“ONOKORO – creations/beginnings”
“ONOKORO – creations/beginnings”
Two evenings of music and dance exploring the universal concepts of creations and beginnings.
Sept. 23rd & Sept 24th
“ONOKORO – creations/beginnings”
Thomas Piercy, director
“Tokyo to New York” in collaboration with Random Access Music presents "ONOKORO – creations/beginnings," a fusion of music and dance that explores the universal themes of creation and beginnings. The one-hour show, under the direction of Thomas Piercy, features a captivating blend of contemporary compositions combining traditional Japanese instruments with Western classical instruments, performed by an ensemble of musicians and dancers. The show includes modern dance; traditional Japanese bugaku dance; a clarinet concerto with Gagaku ensemble; a hichiriki concerto with Western classical strings; and trios combining Western classical instruments with traditional Japanese instruments.
Thomas Piercy, clarinet/hichiriki/ohichiriki
Miki Orihara, dancer/choreographer modern dance
Maki Yamamae, dancer/choreographer Bugaku dance
Ghislaine van den Heuvel, dancer
Marina Iwao, piano.
Gagaku ensemble: Lish Lindsey, ryuteki/hichiriki; Joseph Jordan, hichiriki; Harrison Hsu, sho; Masayo Ishigure, koto.
String quintet: Sabina Torosjan, violin; Lara Lewison, violin; Laura Thompson, viola; Daniel Hass, cello; Pablo Aslan, double bass.
PROGRAM
John Cage “Ryoanji” for 3 hichiriki and percussion (1985).
Bin Li “Netori, Netori” Concerto for clarinet and gagaku ensemble (2017/2023) with bugaku dancer Maki Yamanae.
Miho Sasaki “黎明 - reimei - Dawn ” for ohichiriki, cello, and piano (2023) (World Premiere).
Gilbert Galindo "Primordial" for clarinet, cello, and piano (2023) (World Premiere).
Masatora Goya “Onokoro” Concerto for hichiriki and strings (2021) (US Premiere) with dancers Miki Orihara and Ghislaine van den Heuvel.
