Hour 1
- Big Fun by Dorothy Hindman.
- Veroníque Vaka’s Lendh.
- The Second String Quartet by Eleanor Alberga.
- Jakub Ciupinski’s Black Mirror.
- Music for marimba and choir by Akemi Naito: Five Waka Poems by Saigyo.
Modern Notebook for January 31, 2021
Photo: Composer Veroníque Vaka (Photo Credit: Silvia Gentili)
On the next Modern Notebook: Tyler Kline shares an orchestral work by Veroníque Vaka titled Lendh, which is inspired by the Icelandic town of Krýsuvík and its nearby geothermal areas. Also, music by Akemi Naito and Jakub Ciupinski, and Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti performs music for viola and electronics by Anna Thorvaldsdottir inspired “by the desire of calm and focus in chaos.”
Featuring pieces by Dorothy Hindman, Eleanor Alberga, Angélica Negrón, and Andrew Norman; plus performances by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Lysander Piano Trio, Ensemble Arcadiana, pianist Nicholas Phillips, and others.
That’s coming up on this week’s 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
- La Intervención by Angélica Negrón.
- Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s Sola.
- Sustain by Andrew Norman.
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).
