SOHO21
Formed in January 1997 by aspiring creators from various genres of hogaku (traditional Japanese music) who came together with the aim of carrying on and further developing the tradition of hogaku. In March 1997, a literary division was established to proactively create important words for Japanese music along with musical composition. After organizing numerous trial performances and research sessions, in May 2000 they presented the first concert of their own works. They have given concerts almost once a year ever since. Since 2010, the members have also been holding the open class “Sousaku-no-kimo (The Heart of Creations),” in which they analyze works and suggest approaches to listening from the perspective of creators.