[Title] Four Seasons in New York: Gems of Japanese Music Vol.14
[Artists] Yoko Reikano Kimura (koto, shamisen, vocal)
[Date] Sunday, April 28, 2019
[Time] 4:00PM
[Venue] CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing)
[Address] 123 4th Ave, The White Room on 3rd Fl, New York, NY 10003 (between 12th & 13th St, above “Think Coffee”)
[Phone] 212-677-8621
[Admission] $30
[Description] New York’s music scene reflects the diverse and vibrant culture of the city. Yoko Reikano Kimura, together with CRS and Mar Creation, started this concert series in the fall of 2015. As a Japanese instrumentalist, Kimura hopes to introduce the brilliance of traditional Japanese music, which is still being passed on from generation to generation after many centuries. Japanese music aesthetics uniquely balance the outer natural world with the inner spiritual world, bringing forth a music of special depth and beauty. The acoustic instruments, made of organic materials, lend themselves perfectly to the intimate setting at CRS. About 35 works from the classical repertoire have been performed in the concert series, and from this season, the series will feature contemporary pieces as well. Many elements of traditional Japanese music–microtonal pitch nuance, rhythmic elasticity, and subtle ornamentation, for example– lie naturally within the soundscape of contemporary composition, and indeed the musical instruments of Japan have gradually become a part of our globalized musical world.
Program;
1. Murasaki Shikibu – Lady Murasaki –
Lyrics by Kuniko Imai (1890-1948) Music by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima (1904-1984) 紫式部 今井邦子作歌・中能島欣一作曲
2. Murasaki no Fu – Ode to Purple –
Minoru Miki (1930-2011)
紫の譜 三木稔作曲
3. Kumiuta Akashi
Kitajima-kengyō (?-1690)
組歌 明石 北島検校
[Websites]
– Yoko Reikano Kimura: https://www.yokoreikanokimura.com
– Mochi Rin: http://www.rin-nyc.com
– CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing): http://crsny.org
