Modern Notebook for November 10, 2019
Photo: Composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir (Photo Credit: Kristinn Ingvarsson)
On this week’s Modern Notebook, it’s two hours of music by living composers, featuring performances by the McCormick Percussion Group, NOW Ensemble, Orli Shaham, and more. Plus, Tyler talks with composer Vivian Fung ahead of a performance of her piece Fanfare by the Florida Orchestra, which is happening November 15 and 16.
Hour 1
- Pianist Eunmi Ko and the USF-based McCormick Percussion Group perform music by John Liberatore.
- Jennifer Higdon‘s Dark Wood, a work for bassoon and piano trio.
- Eighth Blackbird performs music by Thomas Adès.
- A work for harp and clarinet by Wang Lu inspired by composer Christian Wolff.
- Hallelujah Junction by John Adams.
Hour 2
- At 9 PM, Tyler will talk with composer Vivian Fung about an upcoming performance of her piece Fanfare, which the Florida Orchestra will perform November 15 and 16 in Tampa and St. Pete. We’ll also hear two pieces by Fung, including her new String Quartet No. 4 “Insects and Machines“
- Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti performs solo viola music by Anna Thorvaldsdottir.
- Judd Greenstein‘s Folk Music.
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).
