The 15 th Gagaku Concert of Reigakusha
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Reigakusha
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 2 (2020) 1st Term Creation Grant [Single-Year Grant Program]
Business Overview
Since its founding, Reigakusha has been engaged in the restoration of gagaku works by contemporary composers and pieces that have been abolished. This performance sheds light on the diverse charms of gagaku through two parts: restored pieces and classical works, and modern gagaku works incorporating new styles. In the first part, "Heijo Sogo Kokyu," a masterpiece of Gagaku classics, "Sogo Kokyu," arranged by Sukeyasu SHIBA, the founder of the group, with a change of tune, and a restored piece of "Komainu," an extinct Goryeo music, were introduced. In the second part, 'Fables' and 'Bugaku-style Kumikyoku' composed by Shiba were performed. Bugaku-fu Kumikyoku 'is very rare in that it mainly uses gagaku instruments but also uses Japanese instruments, and it is rarely performed because of its large composition. By featuring these works, the appeal of gagaku, one of Japan's traditional performing arts, will be widely publicized and communicated.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Sunday, January 31, 2021
- Venues
- Kioi Hall (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[Reigakusha]
Gagaku performance group. It was established by Sukeyasu SHIBA in 1985. Current music director Miyata Mayumi. Since its establishment, it has actively engaged not only in the current classical pieces of Gagaku, but also in the reproduction of abolished pieces, the restoration of Shosoin instruments, and the performance of modern pieces. He has so far commissioned new works by Joji YUASA, Satoshi HITOTSUYANAGI, Shinichiro IKEBE, Michio Kitazume, Toshio HOSOKAWA, Toshiro SARUTANI, Nao ISAJI, Akikiko YAMANE and others. In addition, Toru TAKEMITSU's' Shuteiga Ichigu '(Autumn Garden Poetry) has been one of the important repertoire pieces since the foundation, and has been repeatedly performed in Japan and abroad. In 2002, he received the Kenzo Nakajima Music Award Special Prize. He received the 16 Keizo SAJI Award for his performance of 'The Reigakusha 13 Gagaku Concert ~ Toru TAKEMITSU Autumn Garden Poetry.'. In 2020, he won the ENEOS Music Award in the Japanese music category.