Modern Notebook for June 21, 2020
Photo: Composer Eleanor Alberga (Photo credit: Ben Ealovega)
On the next Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares a work by Finnish composer Maija Hynninen for violin and electronics called Dawn Breaks, which is intertwined with the music of Hildegard von Bingen. Plus, the String Quartet Number 3 by Eleanor Alberga, a work that blends tonal elements with 12-tone series.
Featuring music by Kirk O’Riordan, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gabriela Lena Frank; and performances by violinist Mirka Malmi, Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble, Ensemble Arcadiana, and more.
Tune in Sunday night from 8 to 10 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org, and on the WUSF Public Media App.
Hour 1
- A re-imagining of George Gershwin’s Summertime by Toru Takemitsu.
- Maija Hynninen’s ….sicut aurora procedit: As the Dawn Breaks, for violin and electronics.
- Four Beautiful Songs by Kirk O’Riordan, which sets poems by Lee Upton that address the concept of “beauty” in different ways.
- Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Foreign Bodies.
Hour 2
- Niko Schroeder’s Canvas the Bear.
- Music for flute and piano by Gabriela Lena Frank inspired by Peruvian photographer Martín Chambi.
- Eleanor Alberga’s String Quartet No. 3.
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).
