The Choral Arts Collective

Lauren Elena Smith

Sponsored by Robert Dixon & Susan French

A native of Wayne, NJ, Lauren is thrilled to perform in her twelfth season with Bel Canto. Lauren received her BM in Vocal Performance and MAT from James Madison University. She also earned an MM in Vocal Performance from UNCG, where she studied with Barbara Peters and Dr. Nancy Walker. Lauren has sung with choirs at venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston. She has performed as a member and soloist with the Greensboro Choral Society, the National Philharmonic Chorale, and soprano section leader at St. Francis Episcopal Church. She currently works as a Curriculum Facilitator at Jefferson Elementary in Guilford County. She and her husband, Charlie, reside in McLeansville with their 11-year-old daughter, Elena, and 8-year-old son, Charlie.