September 14, 2001, Mini Theater
In cooperation with Ariel inc.,
Authorized Program by the Association for Corporate support of the Arts
Performers : Morikawa Eiko and Ensemble Nomad
(Sato Norio, Kinowaki Dogen, Kikuchi Hideo, Kato Kuniko,
Nakagawa Ken'ichi, Yoshino Hiroshi)
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"CosI` parlo` Baldassarre per Soprano solo" (1980-81) by Niccolo Castiglioni
"Living Room Music" (1940) by John Cage
"Sequenza III" (1965) by Luciano Berio
"Exotica" (1970-71) by Mauricio Kagel |
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In the concert on the second day, the above four pieces for the voice
composed between the 1940s and the 1980s were performed by Ms. Morikawa from
Berlin and the Ensemble Nomad from Tokyo.
Ms. Morikawa sang expressively the two works for soprano by Castiglioni and
Berio. "Sequenza III" is a particularly demanding piece which requires singing
in a variety of vocal expressions, sometimes almost beyond normal voicing.
The other two works are for instruments and the voice, which is treated as
one of the instruments. Instead of singing normally, the voice joins in by
reciting, hissing, shrieking, and the like. In "Living Room Music,"
four performers scattered on the stage uttering English words repeatedly,
which sounded like rap music. In 'Exotica,' the six performers played ten
different ethnic musical instruments. A mixture of the instruments and strange
human voices gradually became completely harmonious in expressing both hustle
and bustle and tranquility.
This program, part I and II altogether, was well-received by the audience
that included art critics who came from all over Japan.
(Fjii Akiko)
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Ensemble Nomad

"Living Room Music" (1940) by John Cage
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