by Kile Smith | Mar 22, 2025 | New Compositions, Orchestral Music
The premiere. Closed captioning has text and translation. Jubilate Deo. 7′. 2025. SATB, orchestra (2222–4231–timp, 2perc (tri, sndr)–str). Psalm 100, Latin. Commissioned by Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra, Sheldon Bair, Music Director. Premiered by them and the Deer...
by Kile Smith | Jul 24, 2024 | Choral music, Orchestral Music
Score video Even the Grass Must Sing begins at 1:18:40 Even the Grass Must Sing. SATB, small orchestra (1111-2100-timp-pno-str), or SATB, piano, 18′. Text: Jane Flanders (1940-2001). Commissioned by The Choristers, David Spitko, Artistic Director, and premiered...
by Kile Smith | Jun 3, 2024 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries, Orchestral Music, Podcast
Kile Smith (b. 1956). Symphony: Lumen ad revelationem (2002) Listen on SoundCloud Listen on Spotify For my final Fleisher Discoveries podcast, my Symphony. I’ve gotten so busy with composing that, as much as I love the podcast, I had to clear the decks. The Symphony...
by Kile Smith | Nov 17, 2023 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries, new music, Orchestral Music
Jackson Hill (b. 1941). Symphony No. 3 (1997) Listen on SoundCloud Listen on Spotify From Alabama and North Carolina, through Japanese court music, Buddhist chant, Oxford, and Renaissance polyphony, it is music from the center of Pennsylvania. Hi everybody, I’m Kile...
by Kile Smith | Aug 12, 2022 | New Compositions, Orchestral Music
Jubilate Deo, for orchestra. 2022. 2222–2200–timp–str, 5’30”. Premiered 22 Oct 2022 by the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra, Sheldon Bair conducting. This is a transcription for chamber orchestra of my 2019 choral work, Jubilate Deo, celebrating 40 years of...
by Kile Smith | Apr 1, 2022 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries, Orchestral Music
This was the last completely original piece of music he would ever write. He was 31 years old and he told people that he was Icarus. Igor Markevitch (1912–1983). Icare (1932–43) Listen on SoundCloud Listen on Spotify Hi everyone, I’m Kile Smith, and welcome to...
