MARQUE SMITH Collaborative Pianist, Music Director & Performer
Marque was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He studied classical piano at The Royal Conservatory of Music and jazz piano at Humber College. He has performed at events honouring such world leaders as Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Marque is also a very experienced choral musician who has been a member of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, The Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir, The Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus and The Karen Schuessler Singers. He can found on the Marquis Classics recordings Listen to the Lambs: The Music of R. Nathaniel Dett and An Indigo Christmas…Live with The Nathaniel Dett Chorale. He can also be found on the recordings Live Off The Floor with Elizabeth Paddon, Don’t Rain On My Parade with Cindy Ashton and Love with Angus Sinclair.
Marque has music directed Evita, The Secret Garden, Bye Bye Birdie, Cinderella, Nine, White Christmas, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee The Producers My Son Pinocchio, School House Rock, Assassins, Honk, I’m Sorry The Bridge Is Out You’ll Have To Spend The Night, Xanadu, Rocky Horror Show, Seussical Beauty and The Beast, Songs For A New World, The Fantasticks, Aladdin and Matilda.
Marque move to London, Ontario in 2007. He is the Music Director at Grace United Church, Sarnia. He was also the Recipient of the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal from the Governor General for dedicated service to his peers, his community and to Canada.