Hour 1
- Emma Lou Diemer’s Toccata for piano.
- Cellist Julia Bruskin and the National Gallery Chamber Players perform music by Jeffrey Mumford.
- Double Allegories by Anthony Cheung.
- Jennifer Higdon’s String Poetic.
Modern Notebook for September 27, 2020
Photo: Violinist Jennifer Koh (Photo credit: Juergen Frank)
Coming up on this week’s Modern Notebook: Jeffrey Mumford’s Two Rhapsodies for solo cello and string ensemble; the Grossman Ensemble performs music by Anthony Cheung off of their latest album; and a piece by Jennifer Higdon, performed by violinist Jennifer Koh and pianist Reiko Uchida, that the composer describes as a kind of short, musical storybook.
Plus, the music of Sarah Kirkland Snider, Jessie Montgomery, Emma Lou Diemer, John Adams, and others; and performances by pianist Becky Billock, trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden, Longleash, and more.
Join Tyler Kline for the next Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 EDT on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.
Hour 2
- Chrysalis by Sarah Kirkland Snider.
- Jessie Montgomery’s Source Code.
- Fearful Symmetries by John Adams.
- Eighth Blackbird performs music by Thomas Albert.
- Francesco Filidei’s Corde Vuote.
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).
