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The 14th Wakazishikai concert

  • Organization : Wakazishikai
  • Section : Artistic and creative activity in Tokyo
  • Type of Grant Program : Single
  • Art Forms : Japanese Traditional Art

Outline

Wakazishikai, a group of nine Hogaku Hayashi players, gave a concert comprising four classic pieces centering around the story of Minamotono Yoshitsune and Shizuka-Gozen.
Pre-lecture
As a pre-event that also served as an announcement, the group gave a lecture to help people learn more about the works prior to the performance, and to highlight what to listen out for in terms of Hogaku Hayashi.
Main performance
Performers
Wakazishikai (Katada Kisaburo, Tosha Roh, Fukuhara Kisaburo, Fukuhara Tsurunosuke, Fukuhara Hyakutaka, Fukuhara Hyakunosuke, Hosei Haruhisa, Mochizuki Satatoshiro, Mochizuki Masahiro)
Kiyomoto Shizukodayu, Kiyomoto Ichitayu, Kiyomoto Shigemidayu, Kiyomoto Shizuzo, Kiyomoto Yoshisaburo, Kiyomoto Yoshijuro, Kineya Misaburo, TO-ON Ajimi Jun, Kineya Minosuke, Imafuji Tatsunosuke, Kineya Mitsujiro, Imafuji Chotatsuro, Imafuji Masajuro, Imafuji Tatsuichiro, Matsunaga Chuzaburo, Imafuji Tatsujuro
Program
Kiyomoto“Yoshino-yama”
Nagauta “Shizuka-to-Tomomori”
Hayashi composition “Kanjincho”
Nagauta “Sizu-no-Odamaki”

Profile

Wakazishikai
Founded in 2006 by fellow Hogaku Hayashi players as an organization transcending the various schools of traditional music. The group initially focused on study and research of the classics but from 2010 onwards it began performing its own musical compositions. As well as organizing concerts, it also plans and implements small-scale concerts at venues like live music clubs, video streams etc. The group has also performed in numerous concerts organized by external organizations. In 2016 it won the Nakajima Katsusuke Creative Prize with “Wakazishi I,” and in 2017 garnered the 9th Award for Tradition and Creativity. In 2018 and 2020 the group took part in arts and culture-based child development projects organized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs

Contact

Wakazishikai
info.wakazishikai@gmail.com

Venues

Kioi Small Hall