On a special Modern Notebook this week, Tyler Kline will give a run down of this year’s Grammy nominees, including a movement from Julia Wolfe’s Fire in my Mouth, which was nominated for Best Contemporary Classical Composition; a recording of the PUBLIQuartet performing music by Jessica Meyer, who will be joining ensemblenewSRQ on their January 20th concert; plus music from Christopher Cerrone, Andrew Norman, and more.

Hour 1

• The second movement of Jennifer Higdon‘s Harp Concerto.
• Get Into the Now by Jessica Meyer.
• Music for voice and ensemble by Christopher Cerrone performed by the Los Angeles-based ensemble WildUp with soprano Lindsay Kesselman.
• Kaija Saariaho‘s Ciel D’hiver.
• The first movement, Immigration, from Julia Wolfe‘s oratorio Fire in my Mouth, inspired by the tragic story of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and its aftermath.

Hour 2

• A moment from David Skidmore‘s Aliens with Extraordinary Abilities.
• Nadia Shpachenko performs music by Hannah Lash.
• Limestone & Felt by Caroline Shaw.
• Music by Andrew Norman commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic for their centennial season.