by Kile Smith | Apr 6, 2013 | church music, liturgical music, Lutheran
Mass for Philadelphia was commissioned for the 2012 National Conference of the Association of Anglican Musicians. That conference was held in Philadelphia, but since its first hearing at the conference’s Closing Eucharist, a number of Episcopal churches have...
by Kile Smith | Sep 23, 2012 | Choral music, church music, liturgical music, new music
Churches are starting to introduce the Mass for Philadelphia into their services, and I’m starting to hear back that all’s well. “Really fine” and “very well received today” were among the reports received—all positive, by the way!...
by Kile Smith | Jun 21, 2012 | Choral music, church music, liturgical music, new music
Parts of my Mass for Philadelphia will be sung at the Closing Eucharist for the Association of Anglican Musicians National Conference today, 3:30 pm Thursday, 21 Jun 2012, at St. Luke and The Epiphany, Philadelphia. Assisting in the congregational singing will be a...
by Kile Smith | Apr 27, 2012 | Choral music, church music, liturgical music, new music
How hard could it be to write a unison choral piece? How about a piece for unrehearsed singers—not a choir— who get only one shot at it? Well, that’s much of church music, the congregational singing part of it, anyway. I’ve written many hymns for just this...
