Hour 1
- Two Little Piano Pieces: Seksek & Ayatori by Dai Fujikura.
- Joseph Hallman’s Concerto for Bass Clarinet.
- Break Away by Jessie Montgomery.
- Jennifer Higdon’s Love Sweet.
- The second movement, Microconcerto, from Kati Agócs’ Immutable Dreams.
Modern Notebook for February 7, 2021
Photo: Composer Jessie Montgomery (Photo credit: Jiyang Chen)
Coming up on the next Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares music for soprano and piano trio by Jennifer Higdon called “Love Sweet,” which sets five poems about love by poet Amy Lowell. Plus, a string quartet by Jessie Montgomery called “Break Away,” which asks the musicians to “break away” from the written music, blending composed elements with improvisational passages.
Featuring music by Dai Fujikura, Joseph Hallman, Kati Agócs, Jeffrey Mumford, Chen Yi, John Luther Adams, and others; and performances by pianist Jacob Greenberg, bass clarinetist Calvin Falwell, PUBLIQuartet, Lysander Piano Trio, Third Coast Percussion, violinist Miranda Cuckson, and more.
That’s on the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 EST on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org and on the WUSF Public Media Mobile App.
Hour 2
- Don’t Eat Your Young from David Skidmore’s Aliens with Extraordinary Abilities.
- Jeffrey Mumford’s through a stillness brightening.
- Ge Xu Antiphony by Chen Yi.
- John Luther Adams’ Lines Made by Walking.
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).
