by Kile Smith | Feb 8, 2013 | American music, CDs, new music, Radio
It’s as if we were all sent Valentines on Now is the Time, Sunday, February 10th at 10 pm. We’re proud of all the music by women composers our show has aired since we began in 2008, but this program we’ve set aside for them and to some pieces that...
by Kile Smith | Feb 14, 2011 | CD Reviews, Choral music, My CD Reviews, WRTI
WRTI asked us once again to come up with Valentine’s Day recordings, so here’s my latest offering. You can read all my CD reviews here. Vaughan Williams, Holst: Choral Folksong Arrangements Spring is not too far away, and as a harbinger of romance, always...
by Kile Smith | Feb 13, 2010 | CD Reviews, My CD Reviews, Radio, WRTI
WRTI asked us once again to come up with Valentine’s Day recordings—something for romance—and this offering occurred to me. And once again I chose something another announcer did. Last year I doubled up on Bob Perkins with my Johnny Hartman choice, and this time...
by Kile Smith | Feb 10, 2009 | CD Reviews, CDs, Music Composition, My CD Reviews, WRTI
For Valentine’s Day, WRTI asked us for our “favorite romantic CDs.” I came up with one easily enough (the same one Bob Perkins did…I am not worthy and no, I did not peek), but then thought that a classical CD might be expected of me, so then I was stumped. Favorite...