The Traditional in the Contemporary — Ninety years of Japanese compositions

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Date/Time
16/09/2016
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Location
Orvis Auditorium


20150608-舞台三人A program of ninety years of contemporary Japanese compositions, ranging from early 20th century Japanese art songs to cutting edge contemporary music and a new world premiere of poetry set to music.

 

 
Featuring:
Christopher Yohmei Blasdel, shakuhachi
Mika Kimula, vocalist
Hidejirō Honjō, shamisen
Mari Yoshihara, piano

Program:

  1. Vocal solo: Uguisu, Hayasaka Fumio, Lyrics by Satō Haruo (1944)

  2. Shakuhachi solo: Kakurin, Hirose Ryohei (1975)

  3. Shamisen solo: Neo – for Shamisen, Dai Fujikura (2014)

  4. Voice, shamisen & shakuhachi: San Juan-sama no Uta, Takahashi Kumiko (2015)

  5. Voice and shamisen: Rikugien (from In The Gardens of Japan, by Kenny Fries), Takahashi Kumiko (2016–World Premier)

  6. Voice, piano & shakuhachi, The Rain at Jōgashima Island: Hashimoto Kunihiko, lyrics by Kitahara Hakushū (1928)

  7. Shakuhachi and piano: Tears of Heaven: Michael Reimann (1986)

  8. Voice, piano and shakuhachi: Shi-te-ten (from Three Songs from Medieval Japan): Kikuko Massumoto (1980)

Tickets:
$12 general admission, $8 seniors, UH faculty/staff/students (UH ID required), $5 UHM music majors
Inquiries:
Phone: 808-95-MUSIC