Hour 1
- Unrelenting Universe by Zack Browning
- Kimberly R. Osberg’s Passing Through
- Undone by Conrad Tao
- Trevor Weston’s A.N.S.
- The Ring of Fire and Love by Outi Tarkiainen
- Phillip Schroeder’s An Awakening
Modern Notebook for August 17 - 23, 2025
Photo: composer and pianist Conrad Tao (Photo credit: Kevin Condon).
On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Conrad Tao’s Undone reimagines the myth of Undine — a water spirit who longs for a soul, only to be betrayed and dissolve back into the sea. But in Tao’s telling, she returns not as a victim, but a force — newly powerful, her waves rising higher in a world reshaped by climate change.
Then: Written during the pandemic, Chan Ka Nin’s Harp Concerto is a tribute to his mother — a woman losing her memories, but not her strength. Through shimmering harp lines and a quiet inner song, the piece traces her resilience, her love, and the life she continues to carry inside.
Also featured this week are works by Zack Browning, Kimberley R. Osberg, Trevor Weston, Outi Tarkiainen, Phillip Schroeder, Kate Moore, Nova Pon, and Lila Meretzky. Performances by the Coalescent Quartet, the Chamber Winds of South Dakota, string quartet Brooklyn Rider, ECCE Ensemble, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, pianist Phillip Schroeder, vocalist Michelle O’Rourke, Ficino Ensemble, harpist Teresa Suen-Campbell, Sinfonia Toronto, Turning Point Ensemble, and the Performance Fellows of the 2022 Next Festival of Emerging Artists.
Hour 2
- Cronachdain Suil by Kate Moore
- Chan Ka Nin’s Harp Concerto
- World Within by Nova Pon
- Lila Meretzky’s To crave and to have
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).
