by Kile Smith | May 17, 2013 | Dance Music, Early Music, New Compositions, new music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra
I could hardly have been happier at the premiere of The Red Book of Montserrat last night at the Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia. This newest string orchestra work is a 20-minute suite commissioned by the Philadelphia Sinfonia, Gary White, music...
by Kile Smith | Feb 11, 2013 | Classical music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra
German kids who speak German must be smarter than I am, I always think, since I can’t speak German very well. Well, they actually may be smarter, but I know for a fact that the young people in the Philadelphia Sinfonia Players play better than I ever could. The...
by Kile Smith | Feb 2, 2012 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Radio, WRTI
Saturday, February 4th, 2012, 5:00-6:00 Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). Symphony No. 1 (1907). Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson. Chandos 8345, CD1, Tr 1-4. 33:14 Stravinsky. Capriccio (1929). Geoffrey Tozer, piano, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme...
