Hour 1
- Introit by Bosba Panh.
- Fjóla Evans’ Augun.
- rest / stop #1 by Charles Lutvak.
- Mette Nielsen’s Together.
- Añoranzas by Carolina Heredia.
- Amy Bryce’s A Strange Time and Place.
- Castillo Interior by Pēteris Vasks.
Modern Notebook for September 10 - 16, 2023
Photo: composer Mette Nielsen (photo credit: Soffi Chanchira Larsen).
On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline, we’ll hear music for multi-tracked cello by Fjóla Evans titled “Augun, as well as performances by vibraphonist Yang Chen and pianist Awadagin Pratt. And a work by Mette Nielsen titled “Together,” which is one of three, modular companion pieces that can be performed by a soloist alone, an ensemble apart, or - in this case - all together.
Plus: An instrumental concerto is often known to give the soloist an opportunity to really play some virtuosic music… but what happens when the concerto is for the entire orchestra? Composer Jennifer Higdon says, at least in her Concerto for Orchestra, that everybody gets to show off a little bit - the principal players, the individual sections, and the entire orchestra at once.
Featuring music by Bosba Panh, Carolina Heredia, Pēteris Vasks, Amy Bryce, Yuanyuan (Kay) He, Nathalie Joachim, and others; and performances by guitarist Jamie Monck, clarinetist Jonas Frølund with members of the NOVO Quartet, Duo Entre-Nous, violinist Yvonne Lam, the Houston Symphony, and more.
Hour 2
- Foam & Sun by Yuanyuan (Kay) He.
- Nathalie Joachim’s Watch Over Us.
- Concerto for Orchestra by Jennifer Higdon.
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).
