Smith Newell Penfield (April 4, 1837 – January 7, 1920) was an American composer and organist.

[1] He studied at the Conservatory of Music at Leipzig with Ignaz Moscheles, Carl Reinecke, Ernst Richter, and Moritz Hauptmann,[citation needed] graduating in 1869.

[1] Back in the United States, he worked as a music teacher in Rochester and founded a Mozart Club and a Conservatory in Savannah.

[citation needed] In 1885, he served as President of the Music Teachers National Association.

[1] His compositions included a setting of Psalm 18,[1] an overture, a string quartet, pieces for organ and for piano, choral works, and songs.