Tokyo Genken Project #03, #04

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Tokyo Genken Project

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2014 Phase I Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Single Year Grant Program)

Tokyo Genon Project Photo by Hiroyuki Matsukage

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Business Overview

As a regular performance, there are two main pillars: "Composer's Selection" in which one composer is commissioned to write new works and select songs, and "Musician's Selection" in which one member is in charge of selecting songs. This year, a composer/performer living in Germany, Tomomi Adachi, will be invited to perform programming including a commission for a new work, and Masaki Oishi will perform programming focusing on a unique composition with the theme of "trio works including saxophone" for the musicians selection. #03: Composers Selection 2: Tomomi Adachi [Songs] Tomomi Adachi "Experimental Music of Ancient China - From the Music Ching - No.1 + No.2" (commissioned new work 2014) Richard Barrett "Codex I" (2001) Peter Ablinger "Ohne Titel 1 -10" (2005) Alvin Curran "Inner Cities 3" (1999) and others #04: Musicians Selection 2: Masanori Oishi [Songs] Stefano Gervasoni "Ligirio" and others

implementation period

Monday, June 30, 2014, Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Place of implementation

Suginami Public Hall, Small Hall (Suginami Ward, Tokyo)

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Profile

[Tokyo Genon Keikaku]
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)