Concert History

A Digest of 400 Concerts

— Performances in Japan —

* Presented by YKVC
Exhibition of Contemporary Viol Consort Music
XXVII. Talking Viols, Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Jan. 17, 2014
XXVI. En (Ties), En (Banquet), En (Ring), Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Nov. 20, 2012
XXV. Essassa (yo-heave-ho!), Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Nov. 27, 2011
XXIV. Kokagede (the shade of tree), Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, May 30, 2010
XXIII. – Yukyu no Oriento (the eternal Orient) – Splendid feast with an Indian sitar and viol consort,
Hidetoshi Kobinata, sitar, Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Dec. 9, 2008
XXII. Koshu to Shinshu (Old Wine and New “Sake” ), Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Dec. 8, 2007
XXI. Tozai Kochu (East meets West in a Pot!), Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Nov. 26, 2006
XX. – Shun – Mei chef tachi no Kyouen (Saison de mes chefs compositeurs), Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Nov. 22, 2005
XIX. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Some Blues, Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Nov. 26, 2004
XVIII. Hakka Ryoran (brightness with eight sorts of flowers – composers -), Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Nov. 20, 2003
XVII. Otemba Gamba (tomboyish viols), Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Nov. 28, 2002
XVI. Yurameku Aya Etsubo no U-Fu-Fu (flickering sunlight, give a chuckle), Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Nov. 22, 2001
XV. Viol Shichihenge (seven transformations), Daisaku Shinohara, recitation, Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Oct. 21, 2000
XIV. Midori no Jutan Kaze Wataru (wind breeze over the green carpet), Takashi Ishinabe, vo., Shinagawa Gloria Chapel, Tokyo, Oct. 29, 1999
XIII. Ruriiro no Seijaku to Hikari (silence and shine in lapis blue), Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Dec. 11, 1998
XII. Shinwa to Minwa (myth and folktales), Junichi Oguri, vo., Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, Nov. 18, 1997
XI. Kohakuiro no Kirameki (amber glitter), Taro Takeuchi, lute, Misakicho Church, Tokyo, Nov. 29, 1996
X. Fantasias and In Nomines for Viols by H. Purcell, Ishibashi Memorial-Aeolian Hall, Tokyo, Nov. 23 1995; All Contemporary Music Program, Misakicho Church, Tokyo, Oct. 24, 1995 and Consort with a Singer, Chinatsu Kijima, sop., Misakicho Church, Tokyo, May 19, 1995
IX. Asia no Omomuki (Asian tastes), Hokutopia, Tokyo, Oct. 4, 1994
VIII. Consort de Shinhakken! (new discovery with viol consort), Ishibashi Memorial-Aeolian Hall, Tokyo, Dec. 9, 1993
VII. Merry Christmas with Viols, Reinanzaka Church, Tokyo, Nov. 24, 1992; Happy Birthday to John Jenkins, Ishibashi Memorial-Aeolian Hall, Tokyo, Oct. 27, 1992
VI. Consort á la Carte; Works of Tsutomu Mizuno; and Henry Purcell’s Evening, ACO Studio, Tokyo, Nov. 17, 22, and 29, 1991
V. Yukimi Kambe Viol Consort Plays Early and Contemporary Music, Reinanzaka Church, Tokyo, May 22, 1990
IV. Kinjirareta Asobi – Shikashi Majimeni (forbidden play – but seriously), Space Kirisato, Tokyo, May 21, 1989
III. The New Sound – Itsutsu no Kosei (five individuals), Ishibashi Memorial-Aeolian Hall, Tokyo, Oct. 29,1987
II. Early and Contemporary Music, Ongaku no Tomo Hall, Tokyo,June 27, 1986
I. Exhibition of Contemporary Viol Consort Music, Ongaku no Tomo Hall, Tokyo,June 16, 1985

Other Concerts
Christmas Concert, OHMI Gakudoh of Tokyo Opera City, Dec. 17, 2010
Neko to sono Nakamatachi ( Cats and their Companions ), OHMI Gakudoh of Tokyo Opera City, June 11, 2008
Dessert Buffet, Ohmigakudoh of Tokyo Opera City, June 8, 2007
A popularity vote…. As You Like It !, Ohmigakudoh of Tokyo Opera City, April 21, 2006
Naki Hito wo Shinobu – Memoria Defunctorum – , Ohmigakudoh of Tokyo Opera City, June 24, 2005
Doppuri Bach (Ja, doch BACH), (Yeah! of course Bach), Ohmigakudoh of Tokyo Opera City, June 27, 2004
Buffet delle Quattro Viole da Gamba, Ohmigakudoh of Tokyo Opera City, June 30, 2000
An Evening of Consort Music, Yokohama Minato Mirai Small Hall, Dec. 6, 1998
Gamba Consort Shosho-goho (visiting 5 cities) ’93, Niigata, Iwata, Nagoya, Yamanashi, and Chiba,July 7 – 30, 1993
Gamba Consort Shosho-goho (visiting 5 cities), Kawaguchi, Yokohama, Tokyo, Tachikawa, and Fujisawa, July 7 – 12, 1992
Deutsch-Japanish Begegnung der Consort Musik, Hamburger Blockflöten-Ensemble, Reinanzaka Church, Tokyo, April 12, 1991; Goethe-Institute, Kyoto, April 9, 1991

* Commissioned Performances
“Christmas Concert,” Presented by Minato Sports, Community, Culture and Health Foundation, Takanawa Kumin Center Hall, Tokyo, Dec. 18, 2011; Evening Concert of “The World of the Viola da Gamba,” Presented by The Viol World 2010 Executive Committee, cosponsored by VdGSJ, Hokutopia Pegasus Hall, Tokyo, Dec. 12, 2010; “The Pleasures of Viol Consort,” 25th Bach Akademie Meiji Gakuin Tokyo, Meiji Gakuin University Chapel, Tokyo, Dec. 12, 2009; “Kazuya SATO, Exhibition of Viola da Gamba,” Galerie Paris, Yokohama, Sep. 23, 2009; Lübeck Platz Concert, LA FOLLE JOURNÉE AU JAPON 2009, Tokyo International Forum, May 5, 2009; Kids’ Program “Experience ‘Baroque’ by Recorder !”(with viol consort) , LA FOLLE JOURNÉE AU JAPON 2009, Tokyo International Forum, May 4, 5, 2009; “A Thousand Years of The Tale of Genji,” Yokohama Museum of Art Classic Live, Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, Sep. 5, 2008; “Buffet delle Viole da Gamba,” KEK Inter-University Research Institute Corporation High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, April 18, 2008; “Encounter with Genuineness,” BENA, Higashiyamato, Feb. 24, 2007; “Harmony of the Resonance, YKVC Concert,” Daigo Municipal Junior High School, Numazu, Nov. 18, 2006, Nagaisaki Municipal Junior High School, Numazu, Nov. 2, 2011; “YKVC Concert,” Tanaka Honke Museum, Suzaka, Sep. 18, 2005; “Reiko Arima-The 50th Anniversary Concert-,” Kioi Hall, Tokyo, Oct. 25, 2004; “Concert on Christmas Evening,” Chigasaki Kagawa Church, Chigasaki, Dec.23, 2003, Dec. 23, 2004, Dec. 23, 2006, Dec. 23, 2009; “An Evening of Passion Music,” Heinrich Schutz-Chor, Tokyo, St. Mary’s cathedral, Tokyo, April 4, 2003; “Feast of the Eastern and Western Court Music,” Okurayama Wednesday Concert, Mayumi Miyata, sho, Yokohama, Jan. 29, 2003; “Märchen of Strings,” Roba House Live, Suishu Takahashi, kokyu, Tokyo, June 30, 2002; “Hokkaido Tour,” Sapporo, Otaru and Asahikawa, April 28, 29 and 30, 2001; “Viola da Gamba Consort,” presented by Ota Kodomo-Gekijo (for children), Tokyo, March 13, 2001; “5th Regular Concert of Ensemble Kreis – Dietrich Kilian in Memoriam – ,” conducted by Ryuichi Higuchi, Saitama, June 27, 1999; “The Bilingual Concert of Viola da Gamba in Portuguese & English”, Yokohama, Nov. 7, 1998; “Charity Concert for Russian Students,” Tokyo, Nov. 1, 1994; “From Renaissance to Today at Kenninji Temple,” produced by Ryohei Hirose, Kyoto International Music Festival ’92, Kyoto, Nov. 14, 1992; “Viol Consort from Classic and Contemporary Repertory,” produced by Toshi Ichiyanagi, Tokyo, May 15, 1988; “Promenade of Poetry,” recitation by Keiko Hanagata and Daisaku Shinohara, Miyagi, July 12, 1987; “Second Composition Contest for Viol Consort Music,” presented by Viola da Gamba Society of Japan, Tokyo, Dec. 7, 1986; “First Composition Contest for Viol Consort Music,” presented by Viola da Gamba Society of Japan, Tokyo, Dec. 16, 1984 and “Viola da Gamba – a Fantasy World,” Lecture Concert, Tokyo, Oct. 8 – 9, 1984

— Performances Abroad —

“Pan-Pacific Gamba Gathering” presented by VdGSA, VdGSJ, AuVdGS, supported by The Asahi Shimbun Foundation, Univ. of Hawai’i Manoa, Honolulu, July 31 – Aug. 5 2007

Concerts: “Ho’ chui,” July 31; “A Popularity Vote… As You Like It!,” Aug. 4, Lecture Demonstration: “Composers’ laboratory with D. Womack,” Aug. 1, Adjunct concert: “Buffet delle Quattro Viole da Gamba” produced by Early Music Hawaii, Christ Church Episcopal Community Center, Kealakekua, Hawaii, August 5, 2007

“U.S.A. TOUR 2006” supported by The Japan Foundation, March 8 – April 11, 2006

Concerts: Jessing Center at the Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, OH; The First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, Boston, MA; St. Philip’s In The Hills Episcopal Church, Tucson, AZ; Lilian Piercey Concert Hall, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto, Ontario; Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Yale Univ. Collection of Musical Instruments, New Haven, CT; Stimson Auditorium, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle, WA; First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA; Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz, CA; Schwan Concert Hall, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI

Lecture Concerts: Everett Arts Impact Middle School, Columbus, OH; Tufts University, Longy School of Music, Boston, MA; Music Academy of Tucson, Tucson, AZ; Le Marchant-St Thomas School, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Roosevelt High school, Seattle, WA; Music dept. UCSC music center, Santa Cruz, CA; Milwaukee String Academy at Univ. of WI

Scriptum: La Posada, Tucson, AZ; Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Ontario; Neighborhood Music School, New Haven, CT; Institute of East Asian Studies, Berkeley, CA; Milwaukee Art Museum, St. John’s on the Lake, Milwaukee, WI

Events: Viol student workshop led by M.Bishop, Composition class led by J.Lennon, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory for Composer with Robert Strizich, Consort playing with local players, Santa Cruz, CA

“Musica Transpacifica,” D. Loeb, shinobue; “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Some Blues,” presented by Conclave of VdGSA Univ. of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, July 26 & 27, 2004

“U.S.A. TOUR 2004” March 21 – April 4, 2004
Concerts: John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC; Recital Hall, Coulter Building Western Carolina Univ., Cullowhee, NC; Scriptum, Berkeley, CA, collaboration with Japanese Contemporary Art Prints, supported by The Japan Information Center Consulate General of Japan; First Lutheran Church, Palo Alto, CA; First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA; St. Gregory of Nyssa Church, San Francisco, CA; Orvis Auditorium Music Department, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz, CA
Lecture Concerts: Ranger Elementary School, Murphy, NC; Music Department, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

“U.S.A. TOUR 2002” supported by The Japan Foundation, Feb. 16 – March 10, 2002
Concerts: St. Albans Episcopal Church, Berkeley, CA; Centennial Hall, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, WI; HolyCross Church, Santa Cruz, CA; Benaroya Hall, Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle, WA; The Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C.; Nelson Music Room, Duke Univ., Durham, NC; and John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
Lecture Concerts: MusicSources, Berkeley, CA; Univ. of CA, Berkeley; Music Department and String Academy of Wisconsin, Univ. of WI-Milwaukee; and Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
“Buffet delle Quattro Viole da Gamba,” presented by Conclave of VdGSA , Reed College, Portland, OR, July 25, 2000
“Four-Part Consort Music from Japan,” supported by VdGSA and VdGSNE, presented during the Boston Early Music Festival Boston, MA, June 13, 1997

Europe-Concert Tour ’91 “Begegnung der Consort-Musik,” Sep. 18 – 30, 1991Vereins- und Westbank Jugend Kulturell, Hamburg; Hamburg Konservatorium, Sülldorf; St.Lorenzkirche, Travemünde*; Ev. Johanneskirche, Tostedt*; Spiegelsaal im Museum fur Kunst & Gewerbe, Hamburg*; Rathaus, Lüneburg; St.Jacobikirche, Hamburg; and La Vieille Grille, Paris**, * with Hamburger Blockflöten Ensemble, ** with Marc Tallet

“Gamba Fest – East Meets West – ,” New York Consort of Viols, Berkeley Festival and Exhibition by Cal Performances Univ. of CA, Berkeley, supported by The Japan Foundation, First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA, June 16, 1990

“Consort Music,” presented by Conclave of Viola da Gamba Society of America (VdGSA), supported by The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, August 1, 1988
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— Broadcasting —

Nuper rosarum flores, “Meikyoku Album”, NHK-ETV, Tokyo, Sep.11,13,21,27, 2011; Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen, “Meikyoku Album” NHK-ETV, Tokyo, Aug. 23, 31, 2011; “Untitled Concert,” TV-asahi, Tokyo, May 29, June 4, 5, 2011; Kyo wa ichinichi kogaku zammai ( all day soaked in early music), live broadcasting, NHK-FM, Tokyo, Feb. 11, 2011; “classics in the morning” National Public Radio, USA March 15,2006; “A Musical Offering,” hosted by Luciana Lombardi, KUSP-FM, Santa Cruz, CA, March 30 & Jan. 27, 2004; “Kokon-tozai Ongaku no Tabi (music in all ages and countries),” Meikyoku Recital, NHK-FM, Tokyo, July 4, 2002; “Renaissance Roots, Global Flowerings,” KUSP-FM, Santa Cruz, CA, March 24, 2002; “A Musical Offering,” hosted by Luciana Lombardi, KUSP-FM, Santa Cruz, CA, Feb. 27, 2002; “Gakki koyuroku (introducing program of instrument and players), N-kyo Hour, NHK-ETV, Tokyo, Feb. 20, 1999; “The Funeral of the Emperor Showa,” live performance, NTV, Tokyo, Feb. 24, 1989; “Eiko no Gengakki (glorious string instruments),” Classic Stage, NHK-ETV, Tokyo, March 13, 1988 and “Fresh Concert,” NHK-FM, Tokyo, Nov. 12, 1986