Hour 1
- Ekstasis by Sufjan Stevens.
- Clarice Assad’s Constellation.
- The Last Rose by Jessica Meyer.
- John Cage’s In a Landscape.
- Short myths in many tongues by Dustin Carlson.
- Stewart Goodyear’s Panorama.
- Bellwether by Ryan Latimer.
Modern Notebook for June 30 - July 6, 2024
Composer James Díaz (photo courtesy of the artist).
On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: John Cage was one of - if not the - most influential composers of the 20th century, and while he was not a minimalist composer, his work “In a Landscape” could be seen a precursor to minimalist music. It is a dreamlike piece composed to accompany choreography… yet, it’s music that captures a sort of zen feeling.
Then: Composer James Diaz has a new album of music for solo violin and electronics called “[Speaking in a Foreign Language]” and it is a deep dive into uncharted soundworlds. We’ll hear a quasi-chaconne moment from this album, in which electronic processing buzzingly responds to the violin.
Plus, music by Sufjan Stevens, Clarice Assad, Jessica Meyer, Dustin Carlson, Stewart Goodyear, Ryan Latimer, Yi-Ting Lu, Reiko Futing, and others; and performances by violinist Harumi Rhodes, soprano Sarah Brailey with cellist Caleb van der Swagh, harpist Chelsea Lane, saxophonist Heidi Radtke, harpist Ben Melsky, violinist Julia Jung Un Suh, pianist Jing Yang, and more.
Hour 2
- Westland by Andy Scott.
- Yi-Ting Lu’s Half Decorations.
- [Speaking in a foreign language] by James Diaz.
- Reiko Füting’s …broken song.
- Change by Judd Greenstein.
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).
