Living Classical with Tyler Kline for February 22 - 28, 2026

On this edition of Living Classical with Tyler Kline: Strength doesn't always announce itself through force. In For Edna, composer Leila Adu-Gilmore writes toward a quieter endurance – perseverance, openness, and the ability to remain connected in the face of strain. Dedicated to a close friend and activist, the piece honors resilience as something lived, sustained, and shared.

Then: Memory doesn't arrive all at once – it surfaces in fragments, voices, and the spaces between them. In It Feels Like a Mountain, Chasing Me, composer Daniel Bernard Roumain weaves spoken recollection with music, tracing how family history, loss, and care shape who we become.

Plus music by Tomeka Reid, Patrice Rushen, Brittany J. Green, Jace Clayton, Lauren McCall, Derrick Skye, Yaz Lancaster, Matana Roberts, Ayanna Woods, Tyshawn Sorey, and Julius Eastman.

Featuring performances by Matt Haimovitz, cello; Amanda Gookin, cello and vocals; Caitlin Edwards, violin with Nancy Ives, cello and Monica Ohuchi, piano; Miró Quartet with Conspirare; Yang Chen, steel pan; Eunbi Kim, piano; Jennifer Koh, violin with Tyshawn Sorey, glockenspiel; Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra; fivebyfive; Bang on a Can All-Stars; Brooklyn Rider; Third Coast Percussion; and InfraSound.

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

Hour 1

• Volplaning by Tomeka Reid

• Patrice Rushen’s Fanfare and Fantaisie

• Lead Me Home by Brittany J. Green

• Leila Adu-Gilmore’s For Edna

• Lethe’s Children by Jace Clayton

• Lauren McCall’s A Spark and a Glimmer

• Black Ocean: Anthem of a Crowd 7 by Derrick Skye

Hour 2

• EUPHORIC by Yaz Lancaster

• Matana Roberts’ borderlands…

• It Feel Like a Mountain, Chasing Me by Daniel Bernard Roumain

• Ayanna Woods’ Triple Point

• In Memoriam Muhal Richard Abrams by Tyshawn Sorey

• Julius Eastman’s Joy Boy.