Living Classical with Tyler Kline for April 5 - 11, 2026

On this edition of Living Classical with Tyler Kline: It's a reflection on beauty through light and shadow: Daniél Bjarnason wrote A Fragile Hope as a tribute to Jóhann Jóhannsson and the period when Iceland's distinct musical aesthetic was emerging. At the climax, a direct melodic reference to Jóhannsson's breakthrough work Englabörn.

Then: Composer Bill Ryan has traveled to stunning landscapes across the United States with the GVSU New Music Ensemble, performing outdoors for a decade. His Music for a Beautiful Place is an 82-minute ambient journey inspired by those travels—a slowly shifting landscape of sound that invites listeners to slow down and reflect. Hear a half-hour excerpt of this journey, and more, on this edition of Living Classical.

Music by Adam Roberts, Jennifer Jolley, Jeff Scott, Charlie Wall-Andrews, Paul Millette, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Mendel Lee, and Molly Joyce.

Featuring performances by Conrad Tao, piano; Matt Haimovitz, cello; Frank Morelli, bassoon; Wei-Yi Yang, piano; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Brass Musicians of Prague; Duo Aya; Rachel Lee Priday, violin; Portland Percussion Group; Vicky Chow, piano; Jeff Svatek, electronics; Andy Hudson, clarinet; Nick Photinos, cello with Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble.

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

Hour 1

• Mad Dance from Adam Roberts’ Book of Flowers

• Jennifer Jolley’s Compulsive Bloom

• Elegy for Innocence by Jeff Scott

• Daniel Bjarnason’s Fragile Hope

• LUNAR by Charlie Wall-Andrew

• Paul Millette’s Wildflowers

• ko’u inoa by Leillehua Lanzilotti

Hour 2

• The Spaces Between by Mendel Lee

• Molly Joyce’s Rave

• Music for a Beautiful Place by Bill Ryan