by Kile Smith | May 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Poison Ivy, A Poem Leaves of three, let them be, Except they be my property. The pile on the ground, about two feet high, is all poison ivy, with some unavoidable pachysandra collateral damage, and some intentional wild grape, English ivy, and maple saplings thrown...
by Kile Smith | May 3, 2019 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Podcast
Listen to the podcast here. Ricardo Castro (1864–1907). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1887) Allegro Moderato Andante. Allegro appassionato. Poco più mosso Mazurka Polonaise: Allegro moderato [Theme] Thanks for joining me on Fleisher Discoveries, a podcast...
by Kile Smith | Apr 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
From the exquisite 13 Apr 2019 performance of The Waking Sun by the Cornell University Chamber Singers with Baroque orchestra of strings, theorbo, and organ, conducted by Stephen Spinelli, movement 4: Weary, with empty throat, stands Tantalus; above his guilty head...
by Kile Smith | Apr 21, 2019 | Anthem, Choral music, church music, new music, Organ music
Sing, Choirs of New Jerusalem. SATB, organ, opt. brass quintet, timpani (also opt. 2 violins and brass quartet). 4′. Commissioned by the Presbyterian Church of Barrington, Kirsten Hedegaard, Chorus Director, for Easter Sunday, April 21st, 2019. Premiered there...
by Kile Smith | Apr 20, 2019 | liturgical music, Lutheran
The end of Lent, Good Friday behind, not yet Easter, and the strangest liturgy of the Church Year: Easter Vigil. There is nothing remotely like the Vigil…. Here’s the essay on the Prelude Music Planner blog of Augsburg Fortress: Reflections on Easter...
by Kile Smith | Apr 3, 2019 | Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries
Listen to the podcast here. Elinor Remick Warren (1900–1991). Suite for Orchestra (1954) I. Black Cloud Horses II. Cloud Peaks III. Scherzino: Ballet of the Midsummer Sky IV. Pageant across the Sky [Theme] Hi, this is Fleisher Discoveries, a podcast produced by...
by Kile Smith | Mar 5, 2019 | Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries
Listen to the podcast here. Lili Boulanger (1893–1918). D’un matin de printemps (1917–18) Elinor Remick Warren (1900–1991). The Crystal Lake (1946) Joelle Wallach (b.1946). Shadows, Sighs and Songs of Longing (1991) Gloria Coates (b.1938). Symphony No. 7, 2nd...
