by Kile Smith | Oct 28, 2014 | Chamber Music, new music
I was honored to be asked to celebrate Network for New Music’s 30th anniversary by composing, with 29 others, an exquisite corpse, along the lines of the literary parlor game of a whisper-down-the-lane story construction. Each of us had 48 hours last summer to...
by Kile Smith | Jul 12, 2012 | Art songs, Jazz, new music, Vocal music
Network for New Music commissioned these songs in 2000, and the premiere was 26 Jan 2001 with Martha Elliot, soprano, Arne Running, clarinet, and Linda Reichert, piano. Latonia Moore performed them the following year at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, with...
by Kile Smith | Jan 8, 2011 | Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
My contemporary American music program Now is the Time airs every Sunday night at 10 o’clock on WRTI-HD2. Listen on HD radio or online here. The complete schedule and more information are here. Coming up this Sunday night: Jan 9 2011. 104. Bernard Rands Bernard Rands....
by Kile Smith | Sep 20, 2010 | new music, Piano music
In addition to the Bernard Rands interview, Network for New Music has also released a podcast about their Diabelli Project, 25 variations on that theme made famous by Beethoven. The variations, ranging from 48″ to 2’44”, were written by Philadelphia...
by Kile Smith | Sep 5, 2010 | CDs, new music
It was a delightful time spending an early evening with Bernard Rands last fall, when he was in town for a concert and recording with Network for New Music. After one of the recording sessions, I interviewed him for Network, and they’ve just released it as a podcast...
