Kile Smith
Composing
Reviews
Vespers
“SPECTACULAR… ECSTATIC”
- Gramophone
“MAGNIFICENT”
- Fanfare
“RECORDING OF THE YEAR… BRILLIANT”
- MusicWeb International
“A MAJOR NEW WORK”
- American Record Guide
“A MASTERPIECE… EASILY ONE OF THE BEST RELEASES OF THE YEAR”
- Audiophile Audition
“CREATIVE BREAKTHROUGH… BREATHTAKING”
- Philadelphia Inquirer
“GORGEOUS… HAUNTING… REMARKABLE”
- Buffalo News
“WORLDWIDE BUZZ… ALMOST PRETERNATURALLY BEAUTIFUL”
- Philadelphia City Paper
“RICHLY GRATIFYING… REWARDS REPEATED LISTENING”
- Choral Journal
“A TRIUMPH… ONE OF THE MAJOR EVENTS OF THE MUSIC SEASON”
- Broad Street Review
“ETHEREALLY BEAUTIFUL… A SINGULAR VOICE”
- Fanfare Magazine 2009 Want List
“ESSENTIAL LISTENING… TOUR DE FORCE”
- Grace Notes
“ONE OF THE FINEST CONCERTS I’VE HEARD IN AT LEAST THE LAST DECADE”
- Chestnut Hill Local
“TRUE GENIUS”
- All About Jazz
More reviews…
Audio samples, program notes…
Where flames a word“SPELLBINDING… AN IMPORTANT WORLD PREMIERE”
- Philadelphia Inquirer
“THE PROGRAM’S MAIN EVENT… HE SEEMS TO BE ON A ROLL”
- Broad Street Review
“REALLY IMPRESSIVE”
- Hotbed of Intrigue
Audio samples, program notes…
Two Laudate Psalms“SPIRITUAL CONVICTION… NATURAL, UN-OSTENTATIOUS SIMPLICITY”
- Philadelphia Inquirer
“AN EXUBERANT RELIGIOUS RITE”
- Broad Street Review
Audio samples, program notes…
More reviews…About Kile Smith
Kile’s bio, works, upcoming activities, and reviews are in the pages listed above, as are descriptions of his pieces and radio shows. Audio excerpts turn up all over but are also gathered together here. Vespers has its own page and its own page of reviews.
Kile’s blog is to the left; it’s only about his music and his musical activities and nothing about, say, what he’s eating. Oh, except for that one time in Nashville: he’s pretty sure about that.
Any questions, just ask, and Kile promises to write back. He’s especially prompt if he doesn’t know the answer.The Soloist
Here is where I briefly describe the 46 musical works Steve Lopez mentions in his book, and include music video examples.
