3/29/11 Carnegie Hall Presents: Japanese Sacred Court Music and Ancient Soundscapes Reborn: Glories of the Japanese Traditional Music Heritage @ Miller Theatre (Columbia University)

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 6:00pm

Miller Theatre
at Columbia University
2960 Broadway (at 116th Street)
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-7403
medievaljapanesestudies.org


Cost: Free. General seating available. Please RSVP online: http://www.medievaljapanesestudies.org/component/option,com_mad4joomla/Itemid,72/jid,2/

For all ages

Protected by the Imperial Japanese Court for more than 1,000 years, gagaku is the world’s oldest living orchestral music. The program includes traditional pieces, as well as works by contemporary composers at the forefront of a revival of this traditional art form.

Performers

Mayumi Miyata, Shō
Hitomi Nakamura, Hichiriki
Takeshi Sasamoto, Ryūteki
Bridget Kibbey, Harp
Chris Washburne, Trombone
Columbia Gagaku Instument Ensemble

Traditional Pieces
Hyōjō no netori
Etenraku (Music of the Divine Heavens)
Taishikichō no netori
Chōgeishi (In Lasting Celebration)
Batō (Wild Mane)
Sōjō no chōshi
Shundeiraku (Spring Garden Music)

Contemporary Pieces
Yozora (The Night Sky) (1987) (US Premiere)
Utsurohi (Transient) (1986)
Ashibune Bontoro Gō (The Reed Boat “Bontoro”) (2011) (World Premiere)
Reimei (Before the Dawn) (2009) (New York Premiere)

Presented by the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies at Columbia University.


Carnegie Hall’s listing and to hear an music clip excerpt:
http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_15847.html?selecteddate=03292011

http://www.medievaljapanesestudies.org/images/photos/gagaku%20concert%203.29.pdf