This will be the second concert of 2017-18 season of “Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music-. After many centuries, the brilliance of traditional Japanese music is still being passed on to the present day. Please come and experience the sounds of koto and shamisen and enjoy the taste of the four seasons here in New York. Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform four classical pieces, including Chanoyu Ondo – The Lead of Tea Ceremony, while special guest, Souheki Mori leads Shin-no-gyou daisu Temae (真之行台子点前),one of the most formal and elaborate styles of tea serving. There will also be a surprise guest. Matcha tea by Setsugekka and Japanese sweets prepare by mochi Rin will also be served.
Kimura will present a shamisen concert featuring both classical and contemporary repertoires at Moriar Senior Center, NY. (*private performance)
Elegant music for string quartet with shamisen and shakuhachi. The Voxare String Quartet with James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi and Yoko Reikano Kimura, shamisen performing “String Journey” for shamisen and quartet by Schlefer and “Floating Bridge of Heaven” for shakuhachi, shamisen and quartet by Donald Womack. Plus string quartets TBD.
Duo YUMENO will perform new pieces composed by Donald Womack, Thomas Osborne and Takuma Itoh.
Japanese Music Concert presented by Chitopher Yomei (shakuhachi), Mika Kimura (voice), Yoko Reikano Kimura (koto, voice)
Program:
Nasuno (composed by Yamada-kengyo), Seheki no Fu (composed by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima), Aki no Shirabe (composed by Michio Miyagi), Kumiuta – Akashi – (composed by Kitajima-kengyo) and more.
Duo YUMENO will give a workshop at the composition class.
Duo YUMENO will perform new pieces composed by young composers at University of Hawaii.
Kimura will perform Toshi Ichiyanagi’s “Transfiguration of Flower” on koto with Hidejiro Honjoh (shamisen) and James Nyoraku Schlefer (shakuhachi) at the 13th Annual Concert of Japanese Heritage Music presented by Japanese Cultural Heritage Initiative, Columbia University. This concert is open to public, but please register at this website.
This will be the third concert of 2017-18 season of “Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music-. After many centuries, the brilliance of traditional Japanese music is still being passed on to the present day. Please come and experience the sounds of koto and shamisen and enjoy the taste of the four seasons here in New York. This concert will feature each season’s representative traditional works along with the colorful and delicate Japanese confectionaries prepared by mochi Rin. For more information, please visit this website.
Rothko Chapel presents this program which juxtaposes aspects of traditional Japanese musical aesthetics through the medium of newly composed works for Japanese instruments and percussion.
Program: Koto-Uta (Toshio Hosokawa), New works by Marty Regan, Ryoanji (composed by John Cage) etc.
Performer: John Lane (percussion), Yoko Reikano Kimura (koto), Marty Regan (shakuhachi)
Otowaza presents an evening of traditional and contemporary Japanese music performed by Hidejiro Honjo (shamisen), Akihito Obama (shakuhachi), Yoko Reikano Kimura (koto).
Program:
Transfiguration of Flowers (Toshi Ichiyanagi), Fantasia Sarashi (Kin’ichi Nakanoshima), Short Stories for Shakuhachi and Shamisen (Miho Hazama), Koto-Uta (Toshio Hosokawa), Echigo-Jishi Fantasy b (Yu Kuwabara)*world premier of the revised version
This concert was approved by Association for Corporate Support for the Arts, Japan
Kimura will present a Japanese music performance at the 13th Annual Japan Center Essay Competition. More details coming soon.
Duo YUMENO will have a duo concert presented by New Chicago Japanese American Association.
Duo YUMENO will have annual Chicago Recital at historical Ravenswood Fellowship Methodist Church in Chicago.
Kyo-Shin-An Arts and Tenri Cultural Institute presents “ROSE MUSIC” concert featuring World Premieres from Douglas J. Cuomo and John King. Kimura will join Cuomo’s new piece and Shamisen Concerto by Katsutoshi Nagasawa. (Piano reduction)
Performer: Taka Kigawa (piano), James Nyoraku Schlefer (shakuhachi)
Yoko Reikano Kimura (shamisen)
Kimura will appear at a Japanese music concert organized by Japan Society. For more details about this concert, please visit the Japan Society’s website.
The duo will perform at the Healthy Concert Series, which has been featuring classical music for patients and local community for many years.
This year, Duo YUMENO’s annual recital in Kyoto will take place at Nehan Hall in Kosho-ji Temple. Please enjoy the duo’s music at this serene temple, which is associated with Oribe Furuta – one of the most influencial tea master in Japanese history.
Program:
Grandioso -from the Tale of Heike- (Daron Hagen) *2018 commission piece,
Hope in One Glance for shamisen and cello (Elizabeth Brown) *2017 commission piece
But Beautiful (Takuma Ito) *2018 commission piece
etc.
Duo YUMENO will have a recital at Matsuyama Civic Center Hall in Saitama, Japan.
Program:
Grandioso -from the Tale of Heike- (Daron Hagen) *2018 commission piece,
Hope in One Glance for shamisen and cello (Elizabeth Brown) *2017 commission piece
But Beautiful (Takuma Ito) *2018 commission piece
etc.
Duo YUMENO will have a recital at Myonichikan Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Program:
Grandioso -from the Tale of Heike- (Daron Hagen) *2018 commission piece,
Hope in One Glance for shamisen and cello (Elizabeth Brown) *2017 commission piece
But Beautiful (Takuma Ito) *2018 commission piece
Three Fragments – Mittsu no Dansho – (Kin’ichi Nakanoshima) etc.
Yoko Reikano Kimura, Koto Soloist for the weekend’s MountainTop Masterworks concerts, will introduce the sound, history, and repertoire of this fascinating instrument. Often referred to as a Japanese dulcimer, this instrument evokes the cultural and musical heritage of Japan, and is a surprisingly exciting partner to a full symphony orchestra.
Koto concert: Genji (composed by Daron Hagen) with the Wintergreen Music Festival Orchestra, (conductor: Mei-An Chen)
Koto concert: Genji (composed by Daron Hagen) with the Wintergreen Music Festival Orchestra, (conductor: Mei-An Chen)
National Koto Competition Special Concert @ Kioi Small Hall, Tokyo
Kimura will play “Mittsu no Dansho – Three Fragments -” composed by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima at the 25th Anniversary Kenjun Memorial National Koto Competition Special Concert presented by Kioi Hall in Tokyo. For more information about this concert, please visit this website. (Japanese only)
Kimura will perform classical piece, “Chidori no Kyoku” with Christopher Yomei Blasdel.
Kimura will perform new composition by Marty Regan at World Shakuhachi Festival 2018. For more details, please visit WSF 2018 website.
This will be the forth concert of 2017-18 season of “Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music-. After many centuries, the brilliance of traditional Japanese music is still being passed on to the present day. Please come and experience the sounds of koto and shamisen and enjoy the taste of the four seasons here in New York. This concert will feature each season’s representative traditional works along with the colorful and delicate Japanese confectionaries prepared by mochi Rin. For more information, please visit this website.
Kimura will play a solo shamisen work by Japanese composer. (New York Premier)
Duo YUMENO will perform “Grandioso”-The Tale of Heike- composed by Daron Hagen. (New York Premier)
Duo YUMENO will perform “Grandioso”-The Tale of Heike- composed by Daron Hagen. (New York Premier)