Hour 1
- Serenade for solo piano by Judith Lang Zaimont.
- Jiyoung Chung’s Freestyle Battle.
- Tres Homenajas: Compadrazgo by Gabriela Lena Frank.
- Finola Merivale’s oblivious/oblivion.
- Afro-dite by Nia Imani Franklin.
Modern Notebook for March 20, 2022
Photo: Composer Finola Merivale (photo courtesy of the artist)
Coming up on Modern Notebook this week, Tyler Kline shares a work by Kay He titled “BOKEH,” which is titled after the aesthetic quality of the lens-produced blur in photography. Plus: music by Nia Imani Franklin and Danielle Eva Schwob.
And Finola Merivale’s “oblivious/oblivion,” a nuanced work that brings awareness to the terrors of climate change.
Also featuring music by Jiyoun Chung, Gabriela Lena Frank, Kaija Saariaho, and others; and performances by Pathos Trio, fivebyfive, Unheard-of//ensemble, PUBLIQuartet, and more.
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
- Smash by Jennifer Higdon.
- Danielle Eva Schwob’s Out of the Tunnel.
- BOKEH by Yuanyuan (Kay) He.
- Kaija Saariaho’s Laterna Magica.
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).
