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Composers Bureau
Halide K. Smith
Biography
Halide Kamay Smith is a composer of music for a variety of musical instruments from contemporary to classic. She is also an artist who paints in watercolor, oil, and acrylic.
As a child of Kazan Turk, Ms. Smith was born and raised in Korea and moved to Turkey at a young age. Ms. Smith is world traveled and has been influenced by many cultures which reflect in her unique and innovative music composition.
Ms. Smith studied piano from an early age with a German teacher in Korea. Once she moved to the United States, she attended the Northern Oklahoma College studying music and studied orchestration at the Oklahoma State University.
Memberships
- National League of American Pen Women, Sarasota Branch
- The Sarasota Federated Music Clubs
- International Alliance for Women in Music with her name listed in International Directory
- Sigma Alpha Iota
- American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
Awards and Honors
- National League of American Pen Women Music Awards - Florida Association
- The National Federation of Music Clubs - Music and Program Awards - International Friendship Award
- Painting Awards (oil, watercolor, and acrylic) and Photo Awards in Oklahoma and Kansas
- Selected to be a "Woman of the Eighties" in Oklahoma for composing and teaching music and art
- Chosen for the 1993-94 Directory of Oklahoma Home Based Businesses for composing and teaching music and art
- Article with pictures featured in "Entrepreneurs of the 90s" in Oklahoma
- Invitation to participate in "Women in the Arts" show, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Music was broadcast
Contact Information
E-mail: HalideKS@aol.com
Further Information
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