Violinist

A native of Northern California, Dagenais Smiley earned her bachelor of music degree at the Oberlin Conservatory as a student of Milan Vitek and her master’s degree from USC under the instruction of Kathleen Winkler. She is proud to have worked under such notable conductors as Leon Fleisher, David Zinman, Robert Spano, Michael Tilson Thomas, and John Williams. She has participated in master classes given by Yuval Yaron, Kathleen Winkler, Alexander Barantschik, Fritz Gearhart, the Calder Quartet, and Glenn Dicterow.

EPSG:4326

Dagenais Smiley, violin

Ann E. Pitzer Center

Cindy Behmer, Oboe, And Friends

Ann Lavin, Clarinet Dagenais Smiley, Violin

Ualbany Performing Arts Center

This recital features 20th-century American music, with transcriptions by famed Russian-Lithuanian-American violinist Jascha Heifetz, from George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, as well as Samuel Barber’s own transcription of the second movement of his Piano Concerto.

Violinist

Dagenais Smiley

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Past events

May 15, 2025

Dagenais Smiley, violin · UC Davis Concerts

Jan 18, 2024

Cindy Behmer, Oboe, And Friends · UC Davis Arts

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