Modern Notebook for March 22, 2020
Photo: Composer Kaija Saariaho (photo credit: Maarit Kytoharju)
On this week’s Modern Notebook, we’ll hear music for percussion quartet by Andy Akiho featured on a new release from Sandbox Percussion. Plus, a clarinet concerto by Kaija Saariaho which takes inspiration from six medieval tapestries. Featuring performances by yMusic, Unheard-of//Ensemble, pianist Nicholas Phillips, bassoonist Rebekah Heller, and others.
Hour 1
- Tessellations by Gabriella Smith.
- Arlene Sierra’s orchestral work, Aquilo.
- Unheard-of//Ensemble performs music by Nikitas Demos.
- in forests of evaporating time, a string quartet work by Jeffrey Mumford.
- Chen Yi’s Duo Ye No. 2.
Hour 2
- Music by Andy Akiho featured on a newly-released album by Sandbox Percussion.
- On speaking a hundred names for bassoon and live processing by Nathan Davis.
- Kaija Saariaho’s clarinet concerto, D’om le Vrai Sense.
- In the Midst by Ingrid Stölzel.
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).
