Japanese music exhibition vol. 34 Koto Collection Today 20 An invitation to a mythical land with stringed Soh
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Nanae Yoshimura
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
FY30 Creation Grant [Single-year grant program] 1st term
Business Overview
This year marks 50 years since the 20 stringed Soh was created in 1969 as a Soh rooted in tradition that still lives today. However, the traditional image of koto still remains deeply rooted among ordinary Japanese. This project aims at a new start by wiping away such image. There is a world of colorful sounds that is different from other plucked stringed instruments such as harps and guitars, and I wanted to express that the world of sokyoku should not be confined to the narrow frame of a traditional Japanese instrument, but that it is an instrument with the individuality and potential to express anything.
< Program > Noriko Hisada: Imaginary Scenery of the Land of Mythology ~ For 20 stringed Soh and 17 stringed Soh with two faces ~ (2015~2019) [8 songs including 2 commissioned premieres] Arisu Nakamura: Ro ~ For 20 stringed Soh and 17 stringed Soh ~ (2019) [Commissioned premieres] Joji Yuasa: Soh Song Buson Gokku ~ For 20 stringed Soh and Song ~ (2008) < Performers > Song and Narration: Akane Kudo Soh: Nanae Yoshimura, Noriko Tamura, Yuriko Sakamoto, Emi Maruoka, Reiko Shimoda
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, May 11, 2019
- Venues
- JT Art Hall Affinis (Minato Ward, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[Nanae YOSHIMURA]
He was active in Japan and overseas as a leading figure of 20 stringed Soh, and has led the modern music of Soh. He has collaborated with many composers, from solo pieces to concertos with orchestras, and premiered over 100 pieces. He received the Arts Festival Award from the Agency for Cultural Affairs (1992), the Third Idemitsu Music Award (1993), the First Traditional Japanese Culture Promotion Award (1994), the Kenzo Nakajima Music Award (1999), the 19 Asahi Contemporary Music Award (2010), the Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts (2010), and the Medal with Purple Ribbon in spring 2012. At the "Koto Collection Today" that he organizes, he has worked to nurture young musicians and develop new works, and has achieved results. He is the representative of 'Nihon Gendai Sokyoku Kenkyukai.'.