Director of MBU Honors
Contact information:
Larry.Smith@mobap.edu
314-392-2108
DMA in Choral Music, Arizona State University, 1998
MM in Choral Conducting, Texas State-San Marcos, 1986
BME in K-12 Vocal Music from Baylor University, 1979
Dr. Smith serves as Director of MBU Honors. Dr. Smith was appointed to the position in 2014 and worked with a Task Force of MBU faculty members to develop and launch MBU Honors in August of 2015. From a first class of 15 students, MBU Honors has continued to grow and flourish and students have presented original research projects at the MBU Research Symposium and the National Collegiate Honors Conference. MBU Honors students have studied at Oxford University, Australia, and The Netherlands. Students have traveled and ministered abroad in Hong Kong, Guatemala, Italy, Australia, and Israel.
Dr. Smith served on the MBU music faculty from 1997-2015 as Director of Choral Activities and from 2011-2021 as Chair of Fine Arts.
He served public schools in Ft. Worth, Texas and Fullerton, California before embarking on his college teaching career in 1990. He also sang professionally with the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus, Musica Viva of San Bernardino CA, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Chorus, and the Phoenix Bach Society (now the Phoenix Chorale).
He has been a worship leader for churches in Texas, California, Arizona, Oregon, and currently serves as Director of Traditional Worship at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church in St. Louis.