Modern Notebook for November 1, 2020

The New-Music Consortium at USF presents a virtual New Music Festival beginning Saturday, November 7.

On the next Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline will be joined by composers Josh Mallard and Jamie Koller, both of whom are part of the New-Music Consortium at USF, a student-led organization dedicated to presenting contemporary music throughout the Tampa Bay area. They’ll discuss their upcoming virtual new-music festival, which kicks off Saturday, November 7.


Plus, tune in for music by Wang Lu, Gabriela Lena Frank, Benjamin Whiting, Dai Fujikura, Anna Meadors, and others; and performances by pianist Ning Yu, Some Assembly Required, Big Dog Little Dog, saxophonist Robert Hess, Four Corners Ensemble, and more.



That’s on this week’s Modern Notebook, Sunday night from 8 to 10 EST on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org and on the WUSF Public Media app.


Hour 1

  • Music composed and performed by Big Dog Little Dog.
  • Rates of Extinction by Wang Lu.
  • Gabriela Lena Frank’s Milagros.
  • Formally Unannounced by Benjamin D. Whiting.
  • Dai Fujikura’s Following for solo bassoon.

Hour 2

  • Tyler talks with composers Josh Mallard and Jamie Koller from the New-Music Consortium at USF. They discuss their upcoming virtual New Music Festival, and share music by festival composers Logan Barrett and Liza Sobel.
  • Drift by Kenji Bunch.
  • Shuying Li’s The Peace House.
  • Gray Stone Green Garden by Anna Meadors.

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