by Kile Smith | Feb 5, 2018
Commissioned by the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, Ed Broms, Music Director, for its 100th anniversary as the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, October 7th, 2012, and the dedication of its new sculpture, The Nautilus, on November 2nd, 2012....
by Kile Smith | Feb 5, 2018
And Good in Every Thing SATB, 5 minutes Commissioned by Organist/Choirmaster John French for the choir of The Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, to honor The Reverend Alan Neale for ten years of service as Rector. Premiered 15 June 2014....
by Kile Smith | Feb 5, 2018
SSAA with piano or string quartet, 7′. Commissioned by the Pennsylvania Girlchoir, Vincent Metallo, music director, for its Tenth Anniversary. Premiered 1 June 2014, the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Texas A&M Commerce Concert Choir Nov...
by Kile Smith | Feb 5, 2018
Jackie and I spent last week at the Sacred Music Colloquium, hosted at Loyola University in Chicago by the Church Music Association of America. We travelled there by sleeper train like William Powell and Myrna Loy, our adventures including breaking bread in the dining...
by Kile Smith | Feb 5, 2018
SATB setting of the complete Psalm 136, with the refrain “For his mercy endures forever.” Commissioned by Judi and Earl Reeder, in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary, for the choir of Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Abington, Pa., and...