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Telling Jokes and Composing

by Kile Smith | Aug 30, 2015 | Broad Street Review, Choral music, new music, Orchestral Music

[First published in Broad Street Review 30 Aug 2015.] “I think there’s rice in this potato soup.” There were five of us at the table, but I was looking directly at Fred. “Ha!” he laughed. “Yes, yes, rice in the potato soup. We should tell the server. Ha!” It hit Fred...

An Agnus Dei for the Mendelssohn Club

by Kile Smith | Aug 24, 2015 | Choral music, church music, liturgical music, new music, Orchestral Music

Just sent in the Agnus Dei I’ve been composing for the last number of months. It is for Paul Rardin’s first concert as the new artistic director of the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia. Official program notes to follow, but as if writing a piece for this...

Andrea Clearfield, Mendelssohn Club

by Kile Smith | Apr 27, 2012 | Choral music, Classical music, new music

Looking forward to this Sunday, 29 Apr, 4pm, for the Mendelssohn Club concert (in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Girlchoir) featuring Andrea Clearfield’s fascinating new work Tse Go La. I’m moderating a panel discussion beforehand, 1:30 at fye, Broad...

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