Tokyo Genon Project #20~ Composers Selection 7: Ichiro NOHIRA
Itineraire of Reminiscence and "Saturation" (Saturacion)
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Tokyo Genken Project
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 5(2023) 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
This is the seventh edition of the "Composers' Selection" program, which entrusts direction to a single composer. The program was supervised by Ichiro Nohira, a composer and conductor who continues to lead the classical and contemporary music world in Japan, and Nohira himself programmed a work with a decentralized view through the repertoire of the famous French music group "Itinelaire," which he participated in in the 80's, and the compositions of the current French "Saturacion". Program: ・ Jan Maresch "Titube" for tuba (2001) ・ Rafael Sendo "Badlands" for percussion (2014) ・ François Bouche "Echo Schism" for electric guitar (1986) ・ Jan Robin "5 Microrudes" for soprano saxophone and electronics (2005) ・ Hugues Duffour "The Red Atelier" by Matisse "for electric guitar, saxophone, piano and percussion (2020) ・ Michael Levinas" Spatial Piano Etudes "(1977/2010) ・ Ichiro Nohei" Forgetting Textures I "for saxophone, tuba, piano, percussion and electronics (2023-2024 commission, world premiere)
- Period of Activity / Project
- Friday, March 22, 2024
- Venues
- Katsushika Symphony Hills Iris Hall (Katsushika Ward, Tokyo)
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Profile
[Tokyo Genon Keikaku]
Formed in 2012 by musicians active at the forefront of contemporary music. A new perspective is proposed from the performer side, such as a program focusing on Japanese premieres, commissioning unique compositions, and workshops for young performers, composers, and staff. In 2013, he received the 13 Keizo SAJI Award from the Suntory Arts Foundation for his work "Tokyo Genon Keikaku # 01".
Members: Sumitoshi Arima (Electronics), Masanori Oishi (Saxophone), Yoshiko Kanda (Percussion), Aki Kuroda (Piano), Shinya Hashimoto (Tuba)