by Kile Smith | Nov 20, 2019 | CDs, Choral music
Received texts of “Congrats” this morning, which puzzled me, as I didn’t know what I was being congratulated for. But then the news started slipping out that The Crossing received two nominations for Best Choral Performance for the 2020 Grammy...
by Kile Smith | Sep 7, 2019 | CD Reviews, CDs, Choral music
Laurence Vittes praises The Arc in the Sky, the CD The Crossing, directed by Donald Nally, released this summer on Navona, in a thoughtful October 2019 Gramophone magazine review. My description of the work as a “65-minute pilgrimage for unaccompanied...
by Kile Smith | Aug 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Smith has set a new standard for himself … at various times rocks, rolls, mourns, murmurs, laments, and glorifies. Masterful … exhilarating … a new top-notch, emotionally charged choral work. Strongly recommended listening for anyone.”...
by Kile Smith | May 27, 2017 | Choral music
Just ran across this today, but it’s been out there for awhile, apparently: a list of 50 titles on Spotify, Peaceful Choral Music by Living Composers. I don’t know if they’re listed in order of preference, but at #10 is, from my Vespers, the 16-part...
by Kile Smith | Jul 9, 2016 | Choral music, new music
Available from MusicSpoke, here’s the score and recording. One of 15 commissioned by The Crossing to honor the memory of their co-founder Jeffrey Dinsmore, I chose the text of my setting from his emails to me. Jeff passed away two years ago, much too soon....
