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.
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).
