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 SCHRAMM (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
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
