Modern Notebook for May 23, 2021

Photo: Composer Christopher Cerrone (Photo credit: Jacob Blickenstaff)

Coming up on the next Modern Notebook: music by Caroline Shaw for string quartet, as well as orchestral music by Magnus Johannson performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

Plus, a new release from composer Christopher Cerrone: his solo piano work “The Arching Path.”

Also featuring works by Huang Ruo, Dai Fujikura, Lisa Neher, Kitty Xiao, and Konstantia Gourzi; and performances by violist Miranda Cuckson, the Harlem Quartet, pianist Timo Andres, the Attacca Quartet, and more.

Join Tyler Kline for the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.

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