Living Classical with Tyler Kline for April 12-18, 2026

On this edition of Living Classical with Tyler Kline: Learning to be fully present in a fast-paced world inspired Emma O'Halloran to write Only Moments to Live. The piece is structured as a dance between saxophone soloist and ensemble: gestures are picked up and expanded, with improvisational sections where everyone must listen and respond… and every performance will be different.

Then: The movement of a spiral is usually depicted going downward, linked to anxiety and negative thought—but composer Ben Nobuto wanted to invert that. His piece Hope Spiral spirals upward instead, a euphoric feedback loop reflecting on how to renew joy and wonder so you can fall in love with the world over and over again.

Music by Anna Lapwood, Nicolás Lell Benavides, Arooj Aftab, Somei Satoh, Lillian Yee, Akshaya Avril Tucker, Alex Temple, Daniel Wohl, and René Kuwan.

Featuring performances by The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge; Khemia Ensemble; Matthew Levy, tenor saxophone with Temple University Wind Symphony; Emi Ferguson, flute; Ashley Jackson, harp; Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Li Jian, piano; International Low Brass Trio; Talla Rouge; Flannau Duo; Ben Goldscheider, horn with Brother Tree Ensemble; Alarm Will Sound; and Trio Klangspektrum.

Join Tyler Kline for this edition of Living Classical — exploring the full spectrum of classical music being made today.

Hour 1

• Arise, Shine by Anna Lapwood

• Nicolás Lell Benavides’ Little Cloud

• Only Moments to Live by Emma O’Halloran

• Arooj Aftab’s Udhero Na

• Birds in warped time II by Somei Satoh

• Lillian Yee’s The First Six

Hour 2

Breathing Sunlight by Akshaya Avril Tucker

Alex Temple’s Sugarhocket

Hope Spiral by Ben Nobuto

Daniel Wohl’s Artificial

Fingo Libertas by René Kuwan