Hour 1
- La Intervencion by Angélica Negrón.
- Dai Fujikura’s Chance Monsoon.
- Dig the Say by Vijay Iyer.
- John Adam’s Lollapalooza.
- Earring by Julia Wolfe.
- Shulamit Ran’s Soliloquy.
- Concerto of Life by Xiaogang Ye.
Modern Notebook for August 28, 2022
Photo: Composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (Photo credit: Christine Turner)
Coming up on this week’s Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares music by Ledah Finck that confronts the multitudes of crises the world faces in our current moment, called “In the Brink,” Plus, “It Feels Like a Mountain, Chasing Me,” by Daniel Bernard Roumain. It’s music for piano composed for Eunbi Kim interwoven with a conversation about her Korean immigrant parents.
Featuring works by Angélica Negrón, Dai Fujikura, Vijay Iyer, Xiaogang Ye, Annika Socolofsky, and others; and performances by Bergamot Quartet, pianist Eunbi Kim, guitarist Soichi Muraji, PUBLIQuartet, Latitude 49, and more.
That’s on the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 ET on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Stream online at wsmr.org.
Hour 2
- Reverie by Hannah Peel.
- Ka Nin Chan’s Piao.
- In the Brink by Ledah Finck.
- Daniel Bernard Roumain’s It Feels Like a Mountain, Chasing Me.
- a sense of who by Annika Socolofsky.
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).
