by Kile Smith | Feb 5, 2018
The Consolation of Apollo, SATB, Crotales, Bass Drum, 35′ Commissioned by Eric Owens for The Crossing, Donald Nally, conductor, The Consolation of Apollo premieres at Princeton University, Wolfensohn Hall, on October 10th and 11th, 2014, and at The Church of the...
by Kile Smith | Feb 5, 2018
SATB, organ. Moderately easy. Original tune with spare harmonies; an early American sound that recalls shape-note singing. Composed 1982, revised 2003. See and hear the entire work here. Come to Calvary’s holy mountain, Sinners, ruined by the fall; Here a pure and...
by Kile Smith | Feb 5, 2018
Alleluia. SATB, 6′. Premiered by the Central High School Full Choir, Philadelphia, 21 Dec 2017, Jacqueline Smith, Director. The Vocal Arts Ensemble in Cincinnati performed it 11 and 12 January 2018 on a concert with Canticle, and then recorded them both for a...
by Kile Smith | Feb 5, 2018
Where Flames a Word (Paul Celan) SATB div. 13′. Reviews See the entire score and hear a live performance, here at MusicSpoke. Available on these CDs: It Is Time. The Crossing, Donald Nally A Black Birch in Winter. Voces Musicales, David Puderbaugh. 2020 Estonian...
by Kile Smith | Feb 5, 2018
It delighted me when Lyric Fest approached with a commission for a concert titled “World Spirituality in Song.” I like this organization. Timothy Bentch had beautifully sung one of my Gerard Manley Hopkins songs, “Spring and Fall,” on a Lyric Fest concert, and I’ve...
