10 Apsaras Concert
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Apsaras
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 4(2022) 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
The Apsaras 10 Concert was held at Suntory Hall Blue Rose in December 2020. The Apsaras 9 Concert (Evening of All String Quartets) was highly acclaimed by the audience, and as an evolutionary and centripetal continuation, the Apsaras Concert was held with a group of works on the theme of trio as a new "Evening of Trio." The "Apsaras" honors the works of composer Teizo Matsumura and aims to open new horizons for music through performances by Apsaras members and Matsumura Prize winners. In addition, the Matsumura Prize (commemorating the 90 year anniversary of the birth of Teizo Matsumura) was established and continued as a "new composition competition" that has become valuable in recent years, and a new type of competition and concert was realized in which unpublished works were widely invited and winning works selected by a music score examination were presented together with works by Teizo Matsumura and Apsaras members. The following works were performed on the day. Hiroto Yachimura: Muses No. 1, "Tsuki no michi" (Road of the Moon) - for three players (Flute, viola, piano) Mitsushi Fukumaru: "Figres II" - for vibraphone, viola and cello Jun Koda: "Rhapsody" for flute, cello and piano Tsuneo Nakata: "Whirlpools" (Violin, cello, piano) Hiroshi Takahashi: "Gensho" Trio for clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, viola and piano Chiharu Wakabayashi: "Ki, Lin, Mori ・・・ Teikyo" - for flute, viola and harp Ryotaro Abe: "Sekai-no-Kaze No. 5" (Violin, cello, piano) Teizo Matsumura: "Apsaras no Niwa" (Flute, Violin, Piano)
- Period of Activity / Project
- Monday, December 19, 2022
- Venues
- Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Small Hall (Taito Ward, Tokyo)
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Profile
【 Apsaras 】
Apsaras, a group of like-minded people, was established in order to celebrate the achievements of Teizo Matsumura, one of the most important composers in Japan, to spread his works to the world, to carry on his will, and to open new frontiers in musical art through new creative and performance activities. It is also a place where 23 members (43 including honorary members and supporting members: Honorary member is Mr. Yasuo Watanabe) who are passionate about music, hold concerts (1st to 9th) including Mr. Matsumura's works, release CDs, and publish scores and posthumous collections. In addition, the Matsumura Prize has been established to promote the younger generation.