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Ballad and March for Organ

by Kile Smith | Jul 3, 2019 | new music, Organ music

Ballad and March for Organ. 5′. Premiered 19 Aug 2017, Margaret Harper, Central Congregation Church, Newburyport, MA, Newburyport Summer Music Festival. Transcribed for solo organ from Plain Truths, a song cycle for baritone and string quartet or piano. “Annie...

Sing, Choirs of New Jerusalem

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...

Jubilate Deo

by Kile Smith | Feb 28, 2019 | Anthem, Choral music, church music, new music, Organ music

Jubilate Deo. 6′. 2019. SATB, organ. Psalm 100, Latin. Commissioned by Ursinus College and dedicated to Dr. John French, on the occasion of his 40th anniversary of service to Ursinus College. Premiered 28 April 2019, Ursinus College Choir and Meistersingers,...

Mazurka for guitar

by Kile Smith | Dec 29, 2018 | new music, Solo

Mazurka for guitar. 3′. 1984, rev. 2018. MIDI recording: A transcription of the Mazurka for piano from 1983. I mention Mazurka in a peripatetic ramble here about my guitar composing. I believe I wrote it for Bill Ghezzi as my first try at writing for guitar. My...

Totentanz

by Kile Smith | Dec 29, 2018 | new music, Solo

Totentanz for guitar. 5′. 1994, rev. 2005. Premiere recording: Written for Bill Ghezzi and premiered by him at the George Antheil Music Festival, Trenton, NJ, in 1994. I mention Totentanz in a fairly peripatetic ramble here about my composing for guitar. What I...

Spirituals for Piano Trio

by Kile Smith | Nov 19, 2018 | Chamber Music

Spirituals for Piano Trio. 11′. Commissioned and premiered by the Arcadian Trio, Igor Szwec, violin, Vivian Barton Dozor, cello, Diane Goldsmith, piano. Premiered 20 Jan 2019, Abington Presbyterian Church, Abington, Pa. The Arcadian Trio asked me for settings of...

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26 Jun. Where Flames a Word. Broadcast on Classical Discoveries, Marvin Rosen, WPRB 103.3 FM Princeton NJ, 5–11 AM

28 Jun. The Arc in the Sky. The Crossing. Chorus America 2019 Annual Conference, Philadelphia

29 Jun. Where Flames a Word. Voces Musicales, David Puderbaugh, Keila, Estonia, 2:00

29 Jun. Where Flames a Word. Voces Musicales, David Puderbaugh, Nissi, Estonia, 6:00

30 Jun. Where Flames a Word. Voces Musicales, David Puderbaugh, Talinn, Estonia

30 Jun. “I know you, you are the deeply bowed” from Where Flames a Word, Iowa Public Radio, Barney Sherman

1 Jul. A Child’s Afternoon. Pre-premiere. Anna Meyer, flute, Erik Meyer, organ. Mid-Atlantic AGO Regional Convention, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Moorestown NJ

8 Jul. “Before your late face” from Where Flames a Word, Iowa Public Radio, Barney Sherman

13 Jul. Poems of Stephen Berg from In This Blue Room CD, broadcast on Mark Pinto’s New Releases, WRTI 90.1 FM Philadelphia

13 Aug. The Consolation of Apollo. National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, Robert Hollingworth, cond. Snape Proms, Snape Maltings Concert Hall

15 Sep. The Heavens Declare. Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral Food Pantry Benefit Concert

4 Oct. A Child’s Afternoon. Premiere. Anna Meyer, flute, and Erik Meyer, organ. Christ Church, Philadelphia

12 Oct. Where Flames a Word. Chicago Chamber Choir, Christopher Windle. St. Ignatius Church, Rogers Park

13 Oct. Where Flames a Word. Chicago Chamber Choir, Christopher Windle. St. Ita Catholic Church, Edgewater

2 Nov. New Work. Conspirare, L.A. Guitar Quartet, Craig Hella Johnson. Austin TX

20 Dec. The Consolation of Apollo. The Thirteen, Matthew Robertson. Episcopal High School Chapel, Alexandria, VA, 7:30

21 Dec. The Consolation of Apollo. The Thirteen, Matthew Robertson. First Congregational UCC, Washington, DC, 7:30

22 Dec. The Consolation of Apollo. The Thirteen, Matthew Robertson. Bradley Hills Church, Bethesda, MD, 5:00

12 Jan 2020. The Arc in the Sky. Vocal Arts Ensemble Cincinnati, Craig Hella Johnson

Feb 2021. Vespers. Virginia Chorale, Piffaro.