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Shayne Smith
  • music education
  • Class of 2016
  • Bellevue, OH

Shayne Smith Member of Ashland University Jazz Orchestra

2016 Apr 18

Shayne Smith of Bellevue, OH, is a member of the Ashland University Jazz Orchestra.

Smith is majoring in music education, with a concentration in instrumental music.

He is the son of Stewart and Dana Smith of Bellevue. Smith is a 2012 graduate of Bellevue High School.

The award-winning Ashland University Jazz Orchestra (AUJO) is made up of both majors and non-majors. AUJO performs for concerts and campus events throughout the year. This ensemble tours annually and members must audition. Small jazz combos are also formed as schedules allow. The group hosts the annual Maplerock Jazz festival which invites outstanding high school jazz ensembles to perform and work with some of the finest professional jazz musicians in the country. These internationally recognized jazz artists come to campus to work with and play with not just the high school students, but Ashland University students as well. The evening final concert is a joint one with AUJO and the guest artists.

Ashland University, ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category for 2016, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) values the individual student and offers a unique educational experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their students.