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A native of Cave Springs, Arkansas, Stephanie Smittle (she/her) is a singer and songwriter whose history of engagements includes singing Bach arias in reverberant cathedrals, composing ballads and botanical odes for voice and electric autoharp, and premiering new works by living composers for the recital hall. Of her 2026 album “Passiontide,” a collection of thirteen songs for voice and electric autoharp, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette wrote: “A remarkable 13-song document of ethereal folk; intimate, pastoral chamber songs; righteous socio-political observations and charming whimsy … Smittle’s powerful voice is clear and buoyant and her original songs possess a mythic, timeless energy, like they sprang from some secret Ozark glade.” Smittle’s solo and collaborative work traverses wide territory, including performances with Grammy-nominated vocal ensemble Seraphic Fire, the Trinitas professional choir, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, the Arkansas Composer’s Guild, the Cleveland Composer’s Guild, and heavy sludge rock band Iron Tongue, and 20-piece big band Swing Band Reunion.