Modern Notebook for May 18 - 24, 2025

Photo: composer and pianist Tigran Hamasyan (photo courtesy of Nonesuch Records).

On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Reinaldo Moya’s Minnesota Suite paints three vivid scenes: towering red pines, the deep stillness of lake country, and the open sweep of prairie. It’s a musical journey across the state he’s called home for nearly a decade.


Then: Jazz, rock, and Armenian folk all shape Tigran Hamasyan’s Sonata for Percussion. It’s music that grooves and challenges — built from asymmetrical patterns that never lose their melodic core.


Also featuring music by Derek A. McKinney and Marcos Mares-McKinney, Heeyoung Yang, Frederic Hand, Julianna Voelker, Paul Wiancko, Punch Brothers, Eve Beglarian, and Ayanna Woods; and performances by violinist Davide Alogna, London Symphony Orchestra, pianist Eun-Hee Park, Winona Symphony Orchestra, New York City Guitar Orchestra, Saxophone in Progress Duo, Owls, cellist Pierre Fontenelle, accordionist Frin Wolter, violinist Alexi Kenney, and The Crossing.



Hour 1

  • The Seed by Derek A. McKinney & Marcos Mares-McKinney.
  • Heeyoung Yang’s Milyang.
  • Minnesota Suite by Reinaldo Moya.
  • Frederic Hand’s Chorale.
  • Wanderlust by Julianna Voelker.
  • Paul Wiancko’s Vox Petra.

Hour 2

  • Three Dots and a Dash by Punch Brothers.
  • Tigran Hamasyan’s Sonata for Percussion.
  • Well-Spent by Eve Beglarian.
  • Ayanna Woods’ Infinite Body.
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