Ami Yamamoto 25 stringed Soh Recital

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Ami Yamamoto

subsidy category

Creation Grant

Grant Type

single year individual

FY28 Creation Grant [Single-year grant program] 2nd term

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Business Overview

This was the second recital with 25 stringed Soh. During that time, using his voice and expanding the range of expression of koto became one of his themes in various activities. In this recital, in addition to instrumental music, we would like to present a new world to the audience by creating a program where you can listen to the resonance of 25 voice and 25 string koto by singing and playing along with mezzo-soprano Keiko Aoyama as a guest. He was also greatly influenced by the artist Hanafusa Hisao, whom he met at a performance in New York in January 2016. He improvises on the theme of memory, one of his most important things. This performance makes use of the characteristics of the venue "Omi Gakudo," which has a special resonance, and leads the audience, the venue, and the players in one direction to start this recital.

Period of Activity / Project

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Venues

Omi-Gakudo (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) * Information such as the project outline is provided by the organizations and individuals who provide subsidies.

Profile

[Ami Yamamoto]
25 string zither player. As a trainee of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Domestic Training System for Emerging Artists, he studied the 25-string koto with Mr. Joju Nosaka. Since then, he has mainly worked as a 25-string koto player. He expands his range of expression more freely by incorporating new contemporary music premieres, piano percussion, whistling, improvisation with paint, songs and narration, and adding voices. In 2015, he released his solo album "Tsumugu". In January 2016, he received a grant from Arts Council Tokyo and successfully performed solo in New York.