Modern Notebook for December 1 - 7, 2024

Photo: composer Angélica Negrón (photo credit: Quique Cabanillas).

On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline, we kick off a series of programs highlighting music inspired by the Winter Season. Tune in for an episode of music inspired by winter weather, silence, and stillness, including icy works by Outi Tarkiainen, Alfreo Santa Ana, and Anuj Bhutani; a work titled “Blue Glacier Decoy” by Jennifer Jolley; and “Hush” by Angelica Negron.


Also featuring music by David Lang, Shuying Li, Daniel Kidane, Nicky Sohn, Anna Appleby, and Annika Socolofsky; and perofrmances by pianist Annie Jeng with Four Corners Ensemble, pianist Miranda Wong, Crash Ensemble, Texas Tech University Contemporary Music Ensemble, flutist Roberta Michel, Kinetic Ensemble, Nordic Viola, and others.



Hour 1

  • super chill by David Lang.
  • Shuying Li’s Canton Snowstorm.
  • Songs of the Ice by Outi Tarkiainen.
  • Alfredo Santa Ana’s Little Ice Age from Before the World Sleeps.
  • east wind melts the ice by Anuj Bhutani.

Hour 2

  • Be Still by Daniel Kidane.
  • Jennifer Jolley’s Blue Glacier Decoy.
  • Hush by Angelica Negron.
  • Nicky Sohn’s What Happens if Pipes Burst?
  • Hrakningar by Anna Appleby.
  • Annika Socolofsky’s Turadh.

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