by Kile Smith | Jan 5, 2013 | Choral music, church music, liturgical music, new music
The Word of God is a setting of an original hymn of mine on a text by the Rev. Michael Tavella. I composed the hymn for our church, and the anthem for the combined churches celebrating the 300th Anniversary of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, in 2011. It’s probably...
by Kile Smith | Mar 19, 2012 | Choral music, church music, new music
Thanks to St. Peter’s Choir and director Peter Hopkins for a beautiful rendition yesterday of My Shepherd Will Supply My Need. Lovely concert built around the music of Victoria, ending with Robert Maggio’s grand “Because of the Joy.” Hopkins...
by Kile Smith | Mar 16, 2012 | Choral music, church music, new music
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need (1980/2003), SATB, org, 4′. Text: Isaac Watts (1674–1748), based on Psalm 23. Tune: Resignation, from Southern Harmony, 1855.
