ALEXANDRA DOYLE

Marketing Director

Dr. Alexandra Doyle is the adjunct instructor of clarinet at Sinclair College, Thomas More University, and the Stivers School for the Arts. She is also the clarinet teacher for the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance’s after-school Q the Music program. She is a member of the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra and regularly performs with ensembles in the Cincinnati area, including the Lima Symphony Orchestra, Butler Philharmonic, and Springboro Wind Symphony. Dr. Doyle earned her graduate degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and her bachelor’s degrees from the University of Houston. She is a contributor for Oxford’s forthcoming “Handbook of Wind Music” and enjoys researching and performing the works of living composers. This is her fourth year playing with TFO and first year as Marketing Director.

Steven Smith

Steven Smith is originally from Branson, MO and currently resides in Springfield, MO where he a full-time graphic designer, as well as an adjunct instructor of graphic design. Steven graduated from Drury University where he received a B.S. in Graphic Design. As a musician, Steven plays contrabass clarinet with the Missouri State University Community Band where he has been a member for the last twelve years, as well as Pinnacle Winds in Kansas City for the last two years. This year also makes his 12th season playing flute with the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra. In addition to being a founding member of TFO, Steven has also been the graphic designer for the orchestra for the last nine years, as well as TFO’s very own photographer, when he isn’t playing of course. Outside of music and work, Steven enjoys his time at home with is 100+ houseplants, the occasional adventure outdoors or underground, and planning his next trip around the world.

Nate Bliton

Graphic Designer Recording Engineer

Nate Bliton plays the viola and loves making recordings of wonderful music. While his primary education is in music composition (holding M.M. and B.M. degrees in Music Composition from Michigan State University) he is equally passionate about circus arts, extreme sports, and designing interactive software and electronics for music, theater, dance, and other installations. These days he works at Grand Valley State University on the West side of Michigan for their department of Music, Theatre, and Dance. Nate is also a founding member of TFO and has performed with the orchestra all 12 seasons.