by Kile Smith | Feb 19, 2021
April Showers. A song cycle for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, and piano. 17′. Commissioned for Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson. Online premiere 23 April 2021 by soprano Stefanie Moore, mezzo-soprano Laura Mercado-Wright, tenor Dann Coakwell,...
by Kile Smith | Jan 13, 2021
Chorale Fantasias from Vespers, for small orchestra Steht auf, ihr lieben Kinderlein! Triple Canon: Nun danket all und bringet Ehr O süßer Herre Jesu Christ In dir ist Freude 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings. 10’. Commissioned by the Southeastern Pennsylvania...
by Kile Smith | Oct 29, 2020
Blue Lobster. Baritone, piano, 4′. Text by Jane Flanders (1940–2001). Commissioned by Benjamin Flanders. Ben Flanders sings in the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati, so we’ve known each other since Craig Hella Johnson commissioned Canticle for them in...
by Kile Smith | Aug 21, 2020
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow. SATB, piano, 4′. Premiered December 2020 by the Choral Arts Society of Washington, D.C., Scott Tucker, artistic director. Chorus America auctioned a composition from me at their 2019 annual conference, in Philadelphia that year....
by Kile Smith | Jul 18, 2020
Go Forth into the World in Peace. 2020. SATB, piano, 4’30”. Commissioned by the Gieseke Family, dedicated to honor the faithful leadership of the Knox Youth Group, Knox Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. Premiered October 18th, 2020, Knox Presbyterian...