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May 27, 2005

Friday, 8:00pm

Gil Rose, Conductor

[Previously scheduled for April 15, 2005]


Ken Ueno Kaze-no-Oka (Hill of the Winds) (2005)
World Premiere, written in memory of Toru Takemitsu

Tan Dun Water Concerto (1998)
Boston Premiere, written in memory of Toru Takemitsu

Toru Takemitsu
Requiem for Strings (1957)
Three Film Scores (1994)
November Steps (1967)

This concert is made possible in part through the support of the Asian Cultural Council, the Freeman Foundation, and the Shogakukan Publishing Company.

Program Notes

 

FEATURING

Kifu Mitsuhashi Kifu Mitsuhashi is a master of Kinko style, superintendent of the Kifu group of Kinko style Shakuhachi and a member of "Tokyo International Music Ensemble." more»
Yukio Tanaka Yukio Tanaka has performed internationally in the US, Europe, and Asia as a soloist as well as with Tsuruta sensei and other prominent classical Japanese artists such as Katsuya Yokoyama (shakuahchi) and Akao Michiko (yokobue). more»
Robert Schulz A member of BMOP since the group's inception in 1996, principal percussionist Robert Schulz has become a familiar face to Boston audiences. more»
 

Read the press release about this concert. more»

Harvard Film Archive presents a Takemitsu film festival May 6-18, 2005. more»

Read a tribute article by Peter Grilli, President of the Japan Society of Boston and longtime friend of Toru Takemitsu. more»

Read the Boston Phoenix's preview of this concert. more»

Read excerpts of a review of this concert from the Boston Globe more»