Hour 1
- Forest Bird by Katherine Hoover.
- Aidan Ramsay’s Hollowlight.
- String Circle by Kenji Bunch.
- Maya Verlaak’s Song and Dance.
- Cumulus Accumulation by Mark Zanter.
Modern Notebook for May 30, 2021
Photo: Composer Maya Verlaak (Photo courtesy of the artist)
On this week’s Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares music for piano and electronics by Elainie Lillios called “Nostalgic Visions,” from a newly released recording.
Plus, a piece by Maya Verlaak titled “Song and Dance.” It’s music she describes as “an excessively elaborate effort to explain” the compositional process.
Featuring music by Kenji Bunch, Mark Zanter, Eleanor Alberga, Annika Socolofksy, and others; and performances by Apartment House, Trifecta!, Latitude 49, pianist Peng-Chian Chen, Parhelion Trio, and more.
That and more on the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 ET on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.
Hour 2
- Thread and Fray by Sarah Kirkland Snider.
- Elainie Lillios’s Nostalgic Visions.
- No-Man’s-Land Lullaby by Eleanor Alberga.
- William David Cooper’s An den Wassern zu Babel.
- Turadh by Annika Socolofsky.
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).
