Reigakusha Gagaku Concert No. 37
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Reigakusha
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
2019 2nd term Creation Grant [Single-year grant program]
Business Overview
Third in a series featuring works by the late Sukeyasu Shiba, founder of the group. Four works, 'Shofuraku,' 'Yokobue Sansho,' 'Sanjuniso,' and 'Sangin Uchigaraku,' which have different compositions, phrases, and tendencies, were selected as a program to follow Shiba's footsteps, such as the creation of new gagaku and the restoration of pieces that had been lost opportunities to be performed. Various possibilities of the genre of gagaku were presented by performing 'Shofuraku,' which is a kangen music work of a basic form, 'Yokobue Sansho,' which is characterized by technical features, and 'Sanjuniso' and 'Sangin Uchigaraku,' which were performed together with Shomyo by Shichiseikai. In addition, as a leader of traditional performing arts, he held concerts with the aim of passing down his works and performance techniques to the next generation.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Monday, May 17, 2021
- Venues
- Nakano-ZERO Small Hall (Nakano-ku, Tokyo) * Information such as project outline is provided by organizations and individuals who provide grants.
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, Harunao IZA, 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.