Free Family Concert

Ben Smith grew up in Spartanburg, where he studied cello at the Converse Pre-College Music department with Scott Cook.  He has a BA in Music and a BS in Finance from Florida State University and a MM from the University of Miami.  He received his JD from the University of Memphis.  He is Adjunct Professor of Music at Montreat College and a member of numerous orchestras and chamber ensembles in the Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina area. 

Brenda Leonard teaches cello at North Greenville University and the lawson Academy of the Arts at Converse College in Spartanburg.  She is an active performer in the Upstate and principal cello of the Spartanburg Philharmonic.  She received her DMA from the University of South Carolina and her BA and MM from Northern Illinois University.  She has taught at Clemson University, Anderson University, Converse College and Frankfurt International School and maintains a busy private studio.