Tyler Kline

3 weeks ago | wusf.org | Tyler Kline

On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Ljova’s Cellostatus imagines what scrolling through social media might sound like. A plucked groove pulls us in, giving way to fragments of danger, romance, and reflection — even a final movement where the soloist plays just one note. Then: One of pianist and composer Daniel Pesca’s earliest memories is hearing his mother sing.

4 weeks ago | wusf.org | Tyler Kline

On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Five rhythms — fume-fume, djabara, kenkeni, and more — collide and align in Evan Williams’ Cycles. Inspired by African and Afro-Cuban bell patterns, the piece uses a fast-paced additive technique that loops, shifts, and locks into place. It’s both hypnotic and full of drive. Then: “I want to be the force which is truly for good.” Those words from John Coltrane drive The Force for Good, Michael Fiday’s pulsing tribute to Coltrane’s legacy.

1 month ago | wusf.org | Tyler Kline

On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: What does space sound like? Deirdre McKay’s Mr Shah Stares to the Heavens captures the tension between cosmic silence and the richness of sound on Earth — a quiet meditation through music. Then: Full of driving rhythms and striking textures, Errollyn Wallen’s Violin Concerto is bold and unpredictable. A single, extended movement gives the violinist room to push against every boundary.

1 month ago | wusf.org | Tyler Kline

On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Reinaldo Moya’s Minnesota Suite paints three vivid scenes: towering red pines, the deep stillness of lake country, and the open sweep of prairie. It’s a musical journey across the state he’s called home for nearly a decade. Then: Jazz, rock, and Armenian folk all shape Tigran Hamasyan’s Sonata for Percussion. It’s music that grooves and challenges — built from asymmetrical patterns that never lose their melodic core. Also featuring music by Derek A.

1 month ago | wusf.org | Tyler Kline

On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: From Egyptian mythology to NASA’s golden record, Trevor Weston’s Stars explores the human fascination with the cosmos. Inspired by a poem by Robert Hayden, the piece moves through constellations, frequencies, the blues, and imagined cosmic music. Then: Whispers, trills, and wordless textures — Wang Lu’s At Which Point reimagines the voice through surreal poetry by Forrest Gander.