Martin Smith 1947-2005 The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra family is saddened by the death of Martin Smith on September 24, 2005. A memorial service will be held in the Heinz Hall Grand Lobby at 11:30 AM on Monday, October 3. __________________________________ Co-principal horn Martin Smith joined the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1980. A native of New Orleans, he began serious study of the horn at age twelve and subsequently won a scholarship to the Juilliard School where he earned both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. After graduation he played third horn for one season with the Denver Symphony and then became principal horn of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, where he remained until joining the New York Philharmonic as associate principal horn in 1974. In 1979 Mr. Smith was named the New York Philharmonic's acting principal horn. That same year he performed as soloist in Richard Strauss's First Horn Concerto on the orchestra's subscription series. Mr. Smith served on the faculties of Brooklyn College, the Manhattan School of Music and Montclair State College. He gave master classes at the Juilliard School, the Aspen Music Festival and the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. Mr. Smith recorded Haydn's First Horn Concerto for Turnabout Records.