Hour 1
- Joy Ride from Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto.
- Karen Tanaka’s Children of Light, No. 5.
- Fine Tune by David Bennett Thomas.
- Daniel Kidane’s Dream Song.
- Riverrun by Toru Takemitsu.
Modern Notebook for May 2, 2021
Photo: Composer Daniel Kidane (Photo credit: Kaupo Kikkas)
On this week’s Modern Notebook, hear music for bass clarinet and percussion ensemble by David Bennet Thomas featuring Sarasota Orchestra musician and USF Faculty member Calvin Falwell.
Plus, a work for baritone voice and orchestra by Daniel Kidane titled “Dream Song,” which sets text from Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
Also on the show: music by Karen Tanaka, Toru Takemitsu, Anthony Joseph Lanman, Anne Victorino d’Almeida, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, and others; and performances by pianist Becky Billock, harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, the McCormick Percussion Group, pianist Holly Roadfeldt, euphoniumist Demondrae Thurman, and more.
Join Tyler Kline for the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.
Hour 2
- Hommage a Hildegard of Bingen by Anthony Joseph Lanman
- Kaija Saariaho’s Light and Matter.
- Insinuações by Anne Victorino d’Almeida.
- Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s Sonoran Storm.
- Step Team by Nico Muhly.
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).
