“Kannon Anatomy” （Misato MOCHIZUKI)
“Choreography” （Nozomu KANEDA）
“Hisho/Tsuisou” （Noel HIYAMIZU）
This was the third regular concert by The Shakuhachi 5, a group focusing on the future of shakuhachi music. With a program revolving around a newly commissioned work (by MOCHIZUKI), a new solicited piece (by KANEDA), the revival of a famous composition (by HIROSE) and the unveiling of works (by NIIMI, HIYAMIZU), it was a performance giving a sense of the diverse expression and possibilities of the shakuhachi.
1. Noel HIYAMIZU “Hisho/Tsuisou” (2021)
2. Tokuhide NIIMI “FUIN Ⅱ” (1988)
3. Nozomu KANEDA “Choreography for 5 shakuhachis” (2022)
*World Premiere *Commissioned by The Shakuhachi 5
4. Toru TAKEMITSU “SONGS”
5. Ryouhei HIROSE “AKI” (1969)
6. Misato MOCHIZUKI “Kannon Anatomy” (2023)
*World Premiere *Commissioned by The Shakuhachi 5
The Shakuhachi 5
A shakuhachi group that transcends the schools formed by Akihito Obama, Kizan Kawamura, Reison Kuroda, Akihisa Kominato and Ken-ichi Tajima, musicians who pursue contemporary expression as well as the classics in their ongoing activities. In 2020 they recorded and released an online performance of the work “Longing from afar,” which they worked on remotely together with the work’s composer Dai Fujikura, who conducted the online performance. The performance represented the group’s debut in a real sense. Subsequently, we commissioned and premiered “Shakuhachi Five” (Dai Fujikura), “Sara Soju” (Akira Nishimura), and “Kannon Anatomy” (Misato Mochizuki).
The Shakuhachi 5
theshakuhachi5@gmail.com
Concert：Sumida Triphony Small Hall, Sumida City, Tokyo
Online Streaming：TwitCasting
