Hour 1
- Fire and Ice by Theresa Martin.
- Hannah Kendall’s The Spark Catchers.
- And Even These Small Wonders by Tanner Porter.
- Anthony R. Green’s …a tiny dream…
- Hoyt-Schermerhorn by Chris Cerrone.
- Kitty Xiao’s Nipper.
- Folk Music by Judd Greenstein.
Modern Notebook for September 25, 2022
Photo: Composer Hannah Kendall (Photo courtesy of the artist)
The Spark Catchers is a poem by Lemn Sissay that serves as inspiration for Hannah Kendall’s work of the same name. The poem tells the story of the women who worked at a match factory that once stood near the Olympic Stadium in London, who would be on constant watch of stray sparks that could light the factory on fire.
Hear that, plus: memories of a once-experienced Tibetan folk dance fill the String Quartet No. 3 by Bright Sheng, a work that he describes as a point of departure from the original dance, rather than a literal interpretation.
Also featuring music by Pauchi Sasaki, Tanner Porter, Anthony R. Green, Chris Cerrone, Kitty Xiao, Finola Merivale, and others; and performances by pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, clarinetists Andy Hudson and Anthony Taylor, pianist Eunbi Kim with violinist Laura Cauley and cellist Amanda Gookin, fivebyfive, violinist Adrianne Munden-Dixon, and more.
Join Tyler Kline for the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 ET on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.
Hour 2
- Mother’s Hand, Healing Hand by Pauchi Sasaki.
- Bright Sheng’s String Quartet No. 3.
- Perfectly Voiceless by Devonté Hynes.
- Finola Merivale’s Arbores Erimus.
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).
