Modern Notebook for April 5, 2020
Photo: Composer John Adams (Photo credit: Deborah O’Grady)
On this week’s Modern Notebook, join Tyler Kline for music by Lei Liang and Molly Joyce. Plus, the entirety of Naive and Sentimental music, a massive orchestra piece by John Adams. Featuring performances by the Formosa Quartet, the NOW Ensemble, pianist Becky Billock, and more.
Hour 1
- Crash Ensemble performs music by Paul Lansky.
- Lei Liang’s Song Recollections, music for string quartet based on Taiwanese aboriginal folk music.
- Magic with Everyday Objects by Missy Mazzoli.
- Luciano Berio’s Formazioni.
Hour 2
- Medium Piano: Preludes of Pace by Molly Joyce.
- Music by John Adams inspired by an essay from German writer Friedrich Schiller, Naive and Sentimental Music.
- The fifth movement of Gabriela Lena Frank’s Leyandas: an Andean Walkabout; Canto de Velorio, music that is based on the llorona, an Andean professional crying woman.
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