New Music Exchange with Japan: Ensemble Kujoyama
Date:
Thu, 10/12/2023 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Date:
Sat, 10/14/2023 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location:
CCRMA Stage / CCRMA LIVE
Event Type:
Concert 
FREE and Open to the Public | In Person + Livestream
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Featured composers on 10/12/23:
Analiese Bancroft
Zac Dulkin
Lydia Goedert
Andrew Tin-Lok Lee
Ben Limric
Howard Qin
Renee Qin
Na Young Son
Jenny Xiong
Ryan Yu
Featured composers on 10/14/23:
Noriko Baba
Tatiana Catanzaro
Hajime Komai
Mike Mulshine
François Rose
Kenji Sakai
Toru Takemitsu
Chiharu Wakabayashi
Ensemble Kujoyama
Maki Ota, soprano
Kaori Wakabayashi, flute
Kaori Wakabayashi, flute
Nozomi Ueda clarinet
Mayuko Ishigami, violin
Shoko Fukutomi, cello
Yuri Morimoto, piano
Asuka Hatanaka, percussion
Yoshiaki Onishi, conductor
The members of the Ensemble Kujoyama were first brought together in 2010 for a residency at the Villa Kujoyama, in Kyoto. They regrouped in 2015 and founded the ensemble, which has since then received praises for its high standard and brilliant interpretations (see Samples of three reviewed programs). Devoted to the interpretation of new music, the members of the ensemble are active in Japan and abroad performing not only with the ensemble but also as soloists.
The two concerts are made possible thanks to the support from the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, the Stanford Shenson Fund, Friends of Chamber Music, American Asian Cultural Exchange, the Department of Music, and CCRMA. Also, the ensemble Kujoyama received a traveling grant from the Nomura Foundation and from the Japan Foundation.
