Modern Notebook for December 19, 2021

Photo: Composer Kitty Xiao (Photo courtesy of the artist)

On Modern Notebook this week: we prepare for the upcoming Winter solstice with two works, one for flute and orchestra by Lou Harrison and then Kitty Xiao’s piano trio “Solstice I.” Plus, as we head into the darkest nights of the year, hear music about the night by Gregory Wanamaker and Laura Andel.


Also featuring music by Stewart Goodyear, Hilary Tann, Sayo Kosugi, Christopher Cerrone, and others; and performances by the Nimbus Trio, saxophonist Don-Paul Kahl with pianist Alessandro Cervino, WildUp, pianist Robert Fleitz, and more.



That’s coming up on the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 ET on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.


Hour 1

  • Panorama by Stewart Goodyear.
  • Kitty Xiao’s Solstice I.
  • And the Snow Did Lie by Hilary Tann.
  • Night Set by Gregory Wanamaker.

Hour 2

  • Night Sketches by Ashley Stanley.
  • Christopher Cerrone’s The Pieces that Fall to Earth.
  • Nebula, Blooming by Sayo Kosugi.
  • Lou Harrison’s Solstice.
  • Night Music – Under the Seven Waves by Laura Andel.

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