Satsuki Odamura
master of the koto
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Satsuki Odamura is a master of the Koto.
A representative of the Sawai International Koto School, Satsuki has pioneered the introduction of teaching & performing on this ancient Japanese instrument since her arrival in Australia.
Satsuki has performed with critical success in Japan, Europe, the USSR, the United States, South East Asia and of course Australia

Koto meets Baroque
Music for koto, violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord
Koto playing solo, in koto ensemble and with baroque instruments! And baroque instruments in ensembles and solos. The four different string sounds complement and contrast.
Japanese traditional and contemporary music. Baroque works by Marais, Couperin, Pachelbel and others.
Satsuki Odamura: Koto
Sydney Koto Ensemble
Cynthia O'Brien-Rames (Vienna): Baroque violin
Fumiko Matsui: Viola da gamba
Anne Whelan: Harpsichord
Crows Nest Performing Arts Centre,
5 Holtermann St, Crows Nest
Sunday August 30th 2pm
Adults $20, Conc. $10 (drinks afterwards)
Bookings
Koto performance by Sawai koto students @ Komachi restaurant
In Repose : Thursday Island
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CDs available online
The following CDs are available for purchase from the discography on satsukikoto.com.au, Koto Dreaming, Kaleidoscope, Like a Bird, Where Waters Meet, Picture Dreams, Kagome, Burning House, Time never sleeps,
CHIKA Soundtrack
The music for CHIKA was composed by Thomas Fitzgerald, with one exquisite work, the Koto Solo by Satsuki Odamura. This unusual collaboration of instruments featuring koto, shakuhachi, wadaiko, acoustic and electric violin and keyboards, blends live music and pre recorded acoustic and electronic sounds with a unique result. It is the sum of these myriad combinations of a surreal reality that have become CHIKA's musical world.

Koto Dreaming
Koto Dreaming is a collection of innovative & uniquely Australian multicultural compositions for koto. Koto Dreaming breaks away from the traditional sounds and compositions for koto, and includes Satsuki's own collaborative compositions with Australian artists.


Kaleidoscope is the debut album from GEST8, an innovative improvising ensemble made up of eight of Sydney’s leading musicians. Each of the players is a virtuoso on their instrument with a strong original sound, renowned for outstanding creative ideas and conceptual breadth and imagination. The GEST8 CD Kaleidoscope released by Tall Poppies Records, was launched at The Sound Lounge in October 2007

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