Hour 1
- Book Book Nova by Wynton Marsalis
- Gabriela Lena Frank’s Danza de los Saqsampillos
- Sea Songs: California Coast by Jenni Brandon
- Jonathan Bingham’s Deified
- Everybody was so young by Sophia Jani
- Brandee Younger’s Essence of Ruby
Modern Notebook for September 14 - 20, 2025
Photo: composer Kay Rhie (courtesy of the composer's site).
On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: From the spiny lobster’s tango-like hunt to the lullaby of eelgrass nurseries, Jenni Brandon’s Sea Songs: California Coast dives into the vibrant ecosystems off the California coast. Inspired by her scuba adventures, each movement brings marine life to the surface — with clarinet and piano painting a world full of movement, mystery, and life beneath the waves.
Then: Like a flower that only blooms in darkness, Cereus unfolds gradually — shaped by memory, silence, and resistance. In this piece dedicated to her late father, composer Kay Rhie balances intricate musical detail with a sense of quiet inevitability, letting gestures blossom and fade in a language both personal and luminous.
Also featured this week are works by Wynton Marsalis, Gabriela Lena Frank, Jonathan Bingham, Sophia Jani, Brandee Younger, Osvaldo Golijov, Eleanor Alberga, and Daniel De Togni. Performances by saxophonist Timothy McAllister, pianist Liz Ames, marimbists Christopher Norton and Todd Kemp, clarinetist Jeremy Reynolds, pianist Margaret McDonald, the National Brass Ensemble, Kontai Ensemble, harpist Ashley Jackson, Brooklyn Rider, Winsor Music Trio, Castalian String Quartet, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and Unheard-of//Ensemble.
Hour 2
- Tenebrae by Osvaldo Golijov
- Kay Rhie’s Cereus
- Tower by Eleanor Alberga
- Daniel De Togni’s Postcards from Veneto
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).
