Modern Notebook for July 26, 2020
Photo: Composer Marcos Balter (Photo by Matt Zugale for Miller Theatre)
On this week’s Modern Notebook, tune in for a few newly-released recordings, including music by Shulamit Ran for string quartet off of a new CD from the Pacifica Quartet. Plus, a work by Marcos Balter performed by the saxophone quartet Nois off of their new CD.
Plus, performances by pianist Eunmi Ko, Longleash, and Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble; and music by Molly Joyce, Gabriela Lena Frank, Yukiko Watanabe, and more.
Join Tyler Kline for Modern Notebook, this Sunday night from 8 to 10 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.
Hour 1
- Tiento de Batalla by Alejandro Román.
- Shulamit Ran’s String Quartet No.3, titled Glitter, Doom, Shards, Memory.
- Intercepting a Shivery Light by Marcos Balter.
- Violist Juan-Miguel Hernandez performs music by Judith Lang Zaimont.
Hour 2
- Flutist Lindsey Goodman performs music by Bruce Babcock.
- Adagio para Amantí by Gabriela Lena Frank.
- Yukiko Watanabe’s Vers_flies_sen.
- Bite the Dust by Molly Joyce.
- Orchestral music by Arlene Sierra performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
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).
