Hour 1
- Night Sketches by Ashley Stanley.
- Jeffrey Mumford’s to find in the glimmering air… a buoyant continuity of layering blue.
- Musica Casera by Baljinder Sekhon.
- Tania Léon’s Momentum.
- Chen Yi’s Symphony No. 2.
Modern Notebook for February 28, 2021
Photo: Composer Julius Eastman (Photo credit: Ron Hammond).
On this week’s Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares a concerto for guitar and percussion ensemble by Baljinder Sekhon, along with solo piano music by Tania Léon. Plus, a piece titled “Joy Boy,” by Julius Eastman, who was among the first composers to combine minimalist processes with elements of pop music.
Featuring music by Ashley Stanley, Jeffrey Mumford, Chen Yi, Gabriela Lena Frank, and others; and performances by Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble, cellist Julia Bruskin, guitarist Dieter Hennings with the McCormick Percussion Group, InfraSound, and more.
Tune in, Sunday night from 8 to 10 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.
Hour 2
- Danish String Quartet performs one of their arrangements of traditional Scandanavian folk music.
- China Gates by John Adams.
- Julius Eastman’s Joy Boy.
- Fantasy-Quartet by Ingrid Arauco.
- Gabriela Lena Frank’s Suenos de Chambi.
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).
