by Kile Smith | Apr 9, 2026 | church music, hymn, Spirituality
A new hymn: My Soul Is Ever Searching. 8 Apr 2026 Text: Kile Smith, after Psalm 84 Music: Kile Smith Tune: PSALM 84 Meter: 86866 1. My soul is ever searching for The Lord’s own dwelling place. My fainting heart and flesh desire God’s lovely...
by Kile Smith | Apr 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
[First published April 2026 in the New English Review.] My father died last year but so far he hasn’t visited. My sister Carole appeared to me once after she died 11 years ago. She comforted me with a long, peaceful look. Brother Gary has been more active, stopping by...
by Kile Smith | Mar 25, 2026 | Art songs, new music
Tom Deadlight (Herman Melville) 2026, baritone, mandolin, guitar, 7′. Commissioned by the Roger Shapiro Fund for New Music, for William Anderson, mandolin, and Oren Fader, guitar, for the 2026 Village Trip Festival. Premiered 25 September 2026, Greenwich...
by Kile Smith | Mar 9, 2026 | Chamber Music, new music
In the Ratskeller (2026). A mash of traditional and original tunes for violin, clarinet, and tuba, 7′. Commissioned by Orchestra 2001 for A More Perfect Union, celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary. Premiered May 2026. Tunes used: Der Franklinville-Schwarzwald...
by Kile Smith | Feb 23, 2026 | Art songs, new music, Solo
Three Italian Songs. Medium voice (Bb3–E5), piano, 2005, revised 2026, 8′. Texts by Irma Bartoli, Giovanni Maggiani, Alessandra Fuso. 1. Morire. 2. Autunno. 3. Donare. Composed for Karen Lauria Saillant and the International Opera Theater. Premiered Città della...
by Kile Smith | Feb 20, 2026 | new music, Uncategorized
Blue Skies. 2026, arr. of the Irving Berlin tune for Violin, English horn, Viola, Cello, 4′. To be premiered by Mitchell Newman, violin, Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia, English horn, Marvin Moon, viola, Gloria dePasquale, cello, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society 12...
by Kile Smith | Feb 19, 2026 | new music
In the Shelter of the Most High. 2026, Violin, English horn, Cello, 11’30”. To be premiered by Mitchell Newman, violin, Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia, English horn, Gloria dePasquale, cello, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society 12 April 2027, American...
