On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: “The mind is like water. When it’s turbulent, it’s difficult to see. When it’s calm, everything becomes clear.” This quote from philosopher Prasad Mahes is the inspiration for this piece by Kevin Day titled Unquiet Waters, a work for saxophone and piano which is cast in 3 movements. 

Then, James Lee III’s Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet is music inspired by historical aspects of indigenous Americans, and also draws on the music of early-20th Century Black American composers like Nathaniel Dett and William Dawson.

Featuring music by Nkeiru Okoye, Lester St. Louis, Evan Williams, Darian Donovan Thomas, and others; and performances by pianist Brianna Matzke, saxophonist Nicki Roman with pianist Casey Dierlam Tse, Transient Canvas, clarinetist Anthony McGill with the Pacifica Quartet, and more.