Hour 1
- Medium Piano: Preludes of Pace by Molly Joyce.
- Cassie Wieland’s To Live in Static.
- Simple Fuel by Tonia Ko.
- Mary Kouyoumdjian’s Aghavni.
- Two movements from Noriko Koide’s Drie Vensters.
- The Spark Catchers by Hannah Kendall.
Modern Notebook for March 14, 2021
Photo: Composer Hannah Kendall (Photo courtesy of the artist)
Coming up on Modern Notebook this week:
Music by Noriko Koide performed by the Netherlands-based group Looptail, and a work by Kristin Nordeval for soprano and plucked piano titled Chapel Meditation.
Plus, a piece by Hannah Kendall – The Spark Catchers – which was inspired by a poem that is permanently etched into one of the electrical transformers at 2012 London Olympics Stadium.
Also featuring works by Molly Joyce, Cassie Wieland, Tonia Ko, Mary Kouyoumdjian, Patricia Brennan, Juri Seo, and Sarah Kirkland Snider; and performances by pianist Becky Billock, Unheard-of//Ensemble, Grossman Ensemble, Chineke! Orchestra, Argus Quartet, and others.
Join Tyler Kline for that and more on the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 EDT on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.
Hour 2
- Chapel Meditation by Kristin Nordeval.
- Patricia Brennan’s Magic Square.
- String Quartet – Infinite Season by Juri Seo.
- Sarah Kirkland Snider’s The Reserved, The Reticent.
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).
