Living Classical with Tyler Kline for August 23-29, 2026

On this edition of Living Classical with Tyler Kline: Nepali activist Nasreen Sheikh, a survivor of sweatshop labor, once said she spoke to the clothes she was forced to make, hoping whoever wore them might feel her tears. Evan Williams's Woven in Tears responds to a portrait of Sheikh by drawing on Dowland's Renaissance air "Flow, My Tears," transforming that lament over the course of the piece into something bursting with freedom.

Then: Brittany J. Green lies awake thinking about the world she'll leave behind – whether her grandchildren will know the smell of pine in the fall, whether they'll know a world where Black and Brown people are free. Righteous Rage, scored for eight bassoons, is a reflection of the anger that keeps her up at night.

Plus music by Linda Catlin Smith, Xavier Foley, Mark G Simon, Sebastian Fagerlund, Ariana Kim, Robyn Jacob, Dai Fujikura, and Mert Morali.

Featuring performances by pianist Cheryl Duvall; double bassist Xavier Foley with Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra; violinists Kate Oswin and Claudia Tarrant-Matthews; cellist Kristina Blaumane; pianist Clíodna Shanahan; flutist Lindsey Goodman with pianist Clare Longendyke; violinist Ariana Kim; percussionists Noam Bierstone and Alexander Haupt; violist Marilou LePage; bassoonist Rebekah Heller; soprano Amber Evans; bass clarinetist Tyler Neidermayer; cellist Jordan Bartow; flutist Roberta Michel; and Lapland Chamber Orchestra.

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

Hour 1

• Bloom by Linda Catlin Smith

• Fugue from Xavier Foley’s Soul Bass

• Evan Williams’ Woven in Tears

• Voice of the Turtle by Mark G Simon

• Sebastian Fagerlund’s Sky II

Hour 2

• Migrating Home by Ariana Kim

• Robyn Jacbob’s Portals II: The Verge

• Righteous Rage by Brittany J. Green

• Dai Fujikura’s Being as One

• Quintet by Mert Moralı