The Department of Winds & Percussion presents a tuba master class by guest artist Andy Smith. ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST ANDY SMITH was appointed to the Lyric Opera of Chicago orchestra by Sir Andrew Davis in January of 2012. He began performing with the group in September of that same year. Smith, from Amarillo, Texas, received his Bachelor of Music degree from Texas Tech University, where he studied with Kevin Wass. He has also studied at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music with Dan Perantoni. Prior to winning the Lyric Opera position, Smith was a highly sought after tubist in Texas, where he performed regularly with the Lubbock and Big Spring Symphonies. In addition to his duties in the pit, Smith has served as the principal tubist for the Grant Park Orchestra since 2018. Smith has also performed with many different orchestras in the Midwest including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Smith is a Buffet Performing Artist.