Toru's Flute: The 8th Toru Fukuhara Concert-

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Name of the organization or individual

Toru Fukuhara

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year individual

FY 2016 Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy (Single Year Subsidy Program), Phase 2

The 5th Toru no Fue "Moonlight and Sea Moon" at Oji Hall (2013) (C) Akira OSADA

The 6th Toru no Fue 'Goldberg Variations' at Oji Hall (2014) (C) Akira OSADA

The 7th Toru no Fue "Macbeth" Oji Hall (2015) (C) Akira OSADA

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Business Overview

The Japanese flute often appears in legends and literature, and is a very familiar instrument used in festivals, but in actual performances, it was a member of various instruments and there was hardly any music unique to the flute. Under these circumstances, he has been performing in various forms to explore the appeal and potential of the flute as a solo instrument. The core of the recital, 'Toru no Fue,' is a recital in which the flute players themselves plan, compose and perform the music. This paper will show the possibilities of the music of the flute in the future by expressing the diversity of tones and the diversity of musicality of the flute through solo performances and collaborations with performers of other genres without being bound by the traditional style. Sanbaso '(composer unknown),' solo05 '(composed by Toru FUKUHARA), first performance of' Chaconne '(Composition by J.S. Bach, arranged by Toru Fukuhara and Toshiro Nakagawa),' Night in Kyoto '(composed by Sanzaemon SHIZE),' Sakura in 1000 '(composed by Toru FUKUHARA and assisted by Toshiro NAKAGAWA for the piano part) (revised first performance), Toru FUKUHARA (shinobue, noh pipe), Toshiro NAKAGAWA (piano), Keisuke ZENYOJI (shakuhachi [bamboo flute]), Tsugahisa TSURUSAWA (thick sao shamisen), Hyakunosuke FUKUHARA (inbayashi)

implementation period

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Place of implementation

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Small Hall (Taito Ward, Tokyo)

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Profile

Toru FUKUHARA:
He became a disciple of the fourth generation master, Zaemon HOYAMA, and after graduating from the Department of Japanese Music of the Tokyo University of the Arts, he continued to play classical music as a fue player in performances of Nagauta and Sokyoku, stages of Nihon Buyo and Kabuki, broadcasts, and overseas performances as a fue player in traditional Japanese music. In 2001, he received the Arts Festival Grand Prize from the Agency for Cultural Affairs with his 1st concert 'Toru no bue' (The flute of Toru), and since then he has given 7 recitals, and since 2002 he has given 6 consecutive concerts of new works every other month. He has been a lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts, Seisen University, Ritsumeikan University, etc., and a lecturer at NHK Culture Center.