Tokyo Genon Project Concert, Archive
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- Name of the organization or individual
- Tokyo Genken Project
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- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- long-term
FY28 Creation Grant [Long-term Grant Program]
Business Overview
Since the beginning of the 21 century, many works have been produced in the world of contemporary music with increasingly musical expressions, but there is still a long time before the latest trends are introduced to Japan. On the other hand, many historical works from the 20 century have not been performed in Japan due to the difficulty of performing them. Furthermore, with the exception of the works of a few composers, almost no contemporary Japanese music has been introduced overseas. The Tokyo Genon Project, established in 2012, continues to make a dent in this situation in Japan from the standpoint of performance by introducing high-quality contemporary music from Japan and abroad. In this project, three concerts will be held in two years. In the new series, (#07), which entrusts the selection of music to up-and-coming critics and scholars, musicologist Yuji Numano selected "A work that explores the roots of the act of music while examining its relationship with society and experiencing various frictions with society" on the theme of politics and music. The second is "Musicians Selection" (#08) by the members. Programming is handled by the tuba's Shinya Hashimoto, who explores the possibilities of the instrument, from repercussion to quintet. The third event is the fourth in the "Composers' Selection" series. The program is supervised by Yuzuru Kondo, one of Japan's leading contemporary composers, who continues his cutting-edge activities to this day, aiming to reach a goal in the series (#09). In addition, we will edit and archive the performance footage we have collected so far to record works that are rarely performed, and respond to references from around the world. In addition, we will share with the world works commissioned by an ensemble that is rare in the world: saxophone, tuba, percussion instruments, piano and electronics.
[First Year Project Overview]
1)Tokyo Gentone Project #07~ Critics Selection 1: Yuji Numano Date: Thursday, July 14, 2016 Venue: Kitatopia Azalea Hall Tune: Steve Reich, "Music of the Pendulum" 3 ~ 4 microphones, amplifiers and speakers (1968) Paolo Castaldi, "Elisa," piano (1964/67) Haya Chernovin, "Crossroads," accordion, saxophone, tuba (1975) * Christian Wolff, "Exercise 5," ensemble (1973-4) Horatiu Radulescu, "Origin," percussion (1997) * Joakim Sandgren, "Seizures," saxophone, electronics (2011-2012) * Svetlana Lavrova, "Gravity," oboe, saxophone, electronics (2013) * Louis Andreessen, "Workers' Union," ensemble (1975) *: World premiere with this composition *: Japan premiere 2) Tokyo Gentone Project #08~ Musicians Selection 3: Shinya Hashimoto Date: Monday, December 19, 2016 Venue: Suginami Public Hall, small hall Tune: Zero: Sumitoshi Arima, "Hashimoto Photo Shop," for recorded tuba (2016 premiere) Solo: Yoriaki Matsudaira, "Simulation" (1974-75) Duet: Betsy Joras, "Three Duets," for tuba and piano (1983) Trio: Yoshifumi Tanaka, "trio-effort," saxophone, tuba, piano (2016 commission premiere) Quartet: Christian Wolff, "Out-Take," ensemble (2005) Quintet: Yudai Bando, "Jeux II [balls]" (2016 commission premiere) 3) Archive Project [Year 2 Project Outline] 1) Tokyo Gentone Project #09~ Composers Selection 4: Yuzuru Kondo Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Venue: Millennium Hall (Taito Lifelong Learning Center) Tune: James Tenney, "Saxony," saxophone and tape delay system (1978) Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, "Kikai no Mori" ("Arrived from a machine ...2) Percussion, Piano (2009) Morton Feldman < Sustained > No. 3 Violin, Tuba, Piano (1961) Yuzuru Kondo < Preface > Saxophone, Tuba, Percussion, Piano (2018 Commissioned premiere) Yuzuru Kondo: < Shrubs > Saxophone, Percussion, Piano (2000) 2) Archive Business
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Profile
Formed in 2012 by musicians active at the forefront of contemporary music. A new perspective is proposed from the performer side, such as a program focusing on Japanese premieres, commissioning unique compositions, and workshops for young performers, composers, and staff. In 2013, he received the 13 Keizo SAJI Award from the Suntory Arts Foundation for his work "Tokyo Genon Keikaku # 01".
Members: Sumitoshi Arima (Electronics), Masanori Oishi (Saxophone), Yoshiko Kanda (Percussion), Aki Kuroda (Piano), Shinya Hashimoto (Tuba)