Hour 1
- Ophelia by Paola Prestini.
- Hannah Boissonneault’s As I Sit in Stillness.
- ver_flies_sen by Yukiko Watanabe.
- Reena Esmail’s Rang de Basant.
- Bondarsphere by Nicole Lizée.
Modern Notebook for March 7, 2021
Photo: Composer Nicole Lizée (Photo credit: Murray Lightburn)
On this week’s Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares music for piano trio by Yukiko Watanabe and a solo piano piece by Reena Esmail.
Plus, an orchestral work with electronics by Nicole Lizée that is embedded with audio from news clips: it’s titled Bondarsphere, and it traces the extraordinary life of Dr. Roberta Bondar, the first neurologist in space and Canada’s first female astronaut.
Featuring works by Paola Prestini, Hannah Boissonneault, Kaija Saariaho, Jessie Montgomery, Unsuk Chin, Anna Clyne, and Laura Elise Schwendinger; and performances by cellist Caitlin Sullivan, Unheard-of//Ensemble, Longleash, Catalyst Quartet, pianist Liza Stepanova, and more.
That’s Sunday night from 8 to 10 EST on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.
Hour 2
- Asteroid 4179: Toutatis by Kaija Saariaho.
- Jessie Montgomery’s Source Code.
- The Violin Concerto by Unsuk Chin.
- On Track by Anna Clyne.
- Laura Elise Schwendinger’s Waking Dream: As if in a dream.
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).
