Modern Notebook for September 12, 2021

Photo: Composer Bosba Panh (Photo credit: David Norville)

On the next Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares a work by Alejandro Vera titled “Ometeotl,” which is inspired by the Aztec god of creation and utilizes pre-Hispanic rhythms and imitations of ancient instruments.


And music by Bosba Panh performed by guitarist Jamie Monck from their latest album “the sun also rises.”



Plus: works by Baljinder Sekhon, Jessie Montgomery, Maya Verlaak, Hannah Kendall, and others; and performances by Borderlands Ensemble, cellist Scott Kluksdahl, Apartment House, PUBLIQuartet, and more.


That’s on this week’s Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 ET on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.


Hour 1

  • John Riley (from “Every Lover is a Warrior”) by Kati Agócs.
  • Alejandro Vera’s Ometéotl.
  • Lou by Baljinder Sekhon.
  • Bosba Panh’s the sun also rises.
  • Cassiopeia from David Liptak’s Constellations.

Hour 2

  • Rhythms of the North Country by Gwyneth Walker.
  • Jessie Montgomery’s Break Away.
  • Lark by Maya Verlaak.
  • Hannah Kendall’s Joe.
  • Stumble to Grace by Steven Mackey.

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