CALENDAR

Nov
4
Sun
2018
Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music – vol.13 Autumn @ Center for Remembering and Sharing, White Room
Nov 4 @ 4:00 pm

CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) invites you to discover traditional Japanese music by the acclaimed koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura offered together with an exclusive taste of beautiful Japanese seasonal confectionary prepared by mochi Rin. This will be Vol. 13 and the first concert of the 2018-19 season of Four Seasons in New York — Gems of Japanese Music, which is supported by Mar Creations, Inc.

Program
Kumiuta: Shiki no Kyoku – Songs of Four Seasons – (by Yatsuhashi-kengyo)
Yuku Aki – Autumn passing – (by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima)
Usu no Koe (by Shourei YamatoⅢ)
Zangiku – Withering Chrysanthemum – (by Marty Regan)

Nov
12
Mon
2018
Texas A & M Residency @ Texas A & M University
Nov 12 all-day

Program Lecture: Japanese Music (Jiuta, Sankyoku)

Nov
13
Tue
2018
Texas A & M Residency @ Texas A & M University
Nov 13 all-day

Japanese music concert featuring sankyoku, jiuta syle music.

Nov
14
Wed
2018
Texas A & M Residency @ Texas A & M University
Nov 14 all-day

Program Lecture: Japanese Music (Jiuta, Sankyoku)

Dec
8
Sat
2018
The Emigrants @ Queens Museum
Dec 8 @ 5:00 pm

Duo YUMENO will perform their commission piece, Daron Hagen’s “Appassionato” at The Emigrants concert. The Queens Museum presents the world premiere of a new documentary chamber music work, The Emigrants by composer George Tsz-Kwan Lam. The Emigrants will be premiered by the ensemble New Morse Code (Hannah Collins, cello and Michael Compitello, percussion). Duo YUMENO and Raphael Leal (percussionist), who are featured on the recorded interviews that are part of The Emigrants, will be also joining this concert. Admission is free, and this event is open to the public.

 

 

Jan
14
Mon
2019
New Year’s Celebration @ The residence of the Japanese Ambassador to the United States in Washington DC
Jan 14 all-day

Kimura will perform koto at the New Year Celebration party held by the residence of Japanese Ambassador in Washington DC. (Invitation only)

Mar
2
Sat
2019
Duo YUMENO Tenth Anniversary Recital @ Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Mar 2 @ 2:00 pm

Duo YUMENO – koto/shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura and cellist Hikaru Tamaki – will celebrate its tenth anniversary in a concert featuring the world premiere performance of a commissioned work by the prominent Japanese composer, Toshi Ichiyanagi. The concert will also feature works by Daron Hagen and Marty Regan that seamlessly blend Eastern and Western traditions. Japanese shamisen player, Shōho Mutoh will join Kimura in a virtuosic, improvisational rendition of the classic Japanese masterwork, Shin-sarashi.

 

 

TOSHI ICHIYANAGI New Work (World Premiere)
DARON HAGEN Appassionato
MARTY REGAN Silence of the Moon
FUKAKUSA KENGYŌ Shin-sarashi (arr. Kin’ichi Nakanoshima)
SAYAKA ISHIGURO Genka Triptyc

Duo YUMENO
··Yoko Reikano Kimura, Koto, Shamisen, and Voice
··Hikaru Tamaki, Cello
Shōho Mutoh, Shamisen
Reona Ito, Speaker

Supported by Consulate General of Japan in New York | Under the auspices of IMJS: Japanese Cultural Heritage Initiatives at Columbia University, Hogaku Journal

*Duo YUMENO’s article on The JAPAN TIMES. – Making music across the Pacific

Mar
31
Sun
2019
Glories of Japanese Music Heritage XIV @ Miller Theater, Columbia University
Mar 31 @ 4:00 pm

IMJS celebrate the cultures of Heian and Heisei Eras with a concert presenting music Lady Murasaki describes in her 11th-century novel The Tale of Genji, (in collaboration with the current exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art) and the 2019 Sung Waka Poetry by the Retiring Emperor and Empress of this Heisei Era from their January New Year Poetry Celebration. This concert is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Kimura will play “Chidori no Kyoko” composed by Yoshizawa-kengyo, and Duo YUMENO’s commission piece. For more details, please visit IMJS website.

 

Apr
14
Sun
2019
Kammerrakku Anniversary @ Tenri Cultural Institute of NY, NY
Apr 14 @ 4:00 pm

The first of the 10th Anniversary septet concerts presented by Kyo-Shin-An Arts. World premieres by Daron Hagen and James Nyoraku Schlefer. (Cassatt String Quartet: Muneko Otani and Jennifer Leshnower, violins; Ah Ling Neu, viola; Elizabeth Anderson, cello) For this concert, Kimura will perform shamisen.

Apr
17
Wed
2019
Duo YUMENO performance @ New York Consul General’s Residence
Apr 17 @ 6:00 pm

Duo YUMENO will perform their repertoires at New York Consulate General’s residence for the event celebrating “Japan 2019”. This is an invitation only event.

Apr
28
Sun
2019
Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music – vol.14 Spring @ Center for Remembering and Sharing, White Room
Apr 28 @ 4:00 pm

CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) invites you to discover traditional Japanese music by the acclaimed koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura offered together with an exclusive taste of beautiful Japanese seasonal confectionary prepared by mochi Rin. This will be Vol. 14 and the second concert of the 2018-19 season of Four Seasons in New York — Gems of Japanese Music, which is supported by Mar Creations, Inc.

Program:
Murasaki-shikibu – Lady Murasaki – (composed by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima), Kumiuta Akashi (composed by Kitajima-kengyo) , Murasaki no Fu for solo sangen (composed by Minoru Miki)

May
10
Fri
2019
Duo YUMENO Concert @ Double Tree by Hillton, Arlington Hights, Chicago
May 10 all-day

NCJAA, Chicago will present Duo YUMENO concert. The details is TBA. 

May
11
Sat
2019
Duo YUMENO Recital @ Ravenswood United Fellowship Methodist Church, Chicago
May 11 @ 2:00 pm

Duo YUMENO will present their 9th recital in Chicago featuring Midwest premier of Paraphrase for shamisen  and cello composed by Toshi Ichiyanagi. The diverse program will feature the duo’s commission pieces.

May
17
Fri
2019
Murasaki’s Moon @ The Astor Court, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
May 17 all-day

Friday, May 17, 4 pm and 6:30 pm

Murasaki’s Moon – World Premiere –

This site-specific opera delves into the life and work of one of the most extraordinary women in Japanese history, Lady Murasaki, author of what is considered the world’s first novel. Shocking modern parallels will be revealed as the story follows Lady Murasaki on her non-traditional path to become one of the most significant literary figures of all time.

Michi Wiancko, composer
Deborah Brevoort, librettist
Eric Einhorn, stage director
Geoffrey McDonald, conductor/music director

Kristen Choi, soprano
Andrew Stenson, tenor
Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto
Satoshi Takeishi, percussion
Kaoru Watanabe, Japanese flutes, percussion, taiko
Aizuri String Quartet

May
18
Sat
2019
Murasaki’s Moon @ The Astor Court, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
May 18 all-day

Saturday, May 18, 2 pm and 6 pm

Murasaki’s Moon

This site-specific opera delves into the life and work of one of the most extraordinary women in Japanese history, Lady Murasaki, author of what is considered the world’s first novel. Shocking modern parallels will be revealed as the story follows Lady Murasaki on her non-traditional path to become one of the most significant literary figures of all time.

Michi Wiancko, composer
Deborah Brevoort, librettist
Eric Einhorn, stage director
Geoffrey McDonald, conductor/music director

Kristen Choi, soprano
Andrew Stenson, tenor
Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto
Satoshi Takeishi, percussion
Kaoru Watanabe, Japanese flutes, percussion, taiko
Aizuri String Quartet

May
19
Sun
2019
Murasaki’s Moon @ The Astor Court, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
May 19 all-day

Sunday May 19, 11 am and 3 pm

Murasaki’s Moon

This site-specific opera delves into the life and work of one of the most extraordinary women in Japanese history, Lady Murasaki, author of what is considered the world’s first novel. Shocking modern parallels will be revealed as the story follows Lady Murasaki on her non-traditional path to become one of the most significant literary figures of all time.

Michi Wiancko, composer
Deborah Brevoort, librettist
Eric Einhorn, stage director
Geoffrey McDonald, conductor/music director

Kristen Choi, soprano
Andrew Stenson, tenor
Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto
Satoshi Takeishi, percussion
Kaoru Watanabe, Japanese flutes, percussion, taiko
Aizuri String Quartet

Jun
1
Sat
2019
Duo YUMENO concert – 2019 Japan tour – @ Nara Park, Lecture Hall
Jun 1 @ 11:30 am

Duo YUMENO will return to musicfest NARA!
The duo will perform their diverse repertoire at newly opened lecture hall, Nara Park. This concert is free, but registration is required.

Jun
8
Sat
2019
Duo YUMENO Kyoto Recital – 2019 Japan tour
デュオ夢乃リサイタル 京都公演 @ 興聖寺|Kosho-ji Temple, Kyoto
Jun 8 @ 2:00 pm

デュオ夢乃の京都リサイタル公演:
今年も、京都上京区の興聖寺(茶人・古田織部の菩提寺として知られます)にてリサイタルを開催いたします。カーネギーリサイタルにちなんだプログラム。美しい涅槃堂での開催です。
*プログラムは変更する場合もございます。

Duo YUMENO will have annual Kyoto recital at the historic Kosho-ji Temple in Kyoto. Please enjoy the serene atmosphere at the temple and their music!

Jun
22
Sat
2019
Duo YUMENO Tokyo Recital – 2019 Japan tour
デュオ夢乃 東京リサイタル @ 自由学園明日館講堂|Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan Hall, Tokyo
Jun 22 @ 2:00 pm

デュオ夢乃10周年記念リサイタル:
自由学園明日館講堂(重要文化財)での東京公演です。デュオ夢乃結成10周年として、これまでの委嘱作品など多彩なプログラムです。一柳慧氏による委嘱作品「三味線とチェロのためのパラフレーズ」も日本初演致します。

Duo YUMENO will have annual Tokyo recital celebrating their 10th anniversary as a duo. This concert will feature duo’s dynamic repertoires including the latest commission works. The Jiyugakuen-Myonichikan was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and his pupil, Arata Endo.

Jul
21
Sun
2019
Kono Kameyama Koto Concert @ Hokutopia Hall, Tokyo
Jul 21 all-day

Kimura will perform a Yamada style’s masterpiece,  “Uya no Tsuki” on shamisen at her mentor, Kono Kameyama Recital in Tokyo. The details TBA.

Aug
10
Sat
2019
Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music – vol.15 Summer @ Center for Remembering and Sharing, White Room
Aug 10 @ 4:00 pm

CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) invites you to discover traditional Japanese music by the acclaimed koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura offered together with an exclusive taste of beautiful Japanese seasonal confectionary prepared by mochi Rin. This will be Vol. 15 and the third concert of the 2018-19 season of Four Seasons in New York — Gems of Japanese Music, which is supported by Mar Creations, Inc.

Aug
30
Fri
2019
Here and Now Labor Day Festival @ Bargemusic, NY
Aug 30 @ 7:00 pm

Kimura will perform Mary Regan’s shamisen solo work, Medusa’s Lair. (World Premiere) For more details, please visit Bargemusic website.

Aug
31
Sat
2019
Here and Now Labor Day Festival @ Bargemusic, NY
Aug 31 @ 6:00 pm

Kimura will perform Marty Regan’s shamisen solo work, Medusa’s Lair.(World Premiere) For more details, please visit Bargemusic website.

Sep
1
Sun
2019
Here and Now Labor Day Festival @ Bargemusic, NY
Sep 1 @ 4:00 pm

Kimura will perform Marty Regan’s shamisen solo work, Medusa’s Lair. (World Premiere) For more details, please visit Bargemusic website.

Sep
3
Tue
2019
Duo YUMENO concert @ Burnt Cove Church Community Center, Stonington, ME
Sep 3 @ 7:00 pm

Duo YUMENO will have a concert presented by Stonington Opera House in Maine.

Sep
7
Sat
2019
Duo YUMENO concert @ Eagle Hill Institute, Steuben, ME
Sep 7 @ 5:00 pm

Duo YUMENO will return to the concert series presented by Eagle Hill Institute in Steuben, ME. Each concert is followed by an optional dinner for guests who enjoy an extended evening at Eagle Hill with friends in the company of the musicians. Reservations need to be made by 10AM of the program day.

Sep
8
Sun
2019
Duo YUMENO Recital @ First Congragational Church of Blue Hill, ME
Sep 8 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Duo YUMENO will return to the Vankerkay Concert series in a beautiful port city, Blue Hill, ME. The details TBA.

Sep
9
Mon
2019
Duo YUMENO concert ~ outreach program for children @ Dresden, ME | Halldale, ME
Sep 9 @ 10:00 am

Duo YUMENO will have two outreach programs for children in Dresden and Halldale, ME.

Sep
21
Sat
2019
Basil Twist’s Dogugaeshi @ Le Festival Mondial des Theatres de Marionnettes, France
Sep 21 all-day

Kimura will perform shamisen/koto at the Basil Twist’s Dogugaeshi  presented by Le Festival Mondial des Theatres de Marionnettes. Dogugaeshi was originally commissioned by The Japan Society of New York in 2004 with support from Creative Capital, The MAP Fund, Doris Duke Charitable Trust and The Jim Henson Foundation. Originally the music was performed by authorized master musician Yumiko Tanaka.

Dogugaeshi will start at 11:00 am, 16:00 pm, and 21:00 pm on Sep 21.

 

Sep
22
Sun
2019
Basil Twist’s Dogugaeshi @ Le Festival Mondial des Theatres de Marionnettes, France
Sep 22 all-day

Kimura will perform shamisen/koto at the Basil Twist’s Dogugaeshi  presented by Le Festival Mondial des Theatres de Marionnettes. Dogugaeshi was originally commissioned by The Japan Society of New York in 2004 with support from Creative Capital, The MAP Fund, Doris Duke Charitable Trust and The Jim Henson Foundation. Originally the music was performed by authorized master musician Yumiko Tanaka.

Dogugaeshi will start at 10:00 am, 14:00 pm and 18:00 pm on September 22.