David Patrick Stearns of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Jim Cotter of WRTI’s Creatively Speaking put last week’s radio segment together with this film (just over 5 minutes). Great shots with some raw takes of Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, Deo gratias, etc.
Gramophone says about Kile Smith’s music. Fanfare calls it “magnificent,” and the Philadelphia Inquirer, “spellbinding” and “ecstatically beautiful.” American Record Guide praises Vespers as “a major new work”; in Audiophile Audition: “a masterpiece of the deepest kind… easily one of the best releases of the year”; the Philadelphia City Paper called it “almost preternaturally beautiful.” Listeners are drawn to the dramatic energy and unabashed lyricism of his music.
Everything to the left is Kile’s blog, which is all about his music and musical activities. If it’s of more than passing interest he tries to link it to an appropriate page. If you have any questions, just ask, and Kile will be certain to write back, even if he doesn’t know the answer. Especially if he doesn’t know the answer.
Now is the Time, American contemporary music, Sundays at 10 pm. On WRTI-HD2 and on the classical stream at wrti.org, it’s all styles of concert music by living American composers. Coming up:
Sep 12 2010 Brass, Cellos
Leslie Bassett Brass Quintet
Ezra Laderman Aldo
Jeremy Gill Suite for Brass
Here are the recording details and complete schedule, and here’s the theme music and how it was written. (Because you really wanted to know. Didn’t you.) Tell me what you think, or ask how to send in your CDs for broadcast consideration.
WRTI: Fleisher Discoveries
Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, eighth year on the radio, on the first Saturday of the month, uncovers (and/or rediscovers) treasures from the largest lending library of orchestral performance material in the world. No kidding. Here’s the complete schedule, with descriptions of every show.
Some works are now available to be ordered safely and securely through PayPal. Look for this button:
Right now, only choral works can be ordered this way, but more will be added throughout the catalog.
