MICHIYO YAGI TALON Hyper-Koto Ensemble Vol.4
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Michiyori Yagi
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
Reiwa 4(2022) 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
It is a performance of a one-of-a-kind koto ensemble using 5 kinds of koto, 17 stringed koto, 18 stringed koto, 21 stringed koto and 25 stringed koto, player's voice and electronics. In addition to Michiyori Yagi, Maki Isogai, Hiroko Takahashi, and Michie Kobayashi, this time, clarinet player Keiko Komori, who continues her unique activities with great expressiveness, is invited to expand the possibilities of Japanese music. A total of 7 pieces were performed, including "Zazanza," "Wasabi Juice," "Mizu-hanada," "Momono-mi," and "Amatsu-kaze (revised)," "81 Glimpses of Air" (world premiere) composed by Waclaw Zimpel, a leading Polish clarinetist and composer, and "Breeze Through Azabu" (world premiere) composed by William Roper, a tuba player and composer living in America. It was a performance in which Eastern and Western instruments were fused in a new way, examining the appeal of koto and its sound with clarinet from various perspectives.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, December 3, 2022
- Venues
- Koen-dori Classics (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
(21 stringed Soh, 17 stringed Soh, 18 stringed Soh, electronics, songs) Michiyo Yagi
A hyper koto player who is active not only in Japanese music but also in avant-garde jazz, contemporary music and rock. While visiting the United States as a visiting professor at Wesleyan University, he was influenced by John Cage and John Zorn and released CDs such as "Shizuku," "Seventeen" and "Into the Forest". In addition to performing with improvisers from around the world, he has also participated in recordings and performances by J-pop artists. Along with Ravi Shankar and Paco de Lucia, he was selected as one of the 50 best performers in the world by Songlines, a British music magazine.