by Kile Smith | Nov 10, 2025 | Anthem, Choral music, church music, new music, Spirituality
There’s a Land Beyond the River. SATB, piano, 3′, 2021. Traditional gospel text, new music. The long, involved, and (to me) interesting history behind this work is here. Here’s the text: There’s a land beyond the river That we call the sweet forever,...
by Kile Smith | Nov 7, 2025 | Choral music, Christmas song, church music, hymn, new music
One verse of the hymn will play, then one verse with descant. Jesus, Call Thou Me. SATB (opt. descant) hymn, 2′, 2024. Commissioned by the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopher Jackson, Artistic Director and Conductor. Premiered 7 Dec 2024, First Presbyterian...
by Kile Smith | Nov 5, 2025 | Choral music, new music
The Gift to Sing (James Weldon Johnson). SATB, piano, 4’30”. Commissioned by Dolce Canto, David Edmonds, Missoula, MT, for their 25th Anniversary. Premiered 25 Apr 2026, St. Ignatius Mission Church, and 26 Apr 2026, St. Francis Xavier Church, Missoula, MT. The...
by Kile Smith | Oct 11, 2025 | Choral music, new music
Let All the Strains of Joy (Tagore). 2025, SATB, Premiered 18 Oct 2025 by The Crossing, Donald Nally, Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, and 19 Oct, First Presbyterian Church, Germantown, Philadelphia. Joy, the touchstone of this poem, is often...
by Kile Smith | Oct 9, 2025 | Choral music, new music
A Rhythm to Walk In. 2025. SATB, piano, 10’. Commissioned by NEWVoices, Phillip Swan, Artistic Director & Conductor, and dedicated to them with the deepest admiration and gratitude. Premiered by them 25 Oct 2025, Lawrence Memorial Chapel, Appleton, WI. Phillip...
by Kile Smith | May 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
America the Beautiful. SSAA, piano, 4′. Arrangement of the Samuel A. Ward tune. Commissioned by the iSing Silicon Valley Girlchoir, Jennah Delp Somers, Artistic Director and Co-Founder. Published by ECS Music Publishing, Craig Hella Johnson Choral...
by Kile Smith | Mar 22, 2025 | New Compositions, Orchestral Music
The premiere. Closed captioning has text and translation. Jubilate Deo. 7′. 2025. SATB, orchestra (2222–4231–timp, 2perc (tri, sndr)–str). Psalm 100, Latin. Commissioned by Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra, Sheldon Bair, Music Director. Premiered by them and the Deer...
