LOW LIGHT ART ENSEMBLE
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- McQueen Tokita Miyama
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
Reiwa 3(2021) 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
An ensemble aiming at a new form of modern music presentation led by Tokyo-based koto player McQueen Tokita Miyama. The members gather artists working in various genres such as jazz, classical, tango, indie, improvisation, flamenco, and Japanese music, and explore avant-garde music that a wide range of audiences find interesting. Through commissions to young aspiring composers, the 17 stringed Soh, one of Japan's traditional instruments, is positioned at the forefront of modern music and presented as an instrument that can freely express itself globally without being bound by genre. In the first performance held at Shinjuku PIT INN, they performed works by Aaron Choulai from Papua New Guinea, who lives in Tokyo, and Alyssa Aska from the United States, who lives in Austria. In addition, they performed a piece by the late bassist Toru Saito, who opened a new path in the Japanese improvisation world.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, September 4, 2021 - Monday, December 20
- Venues
- Shinjuku PIT INN (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) * Online distribution up to 12/20 * Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals who provide subsidies.
Profile
[McQueen Tokita Miyama]
A koto player from Australia, focusing on improvisation, contemporary music and original music. Based on tradition, he aimed to create original music by incorporating koto into music that people find interesting and want to listen to. In addition to Japan, they are active in the US, Canada, Europe and Australia. In 2019, he stayed in New York as an ACC Granti and was involved in contemporary music and improvisation. In 2020, she released her solo album SONOBE, which contains works by composers from Europe, the US, Australia and Japan. He studied under Satsuki OTAMURA and Kazue SAWAI.