Music includes a variety of styles including sacred, folk, musical theater. A major work with orchestra is scheduled for performance at least once a year. Jazz Vocal A select ensemble that specializes in jazz and jazz related forms. Students in this area are exposed to performance practices used in studio and recording setting. Performances include appearances at local and state Jazz Festivals.
Ensemble enrollment is open to all students campus wide.
His own ensemble has appeared in concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Orchestras. During the 1998 summer season, the Paul Smith Singers will appear in concert with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, John Mauceri conducting. He is in constant demand as an adjudicator and clinician. Professor Smith is also co-organizer of a national choral workshop to be held during the summer of 98 on the Northridge campus featuring the nations top choral authorities. University Chorus A member of the choral faculty since 1970, his academic background includes degrees from Westminster Choir College, Catholic University, and the University of Southern California.