by Kile Smith | Oct 19, 2018 | Anthem, Choral music, church music
[Audio above recorded live. Red Shift, Trey Davis, 16 Dec 2018.] I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. SATB, Bells, Bass Drum. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow). 3′. Available from Hal Leonard. Commissioned by Red Shift, Trey Davis, conductor, and premiered 15, 16 Dec...
by Kile Smith | Dec 29, 2015 | Choral music, new music, Spirituality
I’m honored to have my choral work The Stars Shine included with Thomas LaVoy and Cortlandt Matthews on this, the inaugural recording of the new choir The Same Stream! They sound absolutely wonderful. Do check out the recording on iTunes or at Amazon. The Stars...
by Kile Smith | Jan 8, 2015 | Choral music, new music
In the Chestnut Hill Local, Michael Caruso calls The Consolation of Apollo “lyrical, even at its most dramatic and dissonant, ” saying that it is “theatrical” with “an ethereal quality that give the voices the sound of truly coming to...
by Kile Smith | Dec 15, 2014 | Choral music, new music
Among the milestones selected by David Patrick Stearns in the Philadelphia Inquirer for a year-end appreciation is The Consolation of Apollo, “an ingenious melding” of Boethius and the Apollo 8 astronauts. Along with shout-outs to my colleagues Robert...
by Kile Smith | Nov 22, 2014 | Choral music, new music, Radio
WRTI broadcasts The Crossing’s recent premiere of The Consolation of Apollo on Sunday, November 23rd at 3 pm, with David Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion. Conducted by Donald Nally, this was recorded October 12th at the Church of the Holy Trinity,...