Hour 1
- Movement and Location by The Punch Brothers (arranged by Paul Sanho Kim).
- Sarah Wallin Huff’s The Oracle.
- Twill by Twilight by Toru Takemitsu.
- Joseph Jones’ anew.
- Nebula, Blooming by Sayo Kosugi.
- Dorothy Hindman’s Mechanisms.
Modern Notebook for November 5 - 11, 2023
Composer Toru Takemitsu.
On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: November is here… the twilight of the year… with nature retreating, and the sunlight growing shorter and more golden. On the next Modern Notebook, we will venture through dusky music titled “Twill by Twilight,” by Toru Takemitsu - a work composed as an elegy for Morton Feldman.
Then, in the traditional Sioux Tribe, Lakota warriors would write their own songs immediately after winning battles: songs that recounted their victories, or made in honor of a fallen warrior. I’m Tyler Kline, and on this week’s Modern Notebook we’ll hear a work by Jerod Impichchaahaaha Tate titled “Victory Songs,” inspired by a collection of stories by Native American writer Charles Alexander Eastman.
Also featuring music by the Punch Brothers, Sarah Wallin Huff, Sayo Kosugi, Joseph Jones, Rajna Swaminathan, Jessie Montgomery, and others; and performances by Sybarite 5, soprano Laura Strickling, BBC Philharmonic, harpist Jennifer Craig, Frost Flute Ensemble, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, violinist Jennifer Koh, pianist Awadagin Pratt with A Far Cry, and more.
Hour 2
- Kindling by Rajna Swaminathan.
- Jerod Impichchaahaaha’ Tate’s Victory Songs.
- Rounds by Jessie Montgomery.
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).
