Modern Notebook for August 7, 2022

Photo: Composer Eleanor Alberga (Photo credit: Ben Ealovega)

On Modern Notebook this week: hear music for violin and percussion by Akshaya Avril Tucker called “Dictionary of Falling Flowers,” which is inspired by the “white flower meditation.” Plus, the Violin Concerto No. 2 by Eleanor Alberga: music based on the myth of Narcissus.

Also featuring music by Paquito d’Riviera, Jessie Montgomery, Danielle Eva Schwob, Akemi Naito, Mason Bates, and others; and performances by violinist Lucia Lin with percussionist Maria Finkelmeier, bass clarinetist Tasha Warren and cellist Dave Eggar, Del Sol String Quartet, Quince Ensemble, and more.

Join Tyler Kline for the next Modern Notebook: Sunday night from 8 to 10 ET on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.

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