My new piece "There was already water there" for bassoon and shamisen was premiered by amazing virtuosi Rebekah Heller and Hidejiro Honjoh in the concert Shamisen Evolution by Japan Society in New York!! I was really happy to be able to hear that they had a beautiful conversation in my piece. Thank you very much to Japan Society for giving me a great chance to show my music to New Yorkers, and many many thanks to Rebekah and Hidejiro for the wonderful performance and great time to work with you two!!

ニューヨークのジャパンソサエティにて、ICEのバスーン奏者Rebekahと秀慈郎くんにより、バスーンと三味線のための新作《はや其処に水があった》が世界初演されました。それぞれのパートが難しいうえ、細かいアンサンブルも大変な曲だったのですが、本番はふたりが会話しているような演奏が繰り広げられ、その微笑ましさにふふっと笑う声が客席から聴こえたりして、とても嬉しかったです。

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hidejiro Honjoh × ICE "Shamisen Evolution"

 

Yuji Takahashi: Yuugao no Ie for shamisen and piano

Dai Fujikura: neo for solo shamisen

Nathan Davis: New work for shamisen and dulcimer

Vijay Iyer: New work for solo shamisen

Yu Kuwabara: There was already water there for shamisen and bassoon

Scott Johnson: Up and Back for shamisen, electric guitar, piano, and cello

5 September, 2018
Auditorium, Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street New York, NY, 10017, United States
Rebekah Heller, bassoon | Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen

www.japansociety.org/event/hidejiro-honjoh-x-ice-shamisen-evolution
www.iceorg.org/events/2018/10/5/hidejiro-honjoh-and-shamisen-evolution/
www.broadwayworld.com/article/This-Fall-At-Japan-Society-Samurai-Era-Love-Songs-and-More-20180821
www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?storyid=41006&categoryid=5&archived=0
www.broadwayworld.com/article/This-Fall-At-Japan-Society-Samurai-Era-Love-Songs-and-More-20180821
www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/classical-music/shamisen-evolution
www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/arts/music/fall-classical-calendar.html

 

The concert review is available here;

nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2018/10/10/in-review-hidejiro-honjoh-shamisen-evolution/

 

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