Cellist Alan Smith is the winner of several national competitions; soloist with the Houston, Shreveport, Abilene, Midland-Odessa, Lima (OH), Filharmonica de Jalisco (Guadalajara, Mexico) symphonies and other orchestras in Washington (DC), Philadelphia, Denver and Kansas City. He has presented solo recitals and appeared as concerto soloist with orchestras throughout North America, Europe and Asia. As a member of The Guarneri Duo (Cello/Piano), he has toured Taiwan, China, The Netherlands, Belgium, Romania, and Greece and represented the United States at the 1996 International Cell/Piano Duo Musical Cycle in Mexico City. He has toured South Korea annually, presenting master classes, recitals, adjudicating music competitions and as a concerto soloist. In 2001, he was a judge for The Leonard Rose International Cello Competition held in Washington, DC. Formerly on the faculty of the University of North Carolina, he is Professor of Cello at Bowling Green State University (OH) and has held guest professorships at Oberlin College Conservatory and the University of Arizona. Many of his students hold positions in major orchestras and have been winners of major string competitions. Additionally, he has recorded for Mutual, Columbia, Access and ASCU Records and been featured on radio and television broadcasts both in the United States and in Asia.