Living Classical with Tyler Kline for May 17 - 23, 2026

On this edition of Living Classical with Tyler Kline: Nubia Jaime-Donjuan composes from the intersection of two worlds–a cellist and composer raised in Sonora, Mexico, drawn to the cultural and natural textures of her environment. Tyler Kline shares two of her works, including Danza Mestiza, a piece that links Spanish and Mexican musical traditions in a single dance.

Then: Conceived in Iceland, Linda Buckley's Friður pairs piano with an electronic track that creates an atmosphere beneath the instrument–what one performer called a rumble. But the score's most striking instruction is earthbound: at moments of climax, the pianist is told to simply "land."

Music by Missy Mazzoli, Samuel Bang, Andre Myers, Esther Bersweden, Takuma Itoh, Zack Browning, Zachary Good, Alex Groves, Fjóla Evans, and Huang Ruo.

Featuring performances by Adam Tendler, piano; Patrick Yim, violin; Alice Vieira, piano; Ruben Lopes, piano; Francisco Ribeiro, percussion; Tiago Dias, percussion; Andy Hudson, clarinet; Cathal Breslin, piano; Maiani Da Silva, violin and voice; Unheard-of//Ensemble; Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra; National Youth Choir Fellowship Ensemble; Riot Ensemble; and Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra.

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

Hour 1

• Forgiveness Machine by Missy Mazzoli

• Samuel Bang’s The Grace You Gave Me

• Changes by Andre Myers

• Nubia Jaime-Donjuan’s CROSSING and Danza Mestiza

• The Mock Turtle’s Song by Esther Bersweden

• Takuma Itoh’s A Melody from an Unknown Place

• Sol Prophecy by Zack Browning

Hour 2

• Madder and Woad by Zachary Good

• Alex Groves’ Three Forms

• Fridur by Linda Buckley

• Fjóla Evans’ Bloom

• Still/Motion by Huang Ruo