Hour 1
- Images by Nina Simone.
- The Rain from Shawn E. Okpebholo’s Two Black Churches.
- Akenya Seymour’s Fear the Lamb.
- The Green Double: A Historical Dance Suite by Anthony R. Green.
- Rhiannon Giddens’ At the Purchaser’s Option.
Modern Notebook for June 19, 2022
Photo: Composer Carlos Simon (Photo courtesy of the artist)
This week’s Modern Notebook falls on Juneteenth, and Tyler Kline will be sharing a number of works by composers that draw on Black history in America, including Shawn Okpebholo, Anthony Green, Rhiannon Giddens, and others. Plus, Carlos Simon’s powerful Requiem for the Enslaved, which blends spirituals with the liturgical mass.
Also featuring music by Nina Simone, Akenya Seymour, Tyshawn Sorey, and Quinn Mason; and performances by baritone Will Liverman, Palaver Strings, Lowell Chamber Orchestra, PUBLIQuartet, Hub New Music with spoken word artist Marco Pavé and trumpeter MK Zulu, and violist Jordan Bak.
Tune in for Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 ET on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.
Hour 2
- Introduction from Tyshawn Sorey’s The Inner Spectrum of Variables.
- Carlos Simon’s Requiem for the Enslaved.
- In Memory by Quinn Mason.
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).
