Gagaku Revolution: New Sounds of Ancient Bamboo(ニューヨーク)

○Gagaku Revolution: New Sounds of Ancient Bamboo
 Friday, October 10, 7:30 PM
 Tickets:$38/$35 Japan Society members
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The otherworldly sounds of ancient Japanese instruments are brought into high relief in this rare concert of super-modern music. Three instruments, each made of bamboo and exclusively used in medieval Japanese gagaku (the oldest form of ensemble orchestra music, developed in the 8th century) will be played by Ko Ishikawa (sho), Hitomi Nakamura (hichiriki) and Takeshi Sasamoto (ryuteki) members of Reigaku-sha, the most celebrated gagaku ensemble in Japan known for its activities in performing 20th- and 21st-century music. The evening features traditional works from the classical gagaku repertory as well as contemporary compostiions by Yoshiko Kanda, Mamoru Fujieda and world premiere commissions from three trailblazing American composers: Ken Ueno, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez and Gene Coleman.

○Gagaku Workshop for Composers
 Wednesday, October 8, 1:30 PM

○Members Only Gagaku Salon Concert
 Wednesday, October 8, 7 PM — Session 1 – Sake Reception 7:45 PM
 Wednesday, October 8, 8:30 PM — Session 2 – Sake Reception 7:45 PM

New compositions by Ken Ueno, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez and Gene Coleman were commissioned by Japan Society and supported by the Japan Foundation.

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