The Silver Pavilion
The Silver Pavilion – Ian Cleworth I have known both Kazue Sawai and Satsuki Odamura for over two decades and have played with
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Wisteria Growing Upwards
Wisteria Growing Upwards – Sean Blake Valenzuela I named this piece Wisteria Growing Upwards because as I am a very visual person, once
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Moonlight through Cinder
Moonlight through Cinder – Eitan Muir 2018 ‘Moonlight Through Cinder’ alludes to life in the midst of citywide renovations, in which increasing building
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Rain Has Passed
Rain Has Passed – Sandy Evans To help with my composition process for these koto ensemble pieces, Satsuki kindly lent me (a non-koto
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Her Wild Spirit
Her Wild Spirit – Sandy Evans Her Wild Spirit draws inspiration from the atmosphere and rhythms of both the great Japanese koto player
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Gogatsu No Shinju
五月の真珠 (Gogatsu No Shinju) – Sandy Evans I had the good fortune to meet koto virtuoso Satsuki Odamura in the early 1990s,
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Sydney Sacred Music Festival: 15 September
In this new work conceived for the Sydney Sacred Music Festival, saxophonist
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Bello Winter Music Festival – July 12-15 2018
When: July 12-15 2018 Where: 35 Hyde St, Bellingen, NSW 2454 More information at: http://www.bellowintermusic.com/
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Koto Transformation – 26 May/1 June 2018
KOTO TRANSFORMATION AUSTRALIS Performance Schedule Sydney – Saturday, 26 May 2018. Io Myers Studio, UNSW. Gate 2, High St, Kensington Matinee Performance @
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Sizzle/Ensemble Offspring – April 29 2018
From art music to pop music and everything in between, Sizzle returns to the Petersham Bowling Club for another year of free, family-friendly
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Commonalities Beyond Borders – 9 March 2018
Commonalities Beyond Borders The Koto and Guqin Presented by the Asia Society Time: 6pm – 8:30pm Venue: Entrance Court, Art Gallery of NSW, Art
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Article in Loud Mouth E-zine: ‘Inside the Musician’
I recently wrote about my journey as a koto musician for Loud Mouth magazine’s ‘Inside the Musician’ series. The article is available online
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