Modern Notebook for May 10, 2020
Photo: Composer Missy Mazzoli (Photo Credit: Marylene Mey)
This week on Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares a Beatles song that’s been transformed by composer Toru Takemitsu into a beautiful solo guitar work. Plus, unheard-of//Ensemble performs a work by Cassie Wieland called To Live in Static; music for violin and electronics by Missy Mazzoli performed by violinist Jennifer Koh; and a collection of songs by Kirk O’Riordan setting 15 haiku by Japanese poet Matsuo Basho, featuring soprano Ann Moss and pianist Holly Roadfeldt.
Tune in for Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 Eastern on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.
Hour 1
- The first movement of Jessica Meyers Get Into the Now.
- Admiral Launch Duo performs music by Stephen Rush.
- Kirk O’Riordan’s Autumn Winds, a collection of songs setting 15 haiku by Japanese poet Matsuo Basho.
- Music by Hilary Tann for solo cello called Kilvert’s Hills.
Hour 2
- Here, There, and Everywhere, a song originally performed by the Beatles and arranged by Toru Takemitsu for solo guitar.
- Cassie Wieland’s To Live in Static.
- Music for violin and harp by Kenji Bunch written in part as a response to September 11th.
- Kaija Saariaho’s Laterna Magica, music inspired by a pre-20th Century prototype film projector.
- A Thousand Tongues by Missy Mazzoli.
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).
