Paul Smith, Boychoir Director

Paul Smith Paul Smith received his undergraduate degree in instrumental music from Lawrence University in Appleton Wisconsin. In the mid-1970’s, he attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and earned an MME degree in choral music. At CU, Paul studied voice with Dr. Barbara Doscher, and choral conducting and literature with Dr. Lynn Whitten. Paul has spent most of his professional life teaching high school choral music. After several years in Iowa, he began in 1976 at Niwot High School in Longmont, Colorado. In 1982 he came to the Cherry Creek School District where he taught choir and directed musicals at Cherry Creek High School and Overland High School. He was a member of the cadre that developed Grandview High School and was the choir director and Performing Arts Coordinator at there from 1997 through 2004. He retired from public school teaching in June of 2004. He is currently directing the Lamont Men’s Choir and teaching choral literature at the University of Denver. Paul is a life member of the American Choral Directors Association and has served twice as President of the Colorado chapter of ACDA.