Modern Notebook for April 17, 2022

Photo: Composer Valerie Coleman (Photo credit: Matt Murphy)

Coming up on the next Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares a work for saxophone and guitar by Baljinder Sekhon called “Balancing Act.” Plus, hear the group Wild Rumpus transform a Radiohead song into something completely new and different; and Valerie Coleman’s “Portraits of Langston,” which is inspired by the writings of Langston Hughes.

Featuring works by Stephanie Ann Boyd, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Viet Coung, Cullyn Murphy, and others; and performances by Duo Montagnard, McGill/McHale Trio, pianist Holly Roadfeldt, Unheard-of//Ensemble, PRISM Quartet, and more.

That’s this week on Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 ET on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Stream at wsmr.org.

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