Modern Notebook for December 15, 2019
Photo: Composer Angélica Negrón (Photo by: Quique Cabanillas)
This week on Modern Notebook, the Argus Quartet will perform a work by Juri Seo written in memoriam of composer Jonathan Harvey. Plus, music for viola and piano by Andrew Norman, Angélica Negrón’s piece Still Here for saxophone, harp, and electronics, and much more. Featuring performances by Admiral Launch Duo, pianist Winston Choi, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Crash Ensemble, and violinist Jennifer Koh.
Hour 1
- Solo piano music by Jeffrey Mumford written as a tribute to composer Elliott Carter.
- Jonathan Harvey‘s Be(com)ing for clarinet and piano, which features some fairly demanding techniques for both performers.
- Respiri by Juri Seo, a string quartet piece composed in memoriam of Jonathan Harvey.
- Esa-Pekka Salonen‘s Insomnia.
- A work by Angélica Negrón called Still Here scored for saxophone, harp, and electronics.
Hour 2
- Fast Blue Village 2 by Elena Kats-Chernin.
- Music by Andrew Norman inspired by fragments of sonnets by Shakespeare, performed by violist Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti and pianist Karl Larson.
- Naomi Pinnock‘s Between.
- Graal théâtre by Kaija Saariaho, a work for solo violin and chamber ensemble.
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).
