 Sukeyasu Shiba photo provided by Reigakusha |
Sukeyasu Shiba's Gagaku Universe |
 Maya Sakai, mikomai dancer |
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Program: Guwa No. 1 (1966) American PremiereIchigyo no Fu (1979) American Premiere Mai FuJin 35 (2008) World Premiere Chosa Join (1983) American Premiere Shotorashion (1980) |
Stephen Pier has achieved a uniquely rich and varied career as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. His credits as a performer include many years as a principal dancer with José Limón Company where the New York press hailed him as, “...one of the most gifted dancers on the modern dance scene today.” Stephen went on to become a leading soloist with The Hamburg Ballett performing the title roles in John Neumeier’s “Othello” and “Saint Matthew’s Passion” and creating numerous other major roles during his nine years with the company. more info... |  Stephen Pier photo: John Dean |
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Highlights of MFJ Commissions II Merkin Concert Hall February, 21, 2010 7:30pm Featuring new compositions by |
Highlights of MFJ Commissions II, will focus on past commissions by Music From Japan, as well as two new commissions for the occasion. Program: Hikaru Hayashi Lament (1999-2000)Shin-ichiro Ikebe Bi-valance (1997) Sunao Isaji a lovleg day for mirrages on the sea (2003) Hitomi Kaneko Almost Dusk (2009-2010) World Premiere Yasuko Yamaguchi Wurzeln (2009-2010) World Premiere |
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 Hitomi Kaneko |
Hitomi Kaneko graduated from the composition class at Toho Gakuen School of Music in 1988, and completed postgraduate studies in 1994. She went to study in France with a French Government scholarship in 1990. She then began to study at the Paris Conservatoire. She also attended the Summer Music Festivals in Avignon and Darmstadt with scholarships in 1992. more info... | |
| Yasuko Yamaguchi attended Tokyo University the Arts, where she studied composition with Akira Kitamura, Hideo Kobayashi and Michio Mamiya. She graduated in 1991, and in 1997 she left Japan to pursue her composition studies under Manfred Trojahn at the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule in Düsseldorf, Germany, where she received her master’s diploma in 2000. more info... |  Yasuko Yamaguchi |
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MUSIC FROM JAPAN NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2010 Featuring SUKEYASU SHIBA and REIGAKUSHA gagaku orchestra New York, NY – Merkin Concert Hall New York, NY – Merkin Concert Hall Washington, DC – Freer Gallery, Smithsonian Institution *This concert will be performed by members of the Reigakusha and Music From Japan Chamber Ensemble. Music From Japan 35th Anniversary is made possible in part by public funds from the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Major funding for the project has been provided by the Rohm Music Foundation, The Tokyo Club, The Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Foundation for the Arts, Asahi Shimbun Foundation, The Kao Foundation for Arts and Sciences, the Asahi Beer Foundation for Arts and Culture and the Morimiura Houmeikai Foundation. Music From Japan appreciates the cooperation of The Japan Federation of Composers, Inc., Japan Society for Contemporary Music, and all participating venues. |
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