Spirituality | Kile Smith • composer

The Arc in the Sky

by Kile Smith | May 22, 2018 | Choral music, Jazz, new music, Spirituality

Text by Robert Lax. Music by Kile Smith. SATB, unaccompanied. Duration, 65 minutes. Commissioned for The Crossing, Donald Nally, conductor. Premiered June 30th, 2018, at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. All text used with the permission of the...

Canticle notes for Boston Cecilia

by Kile Smith | Feb 15, 2018 | Choral music, Spirituality

[George Case and Boston Cecilia asked me to contribute to their blog in the run-up to their 11 Mar 2018 concert of Canticle. This is what I wrote, slightly edited.] Saints bless the world, even when the world doesn’t know it. Saints who write, though, speak to the...

Enkindling Love, by Gillian T. W. Ahlgren

by Kile Smith | Apr 29, 2016 | Choral music, new music, Spirituality

Before Wednesday’s rehearsal of Canticle the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati and Craig Hella Johnson brought in a special guest to speak to the musicians and a few friends of the group. VAE invited Gillian Ahlgren to speak to us about St. John of the Cross and St....

Canticle

by Kile Smith | Apr 21, 2016 | Choral music, new music, Spirituality

Canticle. Commissioned by the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati, Craig Hella Johnson, Music Director. SATB, 3 cellos, 1 percussionist playing vibraphone, bass drum, tambourine. 65′. See the score. Additional notes written for the Boston Cecilia performance. See...

Residency at Greenville College

by Kile Smith | Apr 17, 2016 | Anthem, Art songs, Choral music, church music, Spirituality

What a great three days I enjoyed in Illinois as the guest composer for the 32nd annual Greenville College Schoenhals Fine Arts Symposium. A Thursday night concert and a Friday morning college chapel performance of seven pieces wove around seven classes, a composer...

Out of the Depths

by Kile Smith | Mar 12, 2016 | Choral music, church music, New Compositions, Spirituality

Out of the Depths. Text: Psalm 130. SATB, 6-1/2′. Commissioned by Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr, Pa., Jeffrey Brillhart, music director. Premiered 13 March 2016. There are qualities in Anton Bruckner’s music that inspired both this setting of Psalm...

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15 Sep. The Heavens Declare and “Aurora” from In This Blue Room. Suzanne DuPlantis, Laura Ward, et al. Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral Food Pantry Benefit Concert

18 Sep. The Nobility of Women. WWFM The Classical Network, Ross Amico

20 Sep. Where Flames a Word. Collective Euphonia, Scott Williamson. Temple Emanuel, Roanoke, VA, 7:30

21 Sep. Where Flames a Word. Collective Euphonia, Scott Williamson. Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA, 7:30

22 Sep. Where Flames a Word. Collective Euphonia, Scott Williamson. Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA, 2:00

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

26 Oct. The Arc in the Sky. Ghostlight Chorus, Evelyn Troester DeGraf. Church of Notre Dame, NYC

27 Oct. The Word of God. Word of God Lutheran Church, new building dedication, Peachtree, GA

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

2 Nov. The Arc in the Sky. The Cantus Ensemble, Dominic Brennan. Pimlico, London

3 Nov. New Work. Conspirare, L.A. Guitar Quartet, Craig Hella Johnson. Houston, TX

15 Nov. Where Flames a Word. Chestnut Street Singers, Kevin Vondrak, St. Clement’s Episcopal, Philadelphia

17 Nov. Where Flames a Word. Chestnut Street Singers, Kevin Vondrak. St. Thomas’ Episcopal, Whitemarsh, PA

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

3 Mar 2020. In This Blue Room. Lauren McAllister, mezzo, Ben Flanders, baritone. Cincinnati

24 May 2020. The Consolation of Apollo. Portland State Chamber Choir, Ethan Sperry

11–18 Jul 2020. The Consolation of Apollo. Portland State Chamber Choir, Ethan Sperry. 12th World Symposium on Choral Music, Auckland, New Zealand

Feb 2021. Vespers. Virginia Chorale, Piffaro.