Hour 1
- Ruta Panorámica by Angélica Negrón.
- Augusta Read Thomas’s Bell Illuminations.
- 26.2 by Kenji Bunch.
- Baljinder Sekhon’s Sonata of Puzzles.
- The Midnight Hour by Anna Clyne.
Modern Notebook for December 26, 2021
Photo: Composer Anna Meredith (Photo credit: Gem Harris)
On the final Modern Notebook of the year, Tyler Kline shares Anna Clyne’s orchestral work “The Midnight Hour.” Plus, saxophone and piano music by Baljinder Sekhon titled “Sonata of Puzzles.”
And we’ll hear the entirety of Anna Meredith’s “ANNO,” music that depicts an entire year of seasons with strings and electronics, seamlessly integrated within Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.”
Plus: music by Angélica Negrón, Kenji Bunch, Julie Zhu, and others; and performances by cellist Inbal Segev, the Scottish Ensemble, pianist Daniel Pesca, saxophonist Doug O’Connor with pianist Jeremy Virgil, and more.
That’s on this week’s Modern Notebook: Sunday night from 8 to 10 ET on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.
Hour 2
- Other of Two by Julie Zhu.
- Anna Meredith’s ANNO (featuring moments from Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons).
- I Wonder as I Wander from Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs.
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).
