Modern Notebook for July 19, 2020
Photo: Percussionist Bob McCormick (Photo courtesy of Bob McCormick)
On this week’s Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline will be joined by percussionist and educator Bob McCormick, who has a newly-released album of co-commissions with the trio Strings & Hammers.
We’ll hear some selections from that CD, plus Bob will talk about his career as a percussionist and his recent retirement from the University of South Florida, where he served as a Professor of Music for 45 years.
Also on the show: music by Huang Ruo, Anna Weesner, and Victoria Cheah; and performances by Quince Ensemble, the PRISM Quartet, violinist Miranda Cuckson, and more.
That’s on the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.
Hour 1
- mild, light from David Lang’s Love Fail.
- Anna Weesner’s The Nearness of Things.
- A newly-released recording of music by Huang Ruo performed by the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Break Away by Jessie Montgomery, which blends elements of composed music with improvised music.
- a gamelan in the distance by Orlando Jacinto Garcia, composed in memory of Lou Harrison.
Hour 2
- Bob McCormick joins Tyler on the show to talk about his newest album, in collaboration with Strings & Hammers; and preview music by Anthony R. Green and Eduardo Costa Roldán from the CD.
- Tell: Quartet by Victoria Cheah.
- Toru Takemitsu’s work for guitar, oboe d’amore, and chamber orchestra titled Vers, l’arc-en-ciel, Palma.
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).
