by Kile Smith | Jun 10, 2016 | Children's Music, new music, Orchestral Music
Orchestrated for narrator and small orchestra, 2016, for the English Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods, conductor, and premiered 10 Jul 2016. 1111–1110-1perc-narrator-str. 14′. Available on the CD Fiddles, Forests, and Fowl Fables. Philadelphia Sinfonia, Gary...
by Kile Smith | Nov 18, 2013 | Art songs, Choral music, new music, Vocal music
What a blessed community is Newburyport, Massachusetts, briefly seen for four days during the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival. On Saturday night, November 16th, in a packed auditorium at Newburyport’s City Hall, the Festival presented my Plain Truths along...
by Kile Smith | Nov 16, 2013 | Art songs, Choral music, Vocal music
Looking forward to tonight’s concert! Plain Truths—world premiere of the new expanded version—at the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival; one more rehearsal in about an hour, with the chorus, then showtime at 7:00, in a quite nice old wooden auditorium in...
by Kile Smith | Sep 27, 2010 | new music, String Trio
Ensemble Epomeo has performed Thrice blest a few times since last Spring, and is bringing it to Philadelphia this Friday, October 1st. They’re playing at the First Friday Concert Series at Christ Church in Old City, on 2nd Street just above Market. The free concert...
by Kile Smith | Mar 14, 2010 | Music Composition, New Compositions, new music, String Trio
violin, viola, cello 5 minutes Thrice blest was commissioned by David Yang, Ensemble Epomeo, and the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival and is based on “100th Psalm Tune New,” generally considered to be composed by John Tufts (1689–1750). Besides being a minister in...
