Hour 1
- Ye, Who Seek the Truth by Julia Perry.
- Evan Williams’ the waters wrecked the sky.
- Flow by Nokuthula Ngwenyama.
- Kevin Day’s Unquiet Waters.
- Be Still and Know by Carlos Simon.
Modern Notebook for February 2 - 8, 2025
Photo: composer and pianist Barron Ryan. (Photo credit: Henry Ninde).
On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Life cycles, carbon reclamation, our last universal common ancestor, black hole collissions… these are just a few topics that would inspire Nokthula Ngwenyama to compose her string quartet, “Flow.” And the common thread she discovered – and evokes musically – is that there is a common flow to our existence tying us to a universal energy.
Plus: What good is art in the remembrance of pain?
This question is what guided Barron Ryan when composing his piano trio “There Arises Light in the Darkness.” It’s music meant to assure all who grieve that someone else understands their pain… that despite suffering, there is still a reason for hope.
Tune in for that, plus music by Julia Perry, Evan Williams, Kevin Day, Carlos Simon, Jasmine Barnes, and Nathalie Joachim; and performances by Experiential Orchestra, clarinetist Jessica Pollack, Takacs Quartet, saxophonist Nicki Roman with pianist Casey Dierlam Tse, soprano Karen Slack with pianist Yoko Greeney, violinist Yvonne Lam, and others.
Hour 2
- Taking Names by Jasmine Barnes.
- Nathalie Joachim’s Watch Over Us.
- There Arises Light in the Darkness by Barron Ryan.
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).
