Yoko Reikano Kimura
, Koto and Shamisen
Music by Japanese & American composers
Japanese master Yoko Reikano Kimura performs on the Koto and the Shamisen, bringing sophisticated artistry to the beauty of Japanese traditional sound. Her program will feature music of Kin'ichi Nakanoshima, as well as music by American composers Lou Harrison and Marty Regan. Guest artists for this remarkable program will be Hikaru Tamaki, cello, and James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi.
Colorado String Quartet and Shakuhachi
The Colorado Quartet performs a program with music for string quartet and shakuhachi, plus the glorious Debussy String Quartet. Two works by contemporary composers Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, and James Nyoraku Schlefer blend the musical and cultural worlds of Japanese and European classical music. Mr. Schlefer is also the shakuhachi soloist.
KAMMERAKU*
The vibrant VOXARE String Quartet teams up with renowned performers of Japanese instruments in a ground-breaking program of new music. KAMMERAKU (combining "kammer" of kammermusik, German chamber music, with "raku" Japanese for music, will present new works by Paul Moravec, Somei Satoh, Daron Hagen and James Nyoraku Schlefer, and will feature Nami Kineie (shamisen), Yumi Kurosawa (koto) and James Nyoraku Schlefer (shakuhachi).