Modern Notebook for March 29, 2020
Photo: Latitude 49 (Photo Credit: Brittany Faith)
Coming up on this week’s Modern Notebook: join Tyler Kline for music by Lisa Bielawa for solo violin and soprano voice, as well as music by Viet Cuong, inspired by the art of Michael Gard, performed by the group Latitude 49. Plus, a piano concerto with percussion orchestra by Matthew Barber performed by pianist Eunmi Ko with Robert McCormick’s percussion group. Featuring performances by yMusic, Unheard-of//Ensemble, violinist Jennifer Koh, violist Peter Dutilly with pianist Holly Roadfeldt, and others.
Hour 1
- Dance, the third movement of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Foreign Bodies.
- Lisa Bielawa’s Sanctuary Songs for violin and soprano voice.
- Prayer Stones by Kirk O’Riordan.
- Viet Cuong’s Wax and Wire.
- HEARE Ensemble performs the music of Stacy Garrop.
- Procession – process:peace (Dona Nobis Pacem) by Reiko Füting.
Hour 2
- Traditional Scandinavian folk music re-imagined by the Danish String Quartet.
- Solo piano music by Arlene Sierra: the first book of her Birds and Insects.
- Matthew Barber’s Kid Stuff: Five Figments for Piano and Percussion Orchestra.
- yMusic performs music by Caroline Shaw from their newly-released album.
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).
