestwood, NY), "The Evolution of the Orthodox Christian Marriage Service," for participants in the Institute's section on liturgical music
  • June 2004: St Gregory of Nyssa Orthodox Church (Columbus, OH), Practical Training in Chanting and Serving for Deacons and Diaconal Candidates
  • December 2002: St Stephen Protomartyr Orthodox Church (Orlando, FL), Practicum for Chanters and Singers
  • November 2002: Holy Spirit Orthodox Church (Randolph, NJ), "Singing Vespers in the Orthodox Tradition"

Teaching Experience

  • Instructor of Liturgical Music, St Vladimir's Seminary (2004-present)

Church Service

  • Ordained to the diaconate April 21, 2001
  • Three Hierarchs' Chapel, Crestwood, NY:
    Choir Director, 1998-present
    Ecclesiarch, 2000-01, 2002-04
    Deacon, 2001-present
  • St John of the Ladder Orthodox Church, Greenville, SC:
    Choir Director, 1997-98
  • Holy Apostles Orthodox Church in America, Columbia, SC:
    Choir Director, 1987-1990, 1993-1996
    Mission Council Member, 1990