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 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.

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.

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