by Kile Smith | Feb 17, 2015 | Broad Street Review, Concerto, new music, Orchestral Music
[First published in the Broad Street Review, 10 Feb 2014] “I don’t play guitar anymore. Too much killing.” My rule for cab drivers and barbers is, if they don’t talk, I don’t, but if they do, I do. My cab driver was taking me to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, after a week...
by Kile Smith | Feb 3, 2015 | Concerto, New Compositions, Orchestral Music
And Seeing the Multitudes is a cello concerto commissioned by the Helena Symphony as part of my 2014-15 residency with them for their 60th anniversary. It was written for Ovidiu Marinescu. The music director, and the driving force behind this project and the entire...
by Kile Smith | Dec 18, 2014 | Concerto, Fleisher Collection, New Compositions, Orchestral Music
Almost as good as hitting the double bar on the full score of the new cello concerto, And Seeing the Multitudes, is to hit the double bar on the last part to be extracted. They’re all finished now and off to the orchestra librarian. As if composing isn’t...
by Kile Smith | Dec 12, 2014 | Concerto, New Compositions, Orchestral Music
…and a good thing, since they’re playing it on January 31st. They are cellist Ovidiu Marinescu and the Helena Symphony, conducted by Allan R. Scott. I am honored to have been commissioned to compose this in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Helena...
by Kile Smith | Mar 2, 2013 | Concerto, new music, Orchestral Music, Piano music
Variations on a Theme of Schubert Solo Piano, 17′ https://kilesmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/variations-on-a-theme-of-schubert-solo-version.mp3 Solo Piano—2222—2100—timp, 1 perc—str. 17′. Full score...
by Kile Smith | Feb 28, 2013 | Chamber Music, Concerto, Jazz, new music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra
The Three Graces Orchestral (original) version: oboe, horn, cello soloists, string orchestra. 11′. Full score Premiere of original version: https://kilesmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/threegraces.mp3 Chamber version: oboe, horn, cello soloists, piano,...
