Hour 1
- Guernica by Beata Moon.
- Vijay Iyer’s Equal Night.
- Of Nights and Solace: Fantasia on Andalusian Muwashah Poetry by Kinan Abou-Afach.
- Nico Muhly’s Motion.
- Pull Up by Andrew Noseworthy.
Modern Notebook for July 18, 2021
Photo: Composer Kinan Abou-Afach (Courtesy of the Artist)
On this week’s Modern Notebook: Join Tyler Kline for solo cello music by Vijay Iyer titled “Equal Night”… and a work by Andrew Noseworthy for tenor saxophone and electronics called “Pull Up.”
Plus: Kinan Abou-Afach’s Of Nights and Solace: a Fantasia on Andalusian Muwashah Poetry… it’s music for choir and an ensemble of traditional Arabic instruments.
Featuring music by Beata Moon, Nico Muhly, Fabio Massimo Capogrosso, Eleanor Alberga, and Anna Weesner; and performances by pianist Eunmi Ko, tenor saxophonist Greg Bruce, The Crossing with Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble, and more.
That’s on the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.
Hour 2
- Prelude on a Fragment by Isang Yun by Fabio Massimo Capogrosso.
- Toru Takemitsu’s Toward the Sea.
- String Quartet No. 3 by Eleanor Alberga.
- Anna Weesner’s Mother Tongues.
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).
