by Kile Smith | Mar 3, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 comments
Agincourt Hymn. attr. John Dunstable, arr. Kile Smith (1985, 2023). Brass Quintet, organ, 4′. Commissioned by the Westminster Brass. Version for Brass Trio and Organ arranged for the Service of Installation of Arnold L. Tiemeyer as President of the Lutheran Home at Germantown, Philadelphia, 20 Oct 1985.
UK PREMIERE The Arc in the Sky. Reading Bach Choir, Daniel Mahoney, Douai Abbey, Upper Woolhampton, England
16 Jul. There’s a Land Beyond the River. Eric Anderson, euphonium, Rae Ann Anderson, organ. St. Paul’s Lutheran, Glenside PA
20 Jul. Where the Mind Is Without Fear. withonevoice, Brian J. Winnie, Western Illinois University, Macomb IL
21 Jul. Where the Mind Is Without Fear. withonevoice, Brian J. Winnie, Fourth Presbyterian, Chicago
PREMIERE 23 Jul. Northland. Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Joshua Habermann, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. Premiere
25 Jul. Jubilate Deo, for string orchestra. Elizabethtown College Music Camp, Sheldon Bair
29 Jul. Northland. Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Joshua Habermann, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
4 Aug. Northland. Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Joshua Habermann, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
22 Aug. Jubilate Deo, for string orchestra. Abington Festival Strings, Abington Presbyterian, Abington PA
15 Sep. “Conversation in the Mountains” from Where Flames a Word released as a single, Choral Arts Initiative, Brandon Elliott
PREMIERE 23 Sep. “Veni Sancte Spiritus” and “How Fair the Bright and Morning Star” (Wie schön leuchtet) from Vespers. New versions with organ. Transept, Timothy Campbell, Cathedral of St. Joseph, Sioux Falls, SD
25 Sep. Talk and presentation on Northland. Southampton Square Club, Masonic Village at Warminster, PA
3 Oct. Jerusalem from The Arc in the Sky. Utah Valley University Chamber Choir, Reed Criddle, UVU Norda Center, Orem, UT
7 Oct. Jerusalem from The Arc in the Sky. Utah Valley University Chamber Choir, Reed Criddle, Utah All-State Choir Concert, Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City
PREMIERE 14 Oct. Sometimes It Happens So. Benjamin Flanders, baritone, Sonya Szabo Reynolds, piano. ChamberPalooza, Cincinnati Art Museum
16 Oct. Jubilate Deo, for string orchestra. Armstrong High School (MN), Kevin Martin
28 Oct. “Why did they all shout” from The Arc in the Sky. University of Michigan Chorale, Sandra Snow, East Lansing, MI
9 Nov. There’s a Land Beyond the River. Megan Carroll, flute, Graeme Burgan piano. Trinity Orthodox Presbyterian, Hatboro, PA
13 Nov. Jubilate Deo, for string orchestra. Robbinsdale Area All-District Festival, Kevin Martin, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
3 Dec. Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow. Blue Ridge Singers, Jeffrey Alban, First Baptist, Winchester VA
8 Dec. Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow. Blue Ridge Singers, Jeffrey Alban, Front Royal Presbyterian, Front Royal VA
19 Dec. Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow. Blue Ridge Singers, Jeffrey Alban, Trinity Episcopal, Upperville, VA
21 Dec. “How Fair the Bright and Morning Star” (Wie schön leuchtet) from Vespers. New version for SATB, organ. Transept, Timothy Campbell, Cathedral of St. Joseph, Sioux Falls, SD
21 Dec. Red-tail and Hummingbird. Blair Bollinger, Curtis Institute Brass, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Chicago
PREMIERE 10, 11 May 2024. Wireless. Chor Leoni, Erick Lichte
27 Jun 2024. TBD. The Crossing, Donald Nally, Month of Moderns 2, Awbury Arboretum, Germantown, Philadelphia
The Bremen Town Musicians. English Symphony Orchestra, Gemma Whelan, narrator, Kenneth Woods, conductor. Fiddles, Forests, and Fowl Fables.
The Arc in the Sky. The Crossing. 2020 Grammy nomination, Best Choral Performance
Canticle and Alleluia. Vocal Arts Ensemble. 2020 Grammy, Classical Producer of the Year, Blanton Alspaugh
In This Blue Room, other songs. Lyric Fest
A Child’s Afternoon. Fantasmagoria. Anna K. Meyer, flute, & Erik Meyer, organ
The Nobility of Women. Mélomanie
The Stars Shine, from The Consolation of Apollo. The Same Stream
Vespers. Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, and The Crossing
Where Flames a Word. The Crossing
Where Flames a Word. Voces Tallinn. 2020 Estonian Recording of the Year
Where Flames a Word. Khorikos
Where Flames a Word. Chicago Chamber Choir
The Star-Spangled Banner. SATB, piano, opt. cello, 5’30”. Hal Leonard
Alleluia. SATB, 6′. Hal Leonard
The Consolation of Apollo. SATB, perc, 35′. MusicSpoke
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. SATB, bells, 3′. Hal Leonard
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. SATB, org, 3′. Concordia.