Modern Notebook for February 16, 2020
Photo: Composer John Luther Adams (Photo credit: Evan Hurd)
On this week’s Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares John Luther Adams’ gigantic, Pulitzer Prize-winning orchestral work, Become Ocean, along with works by Caroline Shaw, Jeffrey Mumford, and others. Featuring performances from pianist Nicholas Susi, violist Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti, eighth blackbird, and the Seattle Symphony.
Hour 1
- Luftklavier (“Air Piano”) from Luciano Berio’s Six Encores.
- Jeffrey Mumford‘s through a stillness brightening for violin and chamber ensemble.
- In manu tuas by Caroline Shaw, solo viola music based on a 16th-century motet by Thomas Tallis.
- Music for percussion and electronics: Kaija Saariaho‘s Six Japanese Gardens.
- Four Fragments by Huang Ruo.
Hour 2
- Eleventh Hour from Roshanne Etezady‘s Damaged Goods.
- Song for Andrew by Laura Elise Schwendinger.
- John Luther Adams‘ Become Ocean.
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).
