by Kile Smith | Jan 1, 2026 | new music, Uncategorized
“Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather,” Jesus said, and a big, slow wheel of them circled over my 2025. This time last year my health was draining away. Lyme disease, we thought, or hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s, so the...
by Kile Smith | Dec 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
December 12th and 13th, Donald Nally conducts Wie schön leuchtet (How fair and bright the morning star) at the annual Westminster Choir College Readings and Carols. These are always glorious events—the second time I’ve had the honor to have my music involved....
by Kile Smith | May 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
America the Beautiful. SSAA, piano, 4′. Arrangement of the Samuel A. Ward tune. Commissioned by the iSing Silicon Valley Girlchoir, Jennah Delp Somers, Artistic Director and Co-Founder. Published by ECS Music Publishing, Craig Hella Johnson Choral...
by Kile Smith | Mar 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Agincourt Hymn. attr. John Dunstable, arr. Kile Smith (1985, 2023). Brass Quintet, organ, 4′. Commissioned by the Westminster Brass. Version for Brass Trio and Organ arranged for the Service of Installation of Arnold L. Tiemeyer as President of the Lutheran Home...
by Kile Smith | Nov 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Come, Holy Spirit, God and Lord. Prelude for 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, organ, 3′. For the Installation of the Rev. Dr. Maurice Y. Lee, Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Abington, Pa., 13 Nov 2022, premiered by Emily Waltz, Kent Bergin, trumpets,...
by Kile Smith | Aug 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
An unexpected delight was Miniwelt, “a small tour around the world” in the town of Liechtenstein in Saxony. You walk around the park and look at models of architectural marvels of the world. It drew me in, surprised, the longer I was there. The Taj Mahal,...
