Coming up on the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: There is a tapestry of symbolism and rich imagery throughout Theresa Wong’s solo piano work, “She Dances Naked Under Palm Trees.” From music inspired by Nina Simone, to moon cycles, to the Norse goddess of Freya - the music is an evocation of movement into self-knowledge. 

Then: Xochiquetzal means “feather flower,” and it’s also the name of an ancient Mayan goddess not too different from Aphrodite or Venus: she is often associated with music, dance, beauty, love, fertility and female power. We’ll hear this violin concerto by Robert Xavier Rodriguez inspired by this figure.

Tune in for those works, plus music by Tanner Porter, Shawn E. Okpebholo, Anders Nordentoft, Hee Yun Kim, Ellen Lindquist, and others; and performances by cellist Claire Bryant, tenor Lawrence Brownlee with pianist Kevin J. Miller, pianist Sarah Cahill, Athelas Sinfonietta, flutist Meerenai Shim, and more.