Dosei, Voices of the Earth
Dosei (土声), Voices of the Earth by Hikaru Sawai (1991) Bass Koto and Shakuhachi The two voices in this piece offer strongly contrasting
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Rock Garden
石の庭 Ishi no Niwa (Rock Garden) by Hikaru Sawai (1994) 3 Kotos & 2 Bass Kotos This piece is conscious of typical structures in
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Rokudan
六段の調べ Rokudan no Shrabe (Six Movements) – Composer unknown (17th century) Koto solo Music of Six Steps (Rokudan-no-shirabe) is a representative style of
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Gaku
楽 Gaku – Tadao Sawai (1988) Koto solo 1. Perpetual Motion 2. Variations 3. Rondo The character ‘GAKU’ here takes on the double
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Beyond the Rise
上昇の彼方 Jyosho no Kanata (Beyond the Rise) – Hikaru Sawai (2003) 2 Kotos and Bass Koto People seem to climb an endless stairway one
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E Mu (Picture Dreams)
絵夢 E Mu (Picture Dream) – Hideaki Kuribayashi Koto and Shakuhachi E Mu / Picture Dreams was inspired by the sound of the
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October Concerts with Prrim
Performance with Prrim PRRIM’s all star line up features koto master Satsuki Odamura, South Indian percussionist Tunji Beier and Australian Art Orchestra’s bass
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Foreign Minister’s Award- Article in Japaralia (Japanese)
Article published in the October issue of Japaralia.
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Interview with a Koto Technician
As many of you already know, in February we had all our kotos restrung by Yano-san (a koto technician who is an expert
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Interview with Takako Sensei
In order to better understand Takako sensei’s view on teaching children, Satsuki did a phone interview with her. Below is the transcript in
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Granny Smith Festival
When: Saturday, 15 October 2016, 2.25 – 3 PM Where: Eastwood NSW Free entry More information at: http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/Events/Granny-Smith-Festival
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Art After Hours: Yoshitoshi
When: 7.30 PM, Wednesday 12/19 October Where: Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Free entry More information at: http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/calendar/satsuki-odamura-koto-ensemble/
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