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Asian Music Festival 2010 in Tokyo, Japan

Asian Music Festival 2010 in Tokyo

1–6 October 2010

Organized by Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Culture Creation Project (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), Asian Music Festival 2010 in Tokyo Executive Committee

Co-organized by Tokyo University of the Arts, The Japan Federation of Composers Inc., Bunkyo ward, Kita ward, Taito ward. Supported by Tokyo Club. The Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Foundation for the Arts

1 October 2010 (Fri.) Sogakudo Concert Hall, Tokyo University of the Arts

Tokyo Citizen’s Day. International Music Day

18:00 Opening Ceremony • Sogakudo Concert Hall, Tokyo University of the Arts

18:30 Orchestral Concert 1

P. Q. PHAN (Vietnam/USA): Songs of Solitude • mezzo-soprano: FUSE Naoko
LIM Jiesun (Korea): Scenery on the Bridge • soprano: LA Kyunghye (Korea)
MINAMI Hiroaki (Japan): Tanabata no Uta (3 Nocturnes) • soprano: USUKI Ai (Japan)
HU Xiao (China): Ancient Voice • soprano: HASHIMOTO Mika (Japan)
KIM Cecilia Heejeong (Korea): MuGa for Korean traditional voice • Korean traditional voice: YI Ami (Korea) & LEE Bonguen (Korea)
YAMADA Kosack (Japan): Nagauta Symphony "Tsurukame"

Conductor: YUASA Takuo

Orchestra: Tokyo Geidai Philharmonia

Ensemble: Tokyo Geidai Japanese Instruments Ensemble

2 October 2010 (Sat.) Tokyo University of the Arts

10:00–12:00 Symposium (Room 5-109) “What we ask for Asia in the field of arts”

Panelists: Dan ALBERTSON (USA), Joshua CHAN (HK), HO Chee Kong(Singapore), MC: FUKUNAKA Fuyuko（Japan)

12:30–14:10　　Folklore music concert 1 (Hall No.2)

15:20–16:00　　Folklore music concert 2 (Hall No.2)

17:30–19:30　　Digital Music in Asia (Hall No.6)

OSAKA Naotoshi (Japan): Wavelet for Video and Computer • Video: AOKI Yukifumi
Jason LONG (NZ): Glassback
ITO Miyuki (Japan): in a state of Flux… • sho: NAKAMURA Hanako
MOON Seong-Joon (Korea): in the great green room… for 8ch.Tape
OGAWA Rui (Japan): Shiyo • biwa: SHUTOU Kumiko
Brigid BURKE (Aus): Island City
CHEUK Leung Kei Keith aka Gaybird (Ch-HK): The Announcer's Announcement
TSENG Yu-chung (Taiwan): Metascape ii - inner voice of Chinese Opera Cymbals

3 October 2010 (Sun.) Bunkyo Civic Hall

10:00–11:00　　　Workshop 1: Koto (Multipurpose room, Koto: ANDO Masateru)

11:15–12:30　　　Gigaku The Journey of Sanzo-hoshi (Concert Hall)

　　　　　　　　 Ancient Sounds and Mask Play with 1300-year history. Lecture:YAMADA Hoin (Yakushiji): “Buddhist performing arts in Tenpyo era”, actress: MIZUTANI Yaeko, narrator: MURAKAMI Joun, gigaku and gagaku: Tenri University Gagaku Group. Supported by Yakusiji, Tenri University, Heisei Gigaku-group

14:00–16:00 “To the Children in the World” Piano concert by composers • Recital Hall

KIM Eunhye (Korea): Horse
Ross J. CAREY (NZ/Australia): Peanuts Clusters, Grasshopper
HAMANAKA Moritoshi (Japan): A Rabbit in Moonlit Night
LIN Livia (HK): Childhood Sketches　　　　　
TOHIRA Yumi(Japan): On the Beach
OH IeDon (Korea): Dancing Dolls
TAMURA Shuhei (Japan): Summer Fest of Demon Fire
KATSUKI Osamu (Japan): Siciliano
MAEDA Kayoko (Japan): Let’s go looking for something fun, Etude of sweet at three o’clock　　　
KANAMARU Megumi (Japan): Half a Cat
Deborah Rothstein SCHARMAMM (Israel): Cat Tales　　
HO Chee Kong (Singapore): My Desktop
KOWATA Yumiko (Japan): The Sea was Talking to Herself　　
Max STERN (Israel): 5-Finger Pieces
OMASA Naoto (Japan): Stop! It tickles!
Yuri POVOLOTSKY (Ukraine/Israel): Five Little Pieces
NISHIDA Yumiko (Japan): In My Dream
SUZUKI Shigeo (Japan): The Rumba Samba　
WATANABE Kenji (Japan): A Prayer in August
PARK Yong Nan (Korea): Ah Rhee Rang for four hands

16:00–17:00 Workshop 1: Shakuhachi (Multipurpose room)

18:30–20:15 Orchestral Concert 2: Conductor/Composers

LAM Fung (HK): Yong
IMAI Shigueyuki (Japan): Yuhkyu no Mai
KIM Seunglim (Korea): Sinfonische Szene “Es klingt noch…”
IWASHIRO Taro (Japan): The Red Cliff
TSAI Ling-Huei (Taiwan): Concerto for Southern Drums
Richard TSANG (HK): The Music is but Momentary(Consolation)….for Gu-zheng and orchestra
KANNO Yoshihiro (Japan): KUMO (Spider) for orchestra, sho and nokan

　Foot-press Drum: Mei-Hui WEI, Yu-Ning LIAO（Taiwan）

　Gu-zheng: CHING King(HK)

　Sho: ISHIKAWA Ko, Nokan: ISSO Yukihiro

MC: IWASHIRO Taro

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

4 October 2010 (Mon.) Hokutopia (Sakura Hall)

18:30–20:45　　　Choral Concert: Asian Tunes

Choirs: Tokyo Trouvere & N.F Ladies Singers, Vox humana; cond.: Fujio Furuhashi, Ryuta Nishikawa

Female choir :

AHN Heejung (Korea): Agnus Dei
MASSUMOTO Kikuko (Japan): Ryohjin Hishoh
ITO Mikio (Japan): The Day of Hiroshima
KOBAYASHI Asei (Japan): Requiem Ajisai-mura
Stuart GREENBAUM (Australia): What the Sirens Sang
TAMARU Sawako (Japan): Umi no Hate
KAMI Akiko (Japan): A Lullaby for Altan Tsetseg
MATSUOKA Takashi (Japan): Aki no Hitomi
NAKANISHI Satoru (Japan): Kame (Turtle)

Mixed choir:

YIP ho kwen Austin (HK): Lu Chai 　
YAMAMOTO Junnosuke: A cappella II
PANTA RHEI: Ritu no Show
Shumuel MALKIN (Israel): Ben-Zoma Omer
HUNG Ming-kin Christopher (HK): The Peony pavilion
Carol SHORTIS (New Zealand): Tangi
HOH Chung Shih (Singapore): Birth and Death, Five songs for Thich Nhat Hanh
Ching-Wen CHAO (Taiwan): TsangTse
UCHIDA Mankai (Japan): Prayer-namoamidanbuthu-
WONG Chee-Wei (Malaysia): …About Gong, Ai, Na….

5 October 2010 (Tues.) Sogakudo of the Former Tokyo Music School

17:30-18:00　　Pre-concert Lecture

18:30-20:00　　Chamber Music Concert: Japanese Instruments and String Quartet

KOBAYASHI Ryuichi (Japan): Forest Symbolized for string quartet (rev 2010) • violin: Gen TAKEUCHI GEN, KAWAKAMI Yuji, viola: YOSHIDA Atsushi, cello: YAMASAWA Kei
ITO Ken-ichiro (Japan): Nocturnum for solo cello
Stephen YIP (HK): Bashō’s Six Scenes • shakuhachi: TAJIMA Ken-ichi, violin: Gen TAKEUCHI GEN, KAWAKAMI Yuji, viola: YOSHIDA Atsushi, cello: YAMASAWA Kei
NAKAMURA Noriko (Japan): Kurita for two Koto • Koto: FUKAMI Satomi, FUKUNAKA Chieko
ENDO Masao (Japan): Phlegon for violin solo • violin: MATSUBARA Katsuya
Doming LAM (HK): String Quartet No. 2, A Tone Poem in 5 sections • violin: Gen TAKEUCHI GEN, KAWAKAMI Yuji, viola: YOSHIDA Atsushi, cello: YAMASAWA Kei

6 October 2010 (Wed.) Finale: Japanese Sounds and Spirits • Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Concert Hall

17:30–18:00 　Pre-concert talk

18:30–20:30　 Final Concert: Japanese Instruments Ensemble

YATSUHASHI Kengyo (Japan): Midare
Bruce CROSSMAN (Australia): In Gentleness and Suddenness
CHAN Kam-biu Joshua (HK): Mimesis　
NAKATA Hiroyuki (Japan): Akishino-dera
MAKINO Yutaka (Japan): Suite with Ryukyu
MATSUSHITA Isao (Japan): Hitenyu

　　　Wadaiko: HAYASHI Eitetsu

Cond.: YUASA Takuo

Ensemble: Tokyo Geidai Japanese Instruments Ensemble

Obituary: Sung Jae Lee

Prof. Sung Jae Lee died on 29th of November, 2009 at the age of 85 from a chronic disease in Seoul, Korea. He was born in Icheon, Kyunggi province in December 16, 1924.

He studied composition at Seoul National University and University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, Austria. He was a professor at Seoul National University, dean of college of music, SNU and college of music, Suwon University, and chairman of Arts Council Korea (1993).

He organized composers association called “Contemporary Music Society in Seoul” and served as a chairman from 1958 to 1974. Prof. Lee also was a founding member, chairman (1990-1994), and honorary member (2006) of Asian Composers League where he showed his passion for exchange of music with diverse cultural backgrounds. He established ACL-Korea in 1974 and was a chairman for 17 years.

He is survived by his wife Sun Kim (ex-president of Consumers Korea) and his three sons, Jong Geon (living in abroad), Jong Jin (conductor), and Jong Seo (architect).

The funeral was held at Seoul National University Hospital at 9:00 AM on December 2, 2009.

Sung Jae Lee was a man who loved music and people. He will be sadly missed by his many friends and colleagues while his music remains with us all the time.

ACL Young Composers Competition 2009

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Each Member Country should arrange a call for scores from young composers in their country, from which they should choose one work. This work should be submitted, with full parts, to the organisers of the ACL Festival in Korea. See below for deadline and submission address.

COMPOSER RESTRICTIONS
Young composers should be citizens of, or normally resident, in the member country, and should be under the age of 30 by November 30, 2008

PIECE RESTRICTIONS
Available instrumentation; 1 flute, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet, 1 basson, 1 horn, 1 percussion, 1 piano, 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello & 1 double bass.
The piece must be less than 10 minutes in duration. Longer pieces will be disqualified.

DEADLINE
The score and parts should be sent to the address below NO LATER THAN 30 November 2008.

CONTACT DETAILS
Prof. Donoung Lee
c/o College of Music, Seoul National University
599 Gwanangno, Gwanak-gu
Seoul
KOREA 151-742.
Phone: +82-2-880-7944
Fax: +82-2-878-7064
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EVENT DETAILS
Date & Time: 9th March 2009 (Sunday) afternoon
Place: Tongyeong, Korea
Accommodation: The ACL Korea Section will provide hotel accommodation for the young composers for the duration of the festival.

JURY
To be recommended by the ACL Korea organizer and endorsed by ACL ExCom few days before the festival

PRIZES
A total of US$1,000 cash prizes will be given to up to 3 winners. One gets $1,000 if s/he is the only winner. If there are 2 winners, the jury may decide how to split the amount (e.g., $600 & $400). In most cases, we usually award 3 prizes: US$500 to the 1st, US$300 to the 2nd, and US$200 to the 3rd. The festival organizer shall provide the prize money (US$1,000). In 2009, it is ACL Korea Section. The First-prize winner will be invited by the organizer of the next ACL festival to write a new piece to be premiered by the next ACL festival. No additional commission fee is involved; the prize money may be regarded as the fee. The ACL Korea Section shall inform the first-prize winner of the last (16th) ACL Young Composers' Award Competition Mr. Samuel Holloway (from New Zealand), as soon as possible, the instrumentation of the commission piece, the performance occasion of the coming festival, and the submission deadline.

ACL/ISCM Festival Hong Kong - November 2007

In November/December 2007, the ACL, in collaboration with the International Society for Contemporary Music, is hosting a joint festival in Hong Kong, featuring numerous international composers and performers. Please visit the ISCM-ACLWorld Music Days 2007 website for more information.

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