Hour 1
- The dark and the light and everything in between by Sophia Jani.
- Nicky Sohn’s Burning.
- Mere Mortals by Ahmed Alabaca.
- Brittany J. Green’s Lead Me Home.
- Now is a Long Time by Joe Bates.
- Alexandra Gardner’s Vixen.
- Steady Gaze by Timo Andres.
Modern Notebook for November 12 - 18, 2023
Composer Brittany J. Green (photo credit: Shanita Dixon).
On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Thomas Dorsey’s hymn, “Precious Lord, Take My Hand,” provides the musical backbone to Brittany J. Green’s piece “Lead Me Home.” It is music that draws on material from the hymn, gradually unraveling from an ethereal sustained soundscape into a gently bubbling texture.
And we’re kicking off a series of interviews with fellows from the inaugural Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program! We’ll hear from artistic director Max Tan and composer mentor Sean Friar to learn more about this new program, then Tyler will speak with composers Chris Neiner and Yangfan Xu about their experiences there, their music, and their careers.
Listen for music by Sophia Jani, Nicky Sohn, Ahmed Alabaca, Timo Andres, Anna Meredith, and others; and performances by Kontai Ensemble, Musiqa, violinist Caitlin Edwards with pianist Daniel Schlosberg, fivebyfive, flutist Catherine Gregory with pianist David Kaplan, and more.
Hour 2
- Bloom from Anna Meredith’s ANNO: Autumn.
- Music and conversation with Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program director Max Tan and composer mentor Sean Friar, plus composer fellows Chris Neiner and Yangfan Xu.
- Keeping Time by Vivian Fung.
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).
