Kile Smith's music is praised by critics and audiences for its emotional power, direct appeal, and strong voice. Gramophone hailed the sparkling beauty of his music, calling "Vespers"spectacular. The Philadelphia Inquirer called it "ecstatically beautiful" American Record Guide, "a major new work" Audiophile Audition, "easily one of the best releases of the year of any type a crime to pass up" and Fanfare, "a magnificent achievement." Recent commissions include Red-tail and Hummingbird for Orchestra 2001 and Piffaro, The Red Book of Montserrat for the Philadelphia Sinfonia, The Waking Sun and Where Flames a Word for The Crossing, the song cycle Plain Truths (baritone, chorus, and string quartet) for the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, The Nobility of Women for Melomanie, and the Mass for Philadelphia by the Association of Anglican Musicians. Current commissions include Two Meditations on Freu dich sehr for organist Alan Morrison, a work for the Pennsylvania Girlchoir, anthems, and a new work for orchestra. He's composed for Concertmaster David Kim and Principal Horn Jennifer Montone of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Kile is Composer in Residence for The Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. Kile also hosts Now Is the Time, Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, and is a classical host at WRTI-FM, writes for the Broad Street Review and WRTI, and teaches. Kile was Curator of the Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music, the world's largest lending library of orchestral performance materials, at the Free Library of Philadelphia. http://kilesmith.com/