Hour 1
- Cygnus from David Liptak’s Constellations.
- Loud Music for Quiet Places by Christian Quiñones.
- Anthony Barfield’s Meditations of Sound and Light.
- Scattering by Adam Holmes.
- Huang Ruo’s Still / Motion.
Modern Notebook for April 4, 2021
Photo: Composers Julia Mermelstein (left) and Juhi Bansal (right). (Photos courtesy of the artists).
On this week’s Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline will be joined by Juhi Bansal and Julia Mermelstein, the two winning composers of the USF New-Music Consortium’s International Call for Scores. They’ll discuss their work and give a preview of the music that will be featured on the New-Music Consortium’s upcoming virtual concert.
Plus: music by Adam Holmes performed by Desdemona and a newly released recording from euphonium soloist Demondrae Thurman with music by Anthony Barfield.
Featuring works by Christian Quiñones, Emma O’Halloran, Huang Ruo, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Sarah Kirkland Snider, and others; and performances by the PRISM Quartet, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Latitude 49, Unheard-of//Ensemble, and more.
That’s Sunday night from 8 to 10 ET on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.
Hour 2
- Tyler speaks with Juhi Bansal and Julia Mermelstein, the two winners of the USF New Music Consortium’s International call for scores.
- Night Music by Emma O’Halloran.
- Toshi Ichiyanagi’s Portrait of Forest.
- You Are Free by Sarah Kirkland Snider.
Recent Shows
On the final episode of Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Hideaki Aomori’s Split stretches the bass clarinet to its limits, exploring the full breadth of its sound world. This hour also features Baljinder Sekhon’s Drifting Seeds for cello and harp, along with music by Anna Mieke, Vivian Fung, and more. Then: chamber music by Jessica Ackerley called Spark Surge — one of the highlights of the final hour. You’ll also hear Fumiko Miyachi’s piano duo Up, Down, Top, Bottom, Strange Charm , alongside music by Shirish Korde, Oliver Knussen, and others. Also in this episode: music by Tania León performed by pianist Isabel Dobarro; Claire Victoria Roberts performed by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain; Judd Greenstein performed by NOW Ensemble; Justin H. Bush performed by saxophonist Timothy McAllister and pianist Liz Ames; and flutist Tessa Brinckman performing music by Shirish Korde.
Photo: composer Aart Strootman (photo courtesy of the composer's website).
Photo: composer and cellist Andrea Casarrubios (photo credit: Titilayo Ayangade).
Photo: composer Ellie Wilson. (Photo credit: Dimitri Djuric)
Photo: Les Percussions de Strasbourg (photo credit: Christophe Urbain)
Photo: composer Daniel Thomas Davis (photo credit: Melissa Rivard).
