Currently, he is the Music Director of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra in Ohio and Interim Director of the University of Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra. A very successful conductor all around the United States, he has conducted countless concerts including classical, community, educational, and pops concerts. Thomas graduated from Cairn University in 1995 with a degree in Piano Performance, and then continued his studies at Temple University, Curtis Institute, and Rice University. In an alumni chapel interview, it was surprising to hear how Thomas Hong came to Cairn University (under the assertive influence of his mother), and also moving as he revealed a transition in his maturity and came to view his family not as a selfish son, but a more caring young man. “Sometimes God takes halfhearted choices that you make…and he honors them.” ![]() Kile’s journey is a great source of inspiration not only for musicians but for any student who has ever wondered how a dream and the real world will coalesce. Kile and his wife Jackie (‘79) live in Philadelphia and have three daughters. Kile has also composed for the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Concertmaster David Kim and Principal Horn Jennifer Montone.īranching into another musical realm, Kile is a classical host for WRTI, a Temple University-based classical station and their programs “Now Is the Time,” and “Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection.” He writes for both the Broad Street Review and WRTI. Some of his recent commissions include works for the Pennsylvania Girlchoir, the Association of Anglican Musicians, Cairn University, organist Alan Morrison, and the Episcopal Cathedral of Boston. Kile Smith (’80), is a composer in residence for Lyric Fest, the Helena Symphony, and the Church of the Holy Trinity on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. It may be surprising to hear these words from alumnus Kile Smith in a recent chapel interview, given the things he has accomplished. ![]() “I entered Cairn University on probation…” All speak to the value and unique path of a Cairn University education. Read their stories and view the chapel to see how God has used Cairn to shape the lives and paths-including rocky paths!- each of these alumni have travelled. On Wednesday, February 4, Cairn University welcomed back three music alumni to chapel. ![]() It is a hard process, often filled with ups and downs, but in the end, it is worth it. According to William Shakespeare, “the course of true love never did run smooth.” The same could also be said of the course of a University education.
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