Modern Notebook for April 16 - 22, 2023

Photo: composer Kevin Puts (photo credit: David White)

On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Mozart might not have composed any music for the marimba, but we might get an idea of what it would’ve sounded like from the Marimba Concerto by Kevin Puts - a work which he says reflects his love of Mozart’s Piano Concertos.


Then, we’ll hear pianist Miki Sawada perform the music of Brendon Randell-Myers; also, a piece titled The Green Fuse by James Wilson; and this work by Hannah Lash for wind quintet titled “Leander and Hero.” 


Plus music by Nico Muhly, Sarah Gibson, Hania Rani, Dai Fujikura, Andy Akiho, and others; and performances by pianist Vanessa Wagner, marimba soloist Ji Su Jung, violinist Mari Samuelsen, Chineke! Orchestra, The City of Tomorrow, and more.


Hour 1

  • Nico Muhly’s Etude No. 3 “Running.”
  • You are still here by Sarah Gibson.
  • Kevin Puts’ Marimba Concerto.
  • In Searth of Planet X by Matthew Schreibeis.
  • Hania Rani’s La Luce.
  • Love Excerpt by Dai Fujikura.
  • Andy Akiho’s LIgNEouS III.

Hour 2

  • The Green Fuse by James Wilson.
  • Brendon Randall-Myers’ Shadow.
  • Leander and Hero by Hannah Lash.

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