Hour 1
- Two Elliott Carter Tributes by Jeffrey Mumford.
- Connor D’Netto’s Susurrus.
- Fool Me Once by Barbara White.
- Nico Muhly’s Seeing is Believing.
- Fission by Dorothy Hindman.
Modern Notebook for December 13, 2020
Photo: Composer Connor D’Netto (Photo Credit: Ray Roberts Photography)
Coming up on Modern Notebook this week: Tyler Kline shares music by Nico Muhly titled Seeing is Believing, and Dorothy Hindman’s Fission for symphonic winds from a new album of the composer’s work. Plus, a work by Connor D’Netto called Susurrus, which is named for a word that alludes to quiet wind, and explores the possibilities of sounds the violin can make.
Plus, works by Jeffrey Mumford, Barbara White, Andrew Norman, Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti, Anna Weesner, and others; and performances by Shannon Reilly, Transient Canvas, Caitlin Sullivan, Yaz Lancaster, soprano Mary Nessinger with the group Sequiter, and more.
That’s on the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 EST on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.
Hour 2
- Confounded to decay from Andrew Norman’s Sonnets.
- Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti’s Ko’u inoa.
- Mother Tongues by Anna Weesner.
- John Adams’ Harmonium.
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).
