Hour 1
- A Dark Waltz by Michael Berkeley.
- Mat Campbell’s Nightmare Fuel.
- Dark Wood by Jennifer Higdon.
- Shuying Li’s The Last Hive Mind.
- Chimera from Matt Barber’s Kid Stuff.
- Kirk O’Riordan’s Beautiful Nightmares.
- Phantasmagoria by Meg Okura.
Modern Notebook for October 29 - November 4, 2023
Photo: composer Shuying Li (photo credit: Jiyang Chen)
On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: we’ll be getting a little spooky with a program right in time for Halloween! I’ll be sharing a works inspired by “nightmare fuel,” mythical beasts, and imaginary images; a trio by Jennifer Higdon that takes us into a “Dark Wood;” and this work by Shuying Li, “The Last Hivemind,” inspired by an episode of the horror series Black Mirror.
Also featuring works like Missy Mazzoli’s “Hail, Horrors, Hail;” music for saxophone and orchestra by Lei Liang inspired by a real life ghost story; and clarinetist Andy Hudson performs music by Rosśa Crean based on a wordless horror graphic novel by Thomas Ott.
With more music by Mat Campbell, Matt Barber, Kirk O’Riordan, Meg Okura, Kate Soper, Emily Koh, Lei Liang, and others; and performances by Foot in the Door Ensemble, pianist Eunmi Ko with the McCormick Percussion Group, pianist Holly Roadfeldt, clarinetist Tasha Warren with cellist Dave Eggar, violinist Jennifer Koh, Wet Ink Ensemble, and more.
Hour 2
- Hail, Horrors, Hail by Missy Mazzoli.
- The Owl and the Wren - Lady Macduff from Kate Soper’s Voices from the Killing Jar.
- Rosśa Crean’s Hellville.
- Memento Mori by Emily Koh.
- Lei Liang’s Xiaoxiang.
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).
