Modern Notebook for February 9, 2020
Photo: Composer Lei Liang (Photo: U-T San Diego/Howard Lipin)
On this week’s Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares a work by Lei Liang for pipa and chamber orchestra, Five Seasons, which draws on traditional Chinese and Japanese music and instruments; and music by Zosha di Castri, Donnacha Dennehy, Kenji Bunch, and others. Featuring performances from Eunmi Ko, Gao Hong, Mary Elizabeth Bowden, the JACK Quartet, the Alias Chamber Ensemble, and more.
Hour 1
- Pianist Eunmi Ko performs music by Hilary Tann.
- Donnacha Dennehy‘s Canons and Overtones, which contrasts equal temperament figures with overtone-based harmonies
- What Gathers, What Lingers by Anna Weesner.
- Music by Kenji Bunch, String Circle, which pays tribute to various American string music traditions.
Hour 2
- Gabriel Kahane‘s My grave shall be the fathomless air, inspired by Jorge Luis Borges’ short story, The Library of Babel.
- Lei Liang‘s pipa concerto, Five Seasons.
- Chrysalis by Sarah Kirkland Snider.
- Zosha di Castri performed by the JACK Quartet.
- John Adams‘ Road Movies, for violin and piano.
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).
