by Kile Smith | Mar 24, 2009 | Classical music, Music Composition, New Compositions, String Quartet
The sufferings of the world and the desperation of a hopeless love conspire to drag Candide from naïve optimism to resigned skepticism, yet, even in the face of Voltaire’s ridicule he clings to the belief that this is, in fact, the best of all possible worlds. That...
by Kile Smith | Mar 13, 2009 | CDs, Choral music, New Compositions
…and this is how I found out that pre-release copies of Vespers were at liberty…a carton from Navona Records showed up at the Piffaro office just as the group was leaving for Houston…Priscilla took this picture at the airport with her phone…the official release date is...
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 13, 2008 | Classical music, Music Composition, New Compositions
The Bremen Town Musicians for Auricolae (violinist Carlos Rubio, cellist Tom Kraines, and Artistic Director David Yang, putting down his viola to assume the persona of the irrepressible narrator) will start appearing before school audiences on June 9, 2008, at Media...
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...
