Diane Smith

Diane Smith was a member of the flute section of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for thirty years and is a founding member of the Antara Winds woodwind quintet. Since 1982 she has appeared dozens of times as soloist and chamber musician on live Public Radio for the Live from Hochstein Series, broadcast by WXXI 91.5 FM. Ms. Smith has performed extensively for the Rochester Broadway Theatre League as a pit musician for hundreds of touring Broadway shows as well as appearing frequently with such organizations as the Rochester Oratorio Society, Mercury Opera, Society for Chamber Music in Rochester, the Skaneateles Festival, the Syracuse Symphony, and the Erie Philharmonic.

In addition to teaching flute and chamber music at Roberts Wesleyan University, Ms. Smith has served on the faculty of the Hochstein School for more than four decades. As Coordinator of Ensembles at Hochstein, she collaborated in the founding of dozens of ensembles, programs, and events, including the Orchestra, Wind Symphony, and Chamber Music Connection Programs, as well as numerous special offerings such as Flute Camp, the Honors Certificate Program, and the David Hochstein Recital Competition.

 Ms. Smith holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in performance from the Eastman School of Music where she studied with Joseph Mariano.