Modern Notebook for August 1, 2021

Photo: Composer Baljinder Sekhon (Photo Credit: Doug O’Connor)

Join Tyler Kline for the 100th Modern Notebook this week, featuring solo cello music by Carolina Heredia, music for soprano and string quartet by Dai Fujikura called Silence Seeking Solace, plus works by Kitty Xiao, Hannah Kendall, and others.


And a work for saxophone and percussion ensemble – Gradient 2.0+ – by Baljinder Sekhon from his forthcoming album.


Featuring additional works by Anna Clyne, Anthony Cheung, Carlos Simon, and others; and performances by cellist Horacio Contreras, soprano Alice Teyssier with The Rhythm Method, alto saxophonist Doug O’Connor, and more.



That and more on the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.


Hour 1

  • Añoranzas by Carolina Heredia.
  • Anna Clyne’s Night Ferry.
  • Silence Seeking Solace by Dai Fujikura.
  • Baljinder Sekhon’s Gradient 2.0+.
  • Nimbus by Kitty Xiao.

Hour 2

  • Confounded to Decay from Andrew Norman’s Sonnets.
  • Anthony Cheung’s Double Allegories.
  • Lickety Split by Carlos Simon.
  • Misato Mochizuki’s Moebius-Ring.
  • The Spark Catchers by Hannah Kendall.

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