by Kile Smith | Nov 20, 2019 | CDs, Choral music
Received texts of “Congrats” this morning, which puzzled me, as I didn’t know what I was being congratulated for. But then the news started slipping out that The Crossing received two nominations for Best Choral Performance for the 2020 Grammy...
by Kile Smith | Apr 2, 2015 | Choral music, new music
Such a pleasant surprise to hear that my choral work The Chambered Nautilus is one of the nine winners in the 2015 Ortus International New Music Competition, held by the New York-based choir Khorikos, founded and directed by Jesse Peckham. The Chambered Nautilus is a...
by Kile Smith | Mar 7, 2015 | Anthem, Choral music, church music
I couldn’t be there, but my music could, thanks to The Crossing and MusicSpoke. The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) National Conference just concluded in Salt Lake City, and was a huge success by all the reports I’m getting. And these reports...