Modern Notebook for June 13, 2021

Photo: Composer Huang Ruo (Photo credit: Max Lee)

On the next Modern Notebook, hear music by Chris Cerrone performed by pianist Timo Andres and percussionist Ian Rosenbaum; music by Jessica Meyer for solo cello titled “Swerve;” plus, the Folk Songs for Orchestra by Huang Ruo, which is inspired by his life growing up in China.


Plus: works by Angélica Negrón, John Luther Adams, Toru Takemitsu, and others; and performances by Admiral Launch Duo, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, cellist Amanda Gookin, vibraphonist Patricia Brennan, 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 1

  • Rain Tree Sketch by Toru Takemitsu.
  • Angélica Negrón’s Still Here.
  • Become Ocean by John Luther Adams.

Hour 2

  • Solar by Patricia Brennan
  • Ilari Kaila’s Taonta.
  • Double Happiness by Christopher Cerrone.
  • Jessica Meyer’s Swerve.
  • Folk Songs by Huang Ruo.

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