Autumn @ Setsugekka, NY
Yoko Reikano Kimura, a Yamada-style koto performer and “Setsugekka” in East Village have been co-hosting a Japanese music concert series, “Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music – “. Launched in the fall of 2015, the series has offered audiences a chance to experience the sounds of the koto and shamisen throughout the seasons. To date, over 60 pieces have been presented, ranging from classical to contemporary works. Attendees will also enjoy matcha prepared by tea ceremony master Souheki Mori.
Duo YUMENO will bring a multicultural program including its commission work, “Heike Quinto” composed by Daron Hagen as well as traditional Japanese piece to Beiverwyck in Albany, NY.
Duo YUMENO will perform for the special screening of “Japanese Paper Films” tour in Australia. The details about the tour will be announced soon.
Wednesday, November 19th (Brisbane)
Sunday, November 23rd (Sydney)
Thursday, November 27th (Melbourne)
Duo YUMENO will return to “Culture Bridge” concert series presented by Queens Public Library. The program will include duo’s commission work, Daron Hagen’s Cavatina and more.
Duo YUMENO will perform for the New Year’s celebration at Japan Society of Greater Fairfield County of Connecticut. The program will include music that represents the joyful spirit of Oshōgatsu (New Year’s in Japanese) as well as the winter season.
This event is for the members of Japan Society only. Please visit here for more details.
(Photo by Robert Essel)
On Saturday, January 31 at 2:00 pm, the Museum of Modern Art, New York will present Orphans at MoMA: At Play – Amateurs, Animators and Avant-Grades”as part of To Save and Project: The 22nd MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation. Numerous films curated by the NYU Orphan Film Symposium, which celebrates the diversity of amateur and experimental cinema, will be screened for the general public. The screening will include a 40-minute presentation of Japanese Paper Films with a brief introduction by Prof.Eric Faden (Bucknell University) who is the founder of the Japanese Paper Film Project, and will be accompanied by live performance of Duo YUMENO, an award-winning koto-cello duo.
(Photo by Valerio Greco / The 44th Pordenone Silent Film Festival)
– Gems of Japanese Music – Vol. 34 @ Setsugekka, NY
New York’s music scene reflects the diverse and vibrant culture of the city. Yoko Reikano Kimura began “Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music –” series in the fall of 2015. As a Japanese instrumentalist, Kimura hopes to introduce the brilliance of traditional Japanese music, which is still being passed on to future generations after many centuries. Since the first concert, over 65 works from the classical repertoire have been introduced in the concert series. Please come and experience the sounds of Japanese Music. After the concert, matcha will be served by Souheki Mori, tea master and the owner of Setsugekka, which is the destination of matcha connoisseurs in New York.
For ticket reservation, please visit here.
This concert series is co-presented by Yoko Reikano Kimura and Setsugekka. Supported by Hogaku Journal.
(Photo by Amar Aly)
【Program】
Midare Rinzetsu composed by Yatsuhashi-kengyo
Kotobuki Kurabe composed by Yamase Taiga II
Shinsen-cho for solo sangen> composed by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima
Duo YUMENO will be featured at the Richard P. Garmany concert series at the Hartt School of Music. The program includes Daron Hagen’s Heike Quinto. This two-day residency program also includes chamber music coachings and seminars for aspiring composers.
(Photo by Kasia Idzkowska)
INTERWOVEN will celebrate luna new year with a diverse program. The details of the concert will be announced soon!
The performers:
Yoko Reikano Kimura, Koto/Voice
gamin, saenghwang/piri
Keiko Tokunaga, Violin
Emilie-Anne Gendron, Violin
Andy Lin, Viola/Erhu
Hikaru Tamaki, Cello
(Photo copyright: INTERWOVEN)
Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform at New Asia Chamber Music Society’s concert series presented by MOCA.
The program includes Horse Racing for Erfu and String Trio by Shen-Ching Hsu, Orpheus in Meikai for Koto and String Quartet by Jay Rease and more.
(Photo by Robert Essel)
INTERWOVEN will bring its versatile repertoire at University of Wisconsin Madison’s recital. The program will include Heike Quinto composed by Daron Hagen (Duo YUMENO‘s commission work) and more.
The performers:
Yoko Reikano Kimura, Koto/Voice
Keiko Tokunaga, Violin
Dawn Wohn, Violin
Andrew Gonzalez, Viola
Hikaru Tamaki, Cello
(Photo copyright:INTERWOVEN)
INTERWOVEN will be featured at Coppia concert series in Wisconsin-Madison. The program will include Koto Concerto: Genji (composed by Daron Hagen) and more.
Performers:
Yoko Reikano Kimura, Koto/Voice
Keiko Tokunaga, Violin
Dawn Wohn, Violin
Andrew Gonzalez, Viola
Hikaru Tamaki, Cello
(Photo taken at Smithsonian Museum. ©︎INTERWOVEN)
Duo YUMENO will return to “Culture Bridge” concert series presented by Queens Public Library. The program will include duo’s commission work, Mayu Masuda’s “Moon Songs”, Daron Hagen’s “Heike Quinto” and more.
Celebrating Japanese Women in Music
Lady Murasaki, who is considered the world’s first novelist, is one of the many women who have played an integral part in Japanese culture. The duo will celebrate such pioneers as well as female composers who continue to shape the future of Japanese music.
(Photo by Robert Essel)
Duo YUMENO will give a workshop focusing on Japanese shamisen and duo’s versatile repertoires. The details about the event will be announced soon.
(Photo by Robert Essel)
Yoko Reikano Kimura (koto) will perform at the spring concert presented by New Asia Chamber Music Society in NYC. The details about the concert will be announced soon.
(Photo by Robert Essel)
Duo YUMENO will work with young composers at the Hartt School to create new works written for koto and cello. The residency program will include workshops with the composers and a session to record the compositions.
(Photo by Robert Essel)
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Duo YUMENO Recital in Tokyo
The duo will hold its annual Tokyo recital at Tokyo Concerts Lab. featuring this year’s commission work composed by Madoka Mori, one of the most prominent Japanese composers in her generation and versatile repertoire including both traditional and contemporary works..