On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Out of conversations and community, a phrase stayed with composer Nicky Sohn: “a fresh breath of hope.” Written for violinist Mary Grace Johnson and inspired by the stories of women rebuilding their lives, this piece becomes a gesture of resilience — breathing color into darkness.
Then: In the journals of Canadian painter Emily Carr, composer Tawnie Olson found something familiar: the highs, lows, and quiet intensity of the creative process. Beloved of the Sky sets Carr’s words to music — a choral portrait of solitude, beauty, and the persistence of making art in a world that doesn’t always understand it.
Also featured this week are works by Anna Clyne, Alyssa Morris, Joseph Jones, Dawn Avery, Toru Takemitsu, Drew Phillips, Unsuk Chin, Naoko Hishinuma, Libby Larsen, and Nathalie Joachim. Performances by Duo AYA, cellist Benjamin Larsen, pianist Ava Nazar, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, the National Brass Ensemble, Ligeti Quartet, vocalist Michelle O’Rourke, Ficino Ensemble, cellist Gwendeline Lumaret, Stargaze, pianist Blair McMillen, clarinetist Jeff Anderle, and Crash Ensemble.
