by Kile Smith | Feb 23, 2018
I know a German who does not drink beer. I have heard there are others, but he is the only one I know. I have never heard, however, of Germans who do not sing toasts. Even the German I know who does not drink beer, sings toasts, when others are drinking beer....
by Kile Smith | Feb 23, 2018
My choral work for SATB and 2-part children’s choir, May Day, premiered Saturday April 18th, 2015 by The Crossing and a choir of 4th- and 5th-graders from the John Story Jenks School in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia. It’s a 10-minute...
by Kile Smith | Feb 23, 2018
Vespers selections: (1) Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, (7) Psalm 113, (10) Magnificat, (13) Deo gratias. Re-orchestrated for the instrumentation of the J. S. Bach Cantata No. 1, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern: 2 Oboes da caccia, 2 Horns, Organ, Strings....
by Kile Smith | Feb 9, 2018
This anthem, commissioned by the First Presbyterian Church of Phoenixville, was part of the dedicatory recital for the newly installed Kegg Pipe Organ, Sunday, November 7, 2010. Music Director David Nicol conducted the Senior Choir, accompanied by Mary Nicol, the...
by Kile Smith | Feb 8, 2018
The Word of God is a setting of an original hymn of mine on a text by the Rev. Michael Tavella. I composed the hymn for our church, and the anthem for the combined churches celebrating the 300th Anniversary of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, in 2011. It’s probably...
