On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: The Okanagan Nation has a story in which The Great Chief calls all animals together to tell them that there is a new kind of people coming to live on Earth, and that each of them must come back at first morning light and choose their new name to be called forever. We’ll hear a piece by Jerod Impichchahaaha Tate which turns this story into music,  titled “Spirit Chief Names the Animal People.”

Then: In her work Tantrums, composer Asha Srinivasan musically draws a connection between the aftermath of the 2016 national election and her toddler’s tantrums. It is music which explores an  array of melodies, modes, rhythms, extreme dynamics, range, and extended techniques to convey her own political frustration and anger.

Also featuring music by Andy Akiho, Ingrid Stolzel, Richard Reed Parry, Carolyn Goodwin, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Samuel Adams, and others; and performances by Sandbox Percussion, Bang on a Can All-stars, soprano Laura Strickling with pianist Daniel Schlosberg, Copenhagen Clarinet Choir, DRAX Duo, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and more.