Hour 1
- Lyra by Molly Herron.
- John Liberatore’s A Very Star-Like Start.
- Canto de Harawi: “Amadeoso” by Gabriela Lena Frank.
- Jessie Montgomery’s Divided.
- Still Life with Avalanche by Missy Mazzoli.
- Jason Thomas’ Mulysa.
- Five by Shuying Li.
Modern Notebook for August 20 - 26, 2023
Photo: composer Jessie Montgomery (photo credit: Jiyang Chen).
On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline, we’ll hear a work by Jessie Montgomery for solo cello and orchestra called “Divided”… music that is a response to the social and political unrest that has plagued our society in the recent past.
Then, a work that reaches back nearly 500 years for inspiration. It’s Nico Muhly’s “Reliable Sources,” a concerto for bassoon that draws on the history of the instrument, and its use in sacred music of the 16th Century.
Plus music by Molly Herron, John Liberatore, Gabriela Lena Frank, Shuying Li, Britta Byström, Angélica Negrón, and others; and performances by Zohn Collective, cellist Tommy Mesa and Sphinx Virtuosi, Zephyr Quartet, pianist Gianluca Luisi, bassoonist Michael Harley and University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble, violinist Olivia de Prato, ~Nois Saxophone Quartet, and more.
Hour 2
- Letter in April by Britta Byström.
- Nico Muhly’s Reliable Sources.
- Panorama by Angélica Negrón.
- Marcos Balter’s Intercepting a Shivery Light.
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).
