Hour 1
- Lethe’s Children by Jace Clayton.
- Jessie Montgomery’s Banner.
- The Green Double: A Historical Dance Suite by Anthony R. Green.
- Eleanor Alberga’s The Wild Blue Yonder.
- BLACK MARY by Shelley Washington.
Modern Notebook for June 20, 2021
Photo: Composer Anthony R. Green (Photo credit: Nathan Hall)
On this week’s Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares music by Shawn Okpebholo from his “Two Black Churches;” music for solo piano by Tania León titled “Ritual;” and a dance suite by Anthony R. Green called “The Green Double” that draws on Black history, Massachusetts history, and western classical music history.
Plus, works by Jace Clayton, Shelley Washington, Jonathan Bailey Holland, Errollyn Wallen, and others; and performances by the Catalyst Quartet, The Lowell Chamber Orchestra, saxophonist Jeffrey Leung, Transient Canvas, baritone Will Liverman, and others.
That and more on the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 ET on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.
Hour 2
- Rebounds by Jonathan Bailey Holland.
- Ballad of Birmingham from Shawn Okpebholo’s Two Black Churches.
- Errollyn Wallen’s Cello Concerto.
- Ritual by Tania León.
- Leila Adu-Gilmore’s For Edna
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).
