Chestnut Coder & Friends: 6 Asian Countries Music & Art Collaboration Project
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Chestnut Coder Quartet
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY29 Creation Grant [Single-Year Grant Program] 1st term
Business Overview
Concerts and workshops will be held in Indonesia, Laos, Japan, Myanmar and Thailand (A performance in Vietnam is planned, although it is outside the project.) as part of a joint production project to create new expressions through collaborations with artists in Southeast Asian countries to promote cultural understanding and exchanges, and to teach Southeast Asian children the joy of playing musical instruments. In addition to performing a wide range of original and old Japanese songs, the performances will include collaborations with the Laotian troupe Khao Nyao, the Traditional Instrument Ensemble of the National Music School, the Children's Cultural Center dance, Myanmar's National University of Culture and Arts, and Indonesian musicians. In March 2018, they held a domestic tour inviting 2 musicians, Sung Gau player Su Zar Zar from Myanmar and Dan Bau player Ngo Tra My from Vietnam, as well as 2 musicians from Indonesia and Laos troupe Khao Nhao to perform in Tokyo.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Monday, October 23, 2017 - March 2018
- Venues
- National Museum, National University of Culture and Arts (Yangon), VIC HUA HIN (Hua Hin), Lao Plaza Hotel, National Music and Dance School (Vientiane), National Dance Theatre (Luang Prabang), Koto District Culture Center (Tokyo), and others
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Profile
[Chestnut Coder Quartet]
Established in 1994. There are currently three members: Kurihara, Kawaguchi and Sekijima. Each of them is a composer and a performer. He is also familiar with the cover of Star Wars "March of the Empire" and NHK E TV "Pythagora Switch". He has produced more than 100 CDs, including songs for movies, television and commercials. With a wide variety of guests, they perform more than 100 concerts in Japan and overseas, including concert halls, and are welcomed by people of all ages. In 2014, they released the best CD of 2 discs "20 year anniversary best" which overlooks 20 years, and held the 20 year anniversary concert at Shibuya Public Hall. In 2016, they released the single "Osaru no Kagoya/Sunayama" under the name of Kurikoder & Friends. Released the soundtrack to "Miracle of the Lao Dragon" in 2017, the first Japan-Laos joint film to commemorate 60 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and Laos.