Hour 1
- Guernica by Beata Moon.
- Gabriela Lena Frank’s Four Folk Songs.
- Advice from a Caterpillar from Unsuk Chin’s Alice in Wonderland.
- Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte.
- Concerto Grosso by Errollyn Wallen.
Modern Notebook for March 6, 2022
Photo: Composer Hannah Selin (Photo credit: Nicki Adams)
This week on Modern Notebook: hear bass clarinetist Alicia Lee perform a brash musical portrait from Unsuk Chin’s Alice in Wonderland. Plus, Ellen Lindquist’s “Mantra” for gamelan and orchestra.
And a work by Hannah Selin performed by soprano Stephanie Lamprea which features electronic loops and coloratura gestures, and sets text by Hilda Doolittle.
Plus: music by Beata Moon, Gabriela Lena Frank, Caroline Shaw, Kamala Sankaram, and others; and performances by the Claremont Trio, Trondheim Sinfonietta, fivebyfive, Attaca Quartet, and more.
Join Tyler Kline for 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
- Interlude 1 by Molly Herron.
- Kamala Sankaram’s Dancing About Architecture.
- Mid-Day by Hannah Selin.
- Ellen Lindquist’s Mantra.
- Mother Tongues by Anna Weesner.
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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).
