Contemporary Music X Noh” 10th Anniversary Concert
2023.11.30 - Tokyo (Japan)
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall
World and Japanese premieres of pieces by Annelies Van Parys, Naoki Sakata and Claude Ledoux
We will have the world premieres of new compositions commissioned from two of today’s most active female composers, Belgium’s Annelies Van Parys and Naoki Sakata, a Japanese composer living in Paris who has been remarkably active in recent years. Also, we will have the Japanese premiere of “FujiDaiko Écho” for Noh voice and string quartet by leading Belgian composer Claude Ledoux, which Aoki premiered at the Ars Musica Festival in Belgium in 2021.
Program：
Annelies Van Parys (1975-)
“Semi no obebe” for Noh voice and String Trio (World Premiere)
José María Sánchez-Verdú (1968-)
“Far Water” for Noh voice and Violin (2018)
Toshio Hosokawa (1955-)
“Small Chant” for Violoncello (2012)
Claude Ledoux (1960-)
“FujiDaiko Écho” for Noh voice and String Quartet (2021・Japan Premiere)
Naoki Sakata (1975-)
“New piece” for Noh voice and String Quartet (World Premiere)
Ryoko Aoki (Noh voice)
Tatsuki Narita (Violin)
Ryosuke Suho (Violin)
Kei Tojo (Viola)
Ayano Kamimura（Violoncello)