by Kile Smith | Jun 28, 2015 | Choral music, new music
My great thanks to Khorikos for performing The Chambered Nautilus Saturday night on their 2nd Annual International New Music Competition! For the 2nd year we went up to St. Anthony of Padua in SoHo, since a piece of mine, Where Flames a Word, was also chosen last...
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 | Oct 10, 2013 | Anthem, Choral music, church music, liturgical music, Uncategorized
John French, Organist/Choirmaster of The Church of the Holy Trinity, has just announced my selection as Composer-in Residence: On October 20th The Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square will welcome Kile Smith as Composer-in-Residence. The choir will perform...
by Kile Smith | Nov 2, 2012 | Choral music, new music
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston will present a pre-premiere performance of my new choral work, The Chambered Nautilus, this Sunday, All Saints, 4 Nov 2012. Music Director Ed Broms has been rehearsing this a cappella work for a few weeks with ten singers....
by Kile Smith | Aug 10, 2012 | Choral music, new music
Commissioned by the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, Ed Broms, Music Director, for its 100th anniversary as the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, October 7th, 2012, and the dedication of its new sculpture, The Nautilus, on November 2nd, 2012....