The Team

  • LAUREN M. SMITH

    FOUNDER/ ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Lauren is an oboist and conductor originally from Baton Rouge, LA. She is currently a graduate student at the Eastman School of Music. The Louisiana Art Music Collective was born from her vision of positively impacting her community through classical music.

  • DEVIN GILBREATH

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Devin Gilbreath is an oboist and LSU School of Music doctoral student hailing from O’Fallon, IL, currently based in Baton Rouge, LA.

  • ELIJAH BOUDREAUX

    PROGRAM MANAGER/ SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

    Eli is a composer and trombonist studying in the master’s program at the University of Georgia Hodgson School of Music. Eli is originally from New Orleans, LA.

Affiliated Artists

  • Evan Schmuck

    Oboe

  • Devin Gilbreath

    Oboe

  • Ping Sun

    Clarinet

  • Hali Alex

    Clarinet

  • Dr. Selena Boyda

    French Horn

  • Benji Farrow

    French Horn

  • Hope Ayers

    French Horn

  • Jordan Vestal

    Bassoon

  • Adrián Fonesca Téllez

    Bassoon

  • Henry Crawford

    Contrabassoon

  • Emilia Gonzáles Dorantes

    Cello

  • Dr. Jiaying Zhang

    Bass

  • Lauren M. Smith

    Conductor, Oboe