Hour 1
- Spin Bird by Kate Moore.
- Baljinder Sekhon’s Balancing Act.
- A String Quartet is like a Flock of Birds by Paul Novak.
- Aigerim Seilova’s Liebeslider.
- In Seventh Heaven by Haukur Tómasson.
- Arturo Sandoval’s Brass Fantasy.
Modern Notebook for November 26 - December 2, 2023
Composer Paul Novak. (Photo credit: Emma Foster).
On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: In the later stages of the COVID 19 pandemic, composer Paul Novak was thinking alot about the isolation many musicians felt during this difficult time: that there has been collective trauma in isolation, but also, challenges in finding new ways to connect. His work “a string quartet is like a flock of birds” grapples with these questions, with the players musically - and metaphorically - attempting to find each other.
And we’ll conclude our series of conversations with composers from the inaugural Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program. This week, we’ll hear from composers Claire Hu and Nick Bentz about their work and careers, and listen to a piece by each of them performed at SCFP.
Plus, music by Kate Moore, Baljinder Sekhon, Aigerim Seilova, Ian Chang, Alex Groves, and others; and performances by harpist Chelsea Lane, Kinetic Ensemble, soprano Marisa Karchin with Chelsea Music Festival Musicians, violinist Rakhi Singh, Pathos Trio, and more.
Hour 2
- Trace I by Alex Groves.
- Music and conversation with Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program fellows Claire Hu and Nick Bentz.
- Mega Cicada by Ian Chang.
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).
