On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Mozart might not have composed any music for the marimba, but we might get an idea of what it would’ve sounded like from the Marimba Concerto by Kevin Puts - a work which he says reflects his love of Mozart’s Piano Concertos.
Then, we’ll hear pianist Miki Sawada perform the music of Brendon Randell-Myers; also, a piece titled The Green Fuse by James Wilson; and this work by Hannah Lash for wind quintet titled “Leander and Hero.”
Plus music by Nico Muhly, Sarah Gibson, Hania Rani, Dai Fujikura, Andy Akiho, and others; and performances by pianist Vanessa Wagner, marimba soloist Ji Su Jung, violinist Mari Samuelsen, Chineke! Orchestra, The City of Tomorrow, and more.
You can hear it all Sunday night from 8 to 10 ET on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9. Streaming at wsmr.org.
Hour 1 You are still here by Sarah Gibson. Kevin Puts’ Marimba Concerto. In Searth of Planet X by Matthew Schreibeis. Hania Rani’s La Luce. Love Excerpt by Dai Fujikura. Andy Akiho’s LIgNEouS III. | 
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Hour 2 Brendon Randall-Myers’ Shadow. Leander and Hero by Hannah Lash. | 
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