Hour 1
- Rhapsody No. 2 by Jessie Montgomery.
- Kristin Kuster’s Red Pine.
- Nebula, Blooming by Sayo Kosugi.
- Meera Gudipati’s Ashakiran “Ray of Hope.”
- Mantra by Ellen Lindquist.
Modern Notebook for March 21, 2021
Photo: Composer Ellen Lindquist (Photo credit: Elise Maalø)
On this week’s Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares a solo harp piece by Sayo Kosugi titled Nebula, Blooming; also, music for solo English Horn by Meera Gudipati titled Ashakiran – “Ray of Hope.”
Plus, a stunning work by Ellen Lindquist titled Mantra, for gamelan and chamber orchestra. It’s music that envelopes the listener in a sound world full of subtle detail and delicate sound textures.
Featuring works by Jessie Montgomery, Kristin Kuster, Shruthi Rajasekar, Nina C. Young, Ingrid Stölzel, Errollyn Wallen, and Laura Elise Schwendinger; and performances by violinist Michi Wiancko, PRISM Quartet, English horn soloist Jacqueline Leclair, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, violinist Jennifer Koh, pianist Eunmi Ko, and others.
That’s Sunday night from 8 to 10 ET on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9 and streaming at wsmr.org.
Hour 2
- Numbers by Shruthi Rajasekar.
- Nina C. Young’s Sun Propeller.
- Unus Mundus by Ingrid Stölzel.
- Errollyn Wallen’s Cello Concerto.
- Song for Andrew by Laura Elise Schwendinger.
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).
