Hitomi NAKAMURA Hichiriki Recital "Reed Wind" no. 7
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Hitomi Nakamura
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
Reiwa 3(2021) 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
Hichiriki flute is a musical instrument that resembles a human voice and can freely and smoothly control the sound like a voice. The seventh installment of Hitomi Nakamura's Hichiriki recital series, "Reed no Kaze," featured five pieces, including two commissioned premieres, under the theme of "Hichiriki × Voice." Hichiriki solo music composed by Kikoko MASUMOTO, 'Paraphrase by Ancient Song,' composed by Haruna MIYAKE, 'Tokimitsugorei,' in which the Hichiriki instrument and the voice of chanting and singing poems of Manyoshu intersect, 'Shaking Katabasis' (first performance) composed by Wachi YAMAMOTO, which pursues the sound unique to Hichiriki instrument using many special playing techniques, and 'Sobosha,' a classic piece with a powerful and dignified tone, were all composed to show the charm of Hichiriki instrument from different perspectives. Finally, 'Journey to the West,' embellished and composed by Kumiko TAKAHASHI, was performed for the first time, with only three players, a sho flute, a Hichiriki instrument and a ryuteki flute, weaving a story happily while using narration and various musical instruments one after another. Kanako NAKAMURA (Ryuteki flute, etc.), Hanako NAKAMURA (Sho, etc.), Eri SUZUKI (Hichiriki instrument, etc.), and Yoshie KUNIMOTO (Hichiriki instrument, etc.) performed together.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Thursday, July 8, 2021
- Venues
- Suginami Public Hall, Small Hall (Suginami-ku, Tokyo) * Information such as project outline is provided by organizations and individuals who provide grants.
Profile
[Hitomi Nakamura]
He has studied gagaku since he was a student at Tokyo University of the Arts, and mainly plays classical pieces and modern music works with the Hichiriki instrument. In order to develop the appeal of the Hichiriki instrument as a solo instrument, he commissioned and premiered many Hichiriki solo pieces and ensemble pieces at his recitals, which were included in the CDs' Hichiriki Mankagyo 'and' Kokyu no Ke. '. There are many opportunities to perform with various Japanese and Western instruments, storytelling and dance. He is a member of the gagaku performance group 'Reigakusha.'. He is also active in the small unit "Gagaku Zanmai Nakamura Sanchi." In 2010, he received Matsuo Entertainment Award for Newcomer. He is a part-time lecturer at the National University of Music.