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Festival
photos above by Ken Howard
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Festival 2006 |
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| Fukushima Festival 2006 began with a series of programs in Fukushima, Japan, Artistic Director Naoyuki Miura's hometown. |
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Post concert reception Fukushima (above), |
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| Akikazu Nakamura teaches young students at an "Experience Session" | |||||||||||||
| The events included a keynote speech by Dr. Hayao Kawai, Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, a short concert program with Akikazu Nakamura, shakuhachi and Machiyo Yagi, 20-string koto, and educational workshops for young students and adults. The workshops, entitled "Experience Sessions," allowed children to try out the shakuhachi and koto. All of the events in Fukushima sold out in advance and proved to be very popular. | |||||||||||||
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| Akikazu Nakamura, shakuhachi | |||||||||||||
| Michiyo Yagi, 20-string koto | |||||||||||||
| Masters of Tradition The American portion of Festival 2006 opened in New York City, on February 11 at Merkin Concert Hall with the continuation of MFJ's "Masters of Tradition" series. The concert featured Akikazu Nakamura, shakuhachi with Machiyo Yagi, 20-string koto, and a special guest appearance by Ralph Samuelson, shakuhachi. Mr. Samuelson also delivered the preconcert lecture, "Shakuhachi in the Modern World." The concert was divided into two parts, traditional and modern. The modern section featured a work by Masao Endo commissioned for the event. |
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New Works by Young Japanese Composers II | ||||||||||||
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Festival 2006 continued on Sunday, February 12 with a concert featuring the works of some of Japan's most talented young composers including: Naoko Hishinuma, Hiroyuki Itoh, Motoharu Kawashima, Hiroyuki Yamamoto and Miyuki Ito. The works were performed by some of New York's foremost New Music specialists, with the rising star of the classical music world Carolyn Kwan conducting.
(See Frank Oteri's article in the upcoming MFJ newsletter for more in depth information) |
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| Akikazu Nakamura, shakuhachi, and other New York musicians perform Miyuki Ito's Energy Void at Merkin Concert Hall. | |||||||||||||
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Festival 2006 was completed successfully with a tour of the Masters of Tradition program through the Eastern United States. Performances and educational events were held in Murfreesboro, TN, at Middle Tennessee State University, and in Spartanburg, NC at Converse College. The final performance of the tour was held at the Freer Gallery of Art, at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC on February 19th. | ||||||||||||
| From Right to Left: Artistic Director, Naoyuki Miura, Hiroyuki Itoh, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Machiyo Yagi, Naoko Hishinuma, Motoharu Kawashima, Miyuki Ito, Masao endo, and Akikazu Nakamura. | |||||||||||||
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