On the next Modern Notebook, hear saxophone music by Viet Cuong performed by the PRISM Quartet from their newest album. Plus, a meditative work for violin and modular synthesizer by Qasim Naqvi performed by violinist Jennifer Koh.

Including performances by pianist Christopher O’Riley, violinist Miranda Cuckson, International Contemporary Ensemble, and Cobalt Duo; and music by Sarah Lianne Lewis, Jeffrey Mumford, Ashley Stanley, and others.



Join Tyler Kline for Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.

Hour 1

• Jennifer Higdon’s Smash.
• Music by Jeffrey Mumford that he describes as a “symphony for solo violin,” a work titled an expanding distance of multiple voices.
• Viet Cuoung’s Prized Posessions, which he says attempts to address the phenomenon of taking things for granted.
• Phrygian Gates by John Adams.

Hour 2

• Night Sketches by Ashley Stanley.
• Arlene Sierra’s Cicada Shell, which is inspired by historical military strategy.
• Excerpts from Sarah Lianne Lewis’ I Have Observed the Most Distant Planet to Have a Triple Form.
• Qasim Naqvi’s The Banquet.
• A set of songs by Kaija Saariaho which sets text by Eino Leino: the Four Leino Songs for soprano and orchestra.