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Vespers for a Bach orchestra

by Kile Smith | Dec 16, 2017 | Baroque music, Choral music, new music, Orchestral Music, Vocal music

Vespers selections: (1) Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, (7) Psalm 113, (10) Magnificat, (13) Deo gratias. Re-orchestrated for the instrumentation of the J. S. Bach Cantata No. 1, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern:  2 Oboes da caccia, 2 Horns, Organ, Strings....

The Symphony’s Declaration of Independence

by Kile Smith | Oct 3, 2017 | Baroque music, Classical music, Radio, WRTI

Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, Saturday, Oct. 7th, 5 to 6 pm… Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) is the “Father of the Symphony” in the same way that George Washington (born the same year) is the “Father of our Country.” Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration...

Three More Things I Learn from Bach

by Kile Smith | Sep 28, 2016 | Baroque music, Broad Street Review, Classical music

[First published 27 September 2016 in the Broad Street Review. Edited and reprinted here by permission.] A while back I considered three things I learned from Bach. I’ve wanted to add to them ever since, partly because there are more, and partly because I just saw a...

Nobility of Women in Chamber Music America

by Kile Smith | Jan 8, 2015 | Baroque music, CDs, Chamber Music, new music

The Baroque/New music group Mélomanie is featured in the current Chamber Music America magazine, coinciding with the release of their new CD Excursions. The CD includes my work for them, The Nobility of Women (with guest-artist Priscilla Herreid), and the article...

Bach Secular and Sacred

by Kile Smith | Dec 3, 2014 | Baroque music, church music, Classical music, liturgical music, Lutheran, Radio, WRTI

On Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, Saturday, December 6th, 5-6 pm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211, “Coffee Cantata” (c.1735) Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 (1716, rev. 1723), excerpts...

The Taste of Bach and Harpsichords

by Kile Smith | Oct 29, 2014 | Baroque music, Fleisher Collection, WRTI

Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, Saturday November 1st, 2014 at 5 pm Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044. Andrew Manze, violin (conductor), Rachel Brown, flute, Richard Egarr, harpsichord, Academy of...
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At a glance

16 Feb. The Dawn’s Early Light. Charlotte Master Chorale, Kenney Potter, First UMC Charlotte NC

19 Feb. There’s a Land Beyond the River. Grace Presbyterian Long Beach CA, Stan DeWitt

22 Feb. Monstra te essem matrem (SSA, harp) from Ave Maris Stella. iSing Girlchoir, Jennah Delp, ACDA National Conference, Cincinnati

5 Mar. Canticle. Choral Arts Initiative, Brandon Elliott. West Coast premiere.

13 Mar. Nirakar, excerpts from the opera. Erica Schuller, Bella Voce. Woman’s Athletic Club Ballroom, Chicago

18 Mar. Susquehanna. Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra, Sheldon Bair, Bel Air, MD

25 Mar. The Bremen Town Musicians. New Saint Andrews College, David Erb

25 Mar. The Bremen Town Musicians. Harford Youth Orchestra, Brian Folus, Sheldon Bair, narrator, Bel Air, MD

28 Mar. The Three Graces. Oliver Talukder, oboe, Martina Adams, horn, Yoonsoo Yeo, cello, Marguerite Cox, double bass, Michelle Cann, piano, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia

23 Apr. The Bremen Town Musicians. Benedictine College, Brian Casey, Rachel Dannar, Narrator, Atchison, KS

23 Apr. Narrator, Casey at the Bat (Randol Alan Bass), Delaware Valley Wind Symphony, Colleen Sweetsir, Holland, PA

5 May. In the Midst of Life. William Ferris Chorale, Chicago, Christopher Windle. Premiere. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Chicago, 7:30

7 May. In the Midst of Life. William Ferris Chorale, Chicago, Christopher Windle. Premiere. Wicker Park Lutheran, Chicago, 3:30

20 May. The Bremen Town Musicians. Salt Lake Symphony, Robert Baldwin

8 Jul. The Arc in the Sky. Reading Bach Choir, Daniel Mahoney, Douai Abbey, Upper Woolhampton, England

23 Jul. Northland. Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Joshua Habermann. Premiere

Recent CDs

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

Selected publications

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.

From the blog

  • Northland
  • Agincourt Hymn
  • Fleisher Discoveries: Spring with Roy Harris, Mary Howe, Joachim Raff
  • Fleisher Discoveries: Sibelius the Revolutionary
  • In the Midst of Life
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