Modern Notebook for October 27, 2019
Photo: Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis (Photo credit: Mark Battrell)
This week’s Modern Notebook includes performances by the group NOW Ensemble and a brand new harp concerto with harpist Yolanda Kondonassis. Plus, music by Andrew Norman, Shelley Washington, György Ligeti, and more:
Hour 1
- NOW Ensemble performs music by Patrick Burke.
- Andrew McIntosh‘s We See the Flying Bird for two percussionists.
- A new Harp Concerto from Jennifer Higdon which was released this past May.
- Crash Ensemble performs music by Amanda Feery.
- A work by Andrew Norman inspired by one of the oldest churches in Rome, performed by violist Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti.
Hour 2
- Solo piano music by Angelica Negrón performed by Nicholas Phillips.
- Lontano by György Ligeti.
- Shelley Washington‘s Middleground for string quartet.
- Music for chamber orchestra by Nico Muhly: Seeing is Believing.
Recent Shows
Photo: composer Sofia Gubaidulina (photo credit: Peter Hundert Photography/Deutsche Grammophon).
Photo: composer Melia Watras (photo credit: Michelle Smith-Lewis).
Photo: alternative string quartet Owls (photo credit: Ashley Gellman).
Photo: composer Marc Mellits (photo courtesy of the artist).
Photo: composer and cellist Andrea Casarrubios (photo credit: Titalayo Ayangade).
Photo: composer Jean Ahn (photo courtesy of the composer).
