Modern Notebook for December 8, 2019
Photo: Unheard-of//Ensemble (Photo: Michael Yu)
On this week’s Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline will have music for solo cello by Paola Prestini inspired by the writings of Shakespeare, a work by Christopher Stark that reflects on the 2016 Maple Fire, the largest forest fire in Yellowstone National Park since 1988, and performances by Unheard-of//Ensemble, the Parhelion Trio, Admiral Launch Duo, and more.
Hour 1
- Paola Prestini‘s Ophelia.
- …a mesure by Phillipe Hurel.
- A major orchestral work by Einojuhani Rautavaara, A Tapestry of Life.
- Annika Socolofsky‘s Turadh, which reflects on the composer’s time spent playing fiddle for her grandmother and her identical twin on bleak Midwestern days at their home in rural Kansas.
Hour 2
- Kitchen Dance by Christine Delphine Hedden.
- Excerpts from Lou Harrison’s music for ballet, Solstice.
- Solo marimba music by Akemi Naito, Memory of the Woods.
- Nico Muhly‘s Motion.
- Maple by Christopher Stark.
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).
