by Kile Smith | Jun 24, 2008 | Uncategorized
God So Loved the World. Anthem. (John 3:16) Three versions bound together: SATB a cappella (2008), SATB, org (2024), and 2-pt choir, org (2024). Available from MusicSpoke—score and recording here! First page. Short, captivating setting of the John 3:16 text, suitable...
by Kile Smith | Jun 10, 2008 | Lutheran, New Compositions
Just delivered to our door is the latest Lutheran Forum magazine, dated Pentecost/Summer 2008, and my hymn, as promised, is included. Under the new editorship of Sarah Hinlicky Wilson they’ve appointed a Hymn Editor, Sally Messner, who has taken on the worthy project...
by Kile Smith | May 16, 2008 | hymn, Lutheran, Music Composition, New Compositions
A recent hymn, O Lord, Our Lord, Your Excellent Name, my versification and setting of Psalm 8, has been selected for publication in the next Lutheran Forum, summer of 2008… speaking of hymns, we just sang on Pentecost Sunday the newest collaboration with Rev. Michael...
by Kile Smith | Mar 15, 2008 | Classical music, Lutheran, Music Composition, New Compositions
We’re hoping to make a commercial recording of Vespers this summer, “we” being the fantastic folks from Piffaro and The Crossing; have some editing to do and am adding another section near the end…
by Kile Smith | Feb 29, 2008 | Music Composition, New Compositions
Looking forward to the 200th anniversary of Lower Merion Baptist Church in Bryn Mawr, Pa., will have a New Work for that for 14 September 2008, commemorating their founding in, yes, 1808; Jackie and I have fond memories of serving there as, respectively, organist and...