by Kile Smith | Jul 21, 2013 | Lutheran, Spirituality
[Published in the Broad Street Review, 21 Jul 2013, under the title On crossing myself.] “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen,” I began. Half the people at dinner—the Protestants—stole glances side to side. The other half made the...
by Kile Smith | Jul 17, 2013 | Lutheran
Just saw Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood’s movie about a Korean vet / retired auto-worker / extremely lapsed Catholic / bigot who grudgingly comes to care for his Asian neighbors. Funniest line. The wise-cracking girl next door answers one of his sneers, as to why...
by Kile Smith | Apr 6, 2013 | church music, liturgical music, Lutheran
Mass for Philadelphia was commissioned for the 2012 National Conference of the Association of Anglican Musicians. That conference was held in Philadelphia, but since its first hearing at the conference’s Closing Eucharist, a number of Episcopal churches have...
by Kile Smith | Mar 16, 2013 | Art songs, Lutheran, new music, Vocal music
Stationen auf dem Wege zur Freiheit (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) 1998; soprano, tenor saxophone, piano; 15′ 1. Zucht (Discipline) score example https://kilesmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/stationen1zucht.mp3 2. Tat (Deed) score...
by Kile Smith | Feb 26, 2013 | Lutheran, New Compositions, new music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra
Three Dances, for orchestra 2/.2.2.2-2.2.0.0-1perc-str. 12′. Review 1. Introduction and Country dance View full score 2. Waltz View full score 3. Fuguing Tune View full score The melody in the Introduction is the first half of the Lutheran chorale “Eins ist Not,...
by Kile Smith | Dec 17, 2012 | Choral music, church music, hymn, liturgical music, Lutheran, new music
Thank you to Jackie and the choir of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Abington, Pa., for singing my hymn, Powers of Heaven yesterday. The hymn is a setting of an Advent text by the Rev. Dr. Michael Tavella at Holy Trinity. It was Vespers for this Third Sunday of Advent,...