Hour 1
- Delta Sunrise by Jessica Meyer
- SiHyun Uhm’s Piano Suite 'Circus'
- Sidelines by Anthony M. Kelley
- Evan Williams’ Cycles
- Kintsugi by Andy Akiho
- Linda Buckley’s Fiol
- Hairy Pony Estampie by Alex Paxton
Modern Notebook for June 1 - 7, 2025
Photo: composer Michael Fiday (photo credit: Tina Gutierrez – Arts Photography)
On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Five rhythms — fume-fume, djabara, kenkeni, and more — collide and align in Evan Williams’ Cycles. Inspired by African and Afro-Cuban bell patterns, the piece uses a fast-paced additive technique that loops, shifts, and locks into place. It’s both hypnotic and full of drive.
Then: “I want to be the force which is truly for good.” Those words from John Coltrane drive The Force for Good, Michael Fiday’s pulsing tribute to Coltrane’s legacy. Inspired by Giant Steps and shaped by the events of 2020, it’s rhythmically intense and spiritually charged.
Featuring music by Jessica Meyer, SiHyun Uhm, Anthony M. Kelley, Evan Williams, Andy Akiho, Linda Buckley, Alex Paxton, Jane Rigler, Ferdinando DeSena, Michael Fiday, Emily Koh, and Alyssa Weinberg. Including performances by cellist Claire Bryant, pianist Eun-Hee Park, the Ciompi Quartet, Duo AYA, the Omaha Symphony, Musici Ireland, Slide Action, flutist Roberta Michel, the Belfiato Quintet, Hypercube, RAHA Duo, and cellist Nicholas Finch with the NouLou Chamber Players.
Hour 2
- Jane Rigler’s Red
- Rebound by Ferdinando DeSena
- Michael Fiday’s The Force for Good
- {plithe by Emily Koh
- Alyssa Weinberg’s Caligo
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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).
