Hour 1
- The Sun Will Shine Again by Kevin Day
- Dai Fujikura’s Chance Monsoon
- Coniunctio by Hugi Gudmundsson
- Lembit Beecher’s Baltic Crossings
- Overture to "The Siege" by Shuying Li
- Marc Mellits’s Discrete Structures
Modern Notebook for October 12 - 18, 2025
Photo: composer Hugi Guðmundsson (photo: self portrait by the composer).
On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Memories of friendship linger beneath each short movement in Hugi Gudmundsson’s Coniunctio — moments on park benches, in bars, on quiet walks. Composed for cello, the piece unfolds in brief, focused chapters that reflect intimacy through gesture, space, and shared experience.
Then: Luciano Berio once described a utopian dream: to build a bridge between folk traditions and modern music-making. In Folk Songs, that vision takes shape through melodies from eight cultures — reimagined not as museum pieces, but as living, breathing connections to everyday life.
Also featured are works by Kevin Day, Dai Fujikura, Lembit Beecher, Shuying Li, Marc Mellits, Ryan Brown, Camille Pépin, and Angélica Negrón. Performers include pianist Artina McCain, guitarist Soichi Muraji, cellist Sigurgeir Agnarsson, saxophonist Timothy McAllister, pianist Liz Ames, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, flutist Lina Andonovska, pianist Alex Raineri, clarinetist Jeff Anderle, vocalist Michelle O’Rourke, the Ficino Ensemble, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, and the ensemble Ember.
Hour 2
- the light by which she may have ascended by Ryan Brown
- Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs
- Avant, Pendant, et Pourtant by Camille Pépin
- Angélica Negrón’s Ave del paraíso
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).
