Hour 1
- confounded to decay (from Sonnets) by Andrew Norman.
- Jonathan Bingham’s Deified.
- Tracing Visions by Valerie Coleman.
- Caroline Shaw’s Limestone & Felt.
- Dream Dances by Katherine Hoover.
- Sophia Jani’s Everybody was so young.
Modern Notebook for September 3 - 9, 2023
Photo: composer Phong Tran (photo courtesy of the artist).
A reminder of our shared humanity in the form of music is coming up on this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline, with a work by Valerie Coleman called “Tracing Visions." It’s a two movement work that begins with what she calls a “fierce parental statement” to protect children, and ends with a celebration of global unity.
Then, we’ll hear this virtuosic work for solo piano by Phong Tran titled “Rotation.” It’s music that is made up of shifting rhythmic patterns, resulting in unrelenting sonic textures.
Plus music by Jonathan Bingham, Caroline Shaw, Sophia Jani, Oliver Leith, Bekah Simms, and others; and performances by cellist Caitlin Sullivan, National Brass Ensemble, Sphinx Virtuosi, Attacca Quartet, Ruisi Quartet, Kontai Ensemble, Duo Entre-Nous, pianist Miki Sawada, oboist Aleksandra Panasik, and more.
Hour 2
- A different Fantasie from Suite No. 5 in g-minor (after Locke) by Oliver Leith.
- David Biedenbender’s between us.
- Rotation by Phong Tran.
- Bekah Simms’ Skinscape II.
- Four Folk Songs by Gabriela Lena Frank.
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).
