Hour 1
- The Crocus Palimpist by David T. Little.
- Olivia Kieffer’s Floating Bones.
- From Desolation Row by Sara Corry.
- Aaron Jay Myers’ Own Your Own Shadow.
- Hum Phenomenon by Tonia Ko.
Modern Notebook for September 5, 2021
Photo: Composer Emily Koh (Photo credit: Simon Goodacre)
On the next Modern Notebook: tune in for music by Olivia Kieffer performed by saxophonist Nicki Roman. Also, a work for violin and bass clarinet duo by Aaron Jay Myers titled “ Own Your Own Shadow.”
And a work by Emily Koh from her newest album titled wordplays, which is made up of microtonal pieces for saxophone.
Also featuring pieces by David T. Little, Sara Corry, Tonia Ko, Juan de Dios Magdaleno, Eleanor Alberga, and others; and performances by New Thread Quartet, Box Not Found, pianist Kate Halsall, Unheard-of//Ensemble, pianist Brianna Matzke, 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
- Lyra by Molly Heron.
- Emily Koh’s cryptonym.
- Strange Attractors by Juan de Dios Magdaleno.
- Eleanor Alberga’s String Quartet No. 1.
- and in the end, fragments, the rest is noise by Rose Dodd.
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).
