Chihiro ITO, Soprano Aoi USUKI, Piano
Pre-talk by composers
All the composers
Six composers, each notable for their own forms of expression, were commissioned to compose new songs for all six vocal ranges from soprano to bass. Through collaboration with up-and-coming performers and composers, this concert explored the possibilities for “contemporary vocal music” from individual approaches, and allowed the audience to enjoy the appeal of each vocal type in one evening.
Program (in order of performance)
Miyuki Sato: Note de Vivi (poem by Rika Hirotsu)
Baritone: Kazuma Teranishi, Piano: Wako Iwamoto
Koshi Uesugi: Songs on Poems of Ujo Noguchi
Alto: Otoha Kobayashi, Piano: Aoi Usuki
Norikazu Omokawa: SUIYOHKI (poem by Shuji Terayama)
Tenor: Toshiki Kubota, Piano: Mari Shibuta
Yasutaki Inamori: Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano
Countertenor: Noriyuki Kubo, Piano: Wako Iwamoto
Yuya Haryu: 《Staine》 extract （poem by Yoko Tawada）
Soprano: Chihiro Ito, Piano: Aoi Usuki
Tadahisa Nakamura: [Mirror of copper pheasant tail] for Bass and Piano (poem by Kyukin Susukida)
Bass: Daiki Okuaki, Piano: Mari Shibuta
La Portée
Established for the purpose of introducing and propagating contemporary music works centering on new works, in collaboration with young composers and performers. The founding members are Koshi Uesugi, Norikazu Omokawa, and Tadahisa Nakamura. The group holds a concert once every two years (cancelled in 2020 due to the spread of coronavirus). Each time, it establishes a theme and concept with an innovative perspective, positing a new approach to appreciating avant-garde art.
Koshi UESUGI
La Portée
la.portee.info@gmail.com
Lutheran Ichigaya Center, Shinjuku City, Tokyo
