On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline, tune in for a work by Kerry Politzer for solo piano titled “Microclimates,” and a buzzing work by Arlene Sierra inspired by bees and a busy bee hive. And this piece by Britta Bystöm, “Images from the Floating World,” inspired by the Icelandic story known as Njals Saga.

Then: Plant life germinating and flourishing; the rapid development of human activity; and the harmonious coexistence of all living things. This is the subject matter of Yue Song’s work “Senses IV:” the relationship between humans and the natural environment. It is an incredible work where chaos has its own order, and musical gestures float freely in a carefully constructed sound world.


Also featuring music by Molly Herron, Beth Wiemann, Allison Loggins-Hull, Thanya Iyer, Misato Mochizuki, Sophia Jani, Claire Victoria, and others; and performances by pianist Andree-Ann Deschenes, Byrne:Kozar Duo, cellist Amanda Gookin, cellist India Gailey, pianist Ning Yu, Crash Ensemble, Kontai Ensemble, and more.