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
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...
by Kile Smith | Feb 5, 2018
Rejoice in the Lamb. SATB, 5′. To Dr. John H. French, on the 25th anniversary of his ministry as organist/choirmaster of The Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. Premiered 2 July 2017. Live recording of the premiere: Using the...
by Kile Smith | Feb 5, 2018
What a glorious idea from Choral Arts Philadelphia and their artistic director Matthew Glandorf: a set of new O Antiphons for 2015. I was honored to be included in the group of composers selected : Melissa Dunphy, David Ludwig, Riho Maimets, Anthony Mosakowski, Mark...
