String Orchestra | Kile Smith • composer

The Red Book of Montserrat

by Kile Smith | May 5, 2013 | Dance Music, Early Music, New Compositions, new music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra

The Red Book of Montserrat is a suite for string orchestra commissioned by the Philadelphia Sinfonia, the excellent youth orchestra Gary White directs. It sets five of the ten songs from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, the 14th-century book of music and texts from...

The Three Graces

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,...

Three Dances, for string orchestra

by Kile Smith | Feb 26, 2013 | New Compositions, new music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra

Three Dances, for string orchestra str. 12′. Review. View full score 1. Introduction and Country Dance 2. Waltz 3. Fuguing Tune The melody in the Introduction is the first half of the Lutheran chorale “Eins ist Not, ach Herr, dies Eine.” In the Country Dance,...

Three Dances, for orchestra

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,...

The Red Book of Montserrat, first airing of movements 2 and 3

by Kile Smith | Feb 18, 2013 | Early Music, new music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra

My thanks to the wonderful Philadelphia Sinfonia, Gary White, music director, and their performance yesterday of the second and third movements of The Red Book of Montserrat. It’s a five-movement string orchestra suite Sinfonia’s commissioned; the official...

Sneak Preview of The Red Book of Montserrat

by Kile Smith | Feb 16, 2013 | Early Music, new music, Orchestral Music, String Orchestra

I’m looking forward to the first airing tomorrow of some of The Red Book of Montserrat, a new work for string orchestra commissioned by the Philadelphia Sinfonia, Gary White, music director. It’s a “sneak preview,” as the official premiere is...

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Recent & Upcoming Highlights

Complete Calendar here.

3 Nov. The Bremen Town Musicians. Premiere Performances, Musical Fairytales, Hong Kong, Andrea Fessler, two performances

16 Nov. The Consolation of Apollo. Houston Chamber Chorale, Robert Simpson, St. Philip Presbyterian, Houston

7 Dec. The Consolation of Apollo. New version, with string orchestra. Plus PREMIERE of new Christmas carol. Bethlehem Bach Choir, Christopher Jackson

8 Dec. The Consolation of Apollo. New version, with string orchestra. Plus PREMIERE of new Christmas carol. Bethlehem Bach Choir, Christopher Jackson

15 Dec. Chorale Fantasias from Vespers. Ravenswood Community Orchestra, Eli Chen, Chicago

2025

1 Feb. Wie schön leuchtet from Vespers. American Kantorei, Maurice Boyer, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

2 Feb. Wie schön leuchtet from Vespers. American Kantorei, Maurice Boyer, St. Paul’s Lutheran, Des Peres, MO

28 Feb. PREMIERE. Jesus Stood on the Shore. Choir and organ, 15′. Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Michael Plagerman, Seattle

9 Mar. PREMIERE. Jubilate Deo for chorus and orchestra. Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra, Sheldon Bair, Bel Air, MD

14 Mar. PREMIERE. Endless Morn of Light. Sylvan Viol Consort, Variant 6. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia

15 Mar. Endless Morn of Light. Sylvan Viol Consort, Variant 6. First and Central Presbyterian, Wilmington, DE

16 Mar. Endless Morn of Light. Sylvan Viol Consort, Variant 6. Levering Mill Tribute House, Bala Cynwyd, PA

26 Apr. PREMIERE. Even the Grass Must Sing. The Choristers with orchestra, Lansdale, PA, David Spitko

PREMIERE 14 Jun. Let All the Strains of Joy (Tagore). The Crossing, Donald Nally. Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia

24 Jul. Northland. Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Joshua Habermann. Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe, NM

27 Jul. Northland. Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Joshua Habermann. Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe, NM

1 Aug. Northland. Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Joshua Habermann. Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe, NM

Recent CDs

The Bremen Town Musicians. English Symphony Orchestra, Gemma Whelan, narrator, Kenneth Woods, conductor. Fiddles, Forests, and Fowl Fables.

The Arc in the Sky. The Crossing. 2020 Grammy nomination, Best Choral Performance

Canticle and Alleluia. Vocal Arts Ensemble. 2020 Grammy, Classical Producer of the Year, Blanton Alspaugh

In This Blue Room, other songs. Lyric Fest

A Child’s Afternoon. Fantasmagoria. Anna K. Meyer, flute, & Erik Meyer, organ

The Nobility of Women. Mélomanie

The Stars Shine, from The Consolation of Apollo. The Same Stream

Vespers. Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, and The Crossing

Where Flames a Word. The Crossing

Where Flames a Word. Voces Tallinn. 2020 Estonian Recording of the Year

Where Flames a Word. Khorikos

Where Flames a Word. Chicago Chamber Choir

Selected publications

The Star-Spangled Banner. SATB, piano, opt. cello, 5’30”. Hal Leonard

Alleluia. SATB, 6′. Hal Leonard

The Consolation of Apollo. SATB, perc, 35′. MusicSpoke

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. SATB, bells, 3′. Hal Leonard

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. SATB, org, 3′. Concordia.