Concerts

The Performance of Elegance

11:00〜12：00

1-4 years, majoring in nagauta and Japanese dance

This is a dance concert by the 1st through 4th year students of the Japanese Dance, Nagauta and Nagauta Shamisen majors.
We hope to convey the charm of traditional Japanese performing arts, which we are usually not familiar with, to many people through this gorgeous and elegant dance concert.

11:00〜12：00

musical composition

(1) Kimigayo Shochikubai/Composed by Shojiro Kineya III
(2) Genroku Hanami Odori /Lyricist: Takeshiba Sugisuke,
composer: Sansei Pestle House Masajiro
(3) Butterfly / Lyrics by Outi Fukuchi, Music by Shojiro Kineya
(4) Autumn Colored Species / Composer:Rokuzaemon Kineya Ⅹ

This is a dance concert by the 1st to 4th year students of Japanese Dance, Nagauta and Nagauta Shamisen. First, the second-year students will perform “Kimigayo Shochikubai(pine, bamboo, and plum) “, a congratulatory song in which the pine trees represent “the legend of Hagoromo”, the bamboo trees represent the Noh play “Izutsu”, and the plum trees represent the full of plum blossoms. The first-year students will performe “Genroku Hanami Odori”, a gorgeous dance that evokes the image of cherry blossom viewing in the Genroku era, and the fourth-year students will perform “Butterfly”, a dance that personifies butterflies dancing on peony flowers. Finally, the third-year students will perform “Autumn Colored Seeds”. The third-year students’ “Autumn Colored Seeds” closed the performance with the soothing sound of shamisen, expressing the cool sound of autumn insects. I would like to take this opportunity of Geisai to share with many people the charm of traditional Japanese performing arts, which we are usually not familiar with, through this gorgeous and elegant dance concert.

Actors

Risa Ando (Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,mojoring in Japanese dance,1st year),
Fumino Owase (Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance, Japanese dance,1st year)
Kanoko Nishio(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,majoring in Japanese dance,1st year)
Natsumi Okamura((Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,majoring in Nagauta 1st year)
Kamui Kato( Department of Traditional Japanese and dance,majoring in Nagauta, 1st year)
Shoma Sakabe(Department of Traditional Japanese and dance,majoring in Nagauta Shamisen)
Aoi Mimura(Department of Traditional Japanese Music, majoring in nagauta shamisen, 1st year).
Kou Yamada(Japanese Traditional Music Department, Nagauta Shamisen ,1st year)
Saki Ariizumi(Japanese Traditional Music Department, 2nd year, majoring in Japanese Dance)
Momoka Ida(Japanese Traditional Music Department, majoring in Japanese dance,2nd year)
Miu Nishino(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance, majoring in Japanese dance,2nd year)
Azuki Ozawa(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance, majoring Nagauta Shamisen, 2nd year)
Ruriko Iwamoto(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,majoring in Nagauta 2nd year)
Yume Asami(Department of Traditional Japanese Music, majoring in Japanese dance 3rd year)
Midori Otake(Department of Traditional Japanese Music,majoring in Japanese dance,3rd year)
Kumamoto Riko(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,majoring in Japanese dance, 3rd year)
Fukuda MaiDepartment of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,majoring in Japanese dance, 3rd year)
Sae Yamamoto(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,majoring in Japanese dance,3rd year)
Yuki Nakajima(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,majoring in Nagauta Shamisen,3rd year)
Sasuga Shibahara(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,majoring in Nagauta Shamisen,3rd year)
Nako Takahashi(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,majoring in Nagauta, 3rd year)
Mone Hara(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,majoring in Nagauta,3rd year)
Hinano Ishikawa(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,mojoring in Japanese dance,4th year)
Manami Kaise(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,mojoring in Japanese dance,4th year)
Kana Kurihara(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,mojoring in Nagauta Shamisen,4th year)
Sayo Komada(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,mojoring in Nagauta Shamisen,4th year)
Fujiko Iwamoto(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,mojoring in Nagauta,4th year)
Takafumi Suzuki(Department of Traditional Japanese Music and Dance,majoring in Nagauta,4th year)
~guardianship~Mao Akume,Shiori Iimori

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Contrabasstars in Geisai 2021

14:30-15:30

Contrabasstars

This is an ensemble of volunteers from the double bass department. We will be performing double bass quartets and quintets, which are rarely heard! Please enjoy the sound of the contrabass department with its rich individuality.

14:30-15:30

musical composition

(1) Prelude from Holberg Suite/E.Grieg
(2) from “Carmen Suite” 1,prelude 2, Alagonaise
3,Intermezzo 4,Le Toreadors/G.Bizet
(3) Moon over the ruined castle/Composer: Rintaro Takita,
Arranger: Motomasa Nakamura
(4) Strauss in the Doghouse Composer: Johann Strauss,
Arranger: Daryl Runswick
(5) Lupin the Third ’80 Composer: Yuji Ohno,
Arranger: Masayuki Kimura
(6) Enka Medley
Brother Ship / Toru Funamura - Love in Kyoto / The Ventures -
A Northern fishing ground/ Seiichi Sakurada -
Kare-Susuki in Showa/ Hiroshi Mutsu - Amagigoe/ Tetsuya Gen -
Yosaku / Kiminori Nanasawa - Blue Mountains / Ryoichi Hattori -
The apple song / Tadashi Manjome -
Visit the girl/ Seiichi Sakurada -
A woman in Hakodate/ Nobuo Shimazu -
Winter view of Tsugaru Strait/ Takashi Miki -
Through the snowy town - Lake Mashu in the Mist / Masaaki Hirao
(7) Lilies blooming on the windowsill
(8) Passacaglia/Johan Halvorsen

This is an ensemble of volunteers from the double bass department. We will be performing double bass quartets and quintets, which you don’t usually get a chance to hear! Please enjoy the unique sound of the contrabass department.

Actors

Ayane Okamoto(Special Graduate Courses,majoring in music, Post-doctoral Program 2nd years)
Nanami Sogou(Special Graduate Courses,mojoring in Instrumental music,Post-doctoral Program 2nd year)
Tomoya Tkamoto(Special Graduate Courses,mojoriing in Instrumental music,master’s 1st year)
Asuka Kitajima(department of Instrumental Instrumental Music,majoring in String music,4th year)
Haruya Sato(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,4th year)
Miku Nagasaka(department of Instrumental music,mojoring in String music,4th year)
Kenta Horiuchi(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,4th year)
Natu Asami(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,3rd year)
Ria Ashikawa(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,3rd year)
Wataru Arimura(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,3rd year)
Shipei Chin(department of Instrumental music,majoring in Instrumental music,3ed year)
Naomasa Kikuchi(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,2nd year)
Koutaro Kuwabara(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,2nd year)
Yuki Shinohara(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,2nd year)
Takahiro Takayama(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,2nd year)
Kotone Higuchi(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,2nd year)
Nao Kanazawa(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,1st year)
Miu Nieda(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,1st year)
Fumina Numata(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,1st year)
Hitomi Numamo(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,1st year)
Ikumi Maruchi(department of Instrumental music,majoring in String music,1st year)
Toshimitsu Tanaka(special course,majoring in Instrumental music,2nd year)

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Sogakudo Organ Concert

10:30-11:35

Organ Department Volunteers

In the “Sogakudo Organ Concert” by volunteers from the Organ Department, eight organists from the second year of the undergraduate course to the doctoral course selected works filled with the various charms of the organ with the keyword “○○ on ○○”.

10:30-11:35

musical composition

(1) Prelude and Fugue in C major, BMV 545/J.S. Bach
(2) Organ Sonata No. 4 in B-flat major, 3rd and 4th movements/F. Mendelssohn
(3)Romanian Folk Dance/B. Bartok (arr. M. Shiozawa)
(4) Three Movements/J. Alain (arr. M.C. Alain)
(5) “Gigue” from “Twelve Pieces”/M. Reger
(6)Sonata No.2 in D minor, 3rd movement “Introduction and Fugue” Op.60 / M. Reger
(7)The Ascension of Christ No.3 “The Rising Exultation of the Soul that Has Made the Glory of Christ Its Own”/O. Messiaen
(8)Symphony No.3 with Organ, Part II (excerpts)/C. Saint-Saëns (Arr. by D. Kondo）

The large organ is the first thing you see when you enter the concert hall. In Europe, the organ developed as a church instrument over a long period of time. In Japan,however, it has been widely used in concert halls, and especially since the period of rapid economic growth, it has been installed in halls throughout the country, as “queen of instruments. Despite its presence and fame, few people feel an affinity for the organ, don’t they? In the “Sogakudo Organ Concert” organized by volunteers from the Organ Department, eight students from the second year of the undergraduate course to the doctoral course in the Organ Department selected works filled with the various charms of the organ with the keyword “○○ on ○○”. In the organ original solo, we will perform works that allow you to enjoy the various aspects of the organ that differ from period to period and region to region, such as Bach of the Baroque period, Mendelssohn and Reger of the Romantic period, and Messiaen of the modern period. The organ, which is often played as a solo instrument, has a different appeal when played in an ensemble. This time,you can enjoy a performance with flute. The organ is an instrument that makes use of multiple hand and foot keys, as well as pipes with a variety of tones, so it can be played like an orchestra. We will perform Bartok’s “Romanian Folk Dances” and Saint-Saens’ “Symphony No. 3 with Organ” in organ arrangements. We hope that you can feel a different kind of charm from the original song. The organ department is looking forward to seeing you at the concert.

Actors

Yasuko Chida(special graduate courses,majoring in organ,Doctoral Program)
Maiko Ozaki(special graduate courses,majoring in organ,master’s 2nd year)
Keiko Kato(special graduate courses,majoring in organ,master’s 2nd year)
Mio Kuriyama(special graduate courses,majoring in organ,master’s 1st year)
Mariko Nadia Morinaga(department of Instrumental music,majoring in organ,4th year)
Akira Oyauchi(department of Instrumental music,majoring in organ,2nd year)
Masaki Shiozawa(department of Instrumental music,majoring in organ,2nd year)
Yui Hirano(department of Instrumental music,majoring in organ,2nd year)
Jun Nakamura(department of Instrumental music,majoring in flute,4th year)

Ikuta style of koto music

13:00-14:00

The new Ikuta〜Breakthrough of Koto Ensemble〜

We are a student of the Ikuta School of Koto Music in the Department of Traditional Japanese Music. The word “koto” may conjure up images of “ancient” music, such as quiet and elegant, but this time, as the title of the event says, “Shin”, we challenged ourselves with a new piece, a modern piece.

13:00-14:00

musical composition

(1) Koto Concerto with Nakazora Kinuta - Transformation of Godan Ginuta
(2) Cherry Blossom Fragments
(3) Arrangement of Sarashi-FuTegoto

We are from the Ikuta style of Koto Music in the Department of Traditional Japanese Music.
The word “Koto” may give you a image of “ancient times” such as quietness and elegance, but as the title of this year’s”new” says, we challenged ourselves with a new piece, a modern piece. It has been a tradition for our department to perform together every year, either by grade or by the entire department, but this year we took on a different challenge with a new composition. We hope you enjoy the new style of Japanese music.

Actors

Nanako Fujishige(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,master’s 2nd year)
Kubo Kosuke(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,master’s 2nd year)
Kikue Yamawaki(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,master’s 2nd year)
Mako Aoki(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,master’s 1st year)
Azusa Mori(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,master’s 1st year)
Aoi Uyama(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,4th year)
Hidetaro Okamura(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,4th year)
Sakura Kido(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,4th year)
Haru Kiyohara(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,4th year)
Tadahiro Hosokawa(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,4th year)
Natsuka Mitani(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,4th year)
Miyuki Minagawa(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,4th year)
Aya Yamauchi(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,4th year)
Yuka Nagatani(department of traditional Japanese music,modern style of koto,4th year)
Momoyo Uno(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,3rd year)
Eden Okuno(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,3rd year)
Anna Takakuwa(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,3rd year)
Akari Kurosawa(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,2nd year)
Yui Sakakibara(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,2nd year)
Yoshino Hirakawa(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,2nd year)
Saki Yamaguchi(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of koto,2nd year)
Rione Nakagawa(department of traditional Japanese music,modern style of koto,2nd year)

Dream of the Little Mermaid

09:15-09:45

Meraki

Our group name “Meraki” means “to do something with soul, creativity, and love” in Greek, and we were formed for the concert at the Arts Festival 2021. We would like to continue to search for a way to create as a comprehensive art form, and to put life into each piece we create.

09:15-09:45

musical composition

(1) In the sea
(2) Dance on the boat
(3) elegiaco
(4) Waltz ]
(5) Dream
(6) Bubbles (composer: Takumi Uchida)

Our group name “Meraki” means “to do something with soul, creativity, and love” in Greek, and we were formed for our concert at the Arts Festival 2021. The group was formed for the concert at Geisai 2021, and will keep exproring the way of creation as a comprehensive art form, including the music reading play “Dream of The Little Mermaid,” which will be performed for the first time. I sincerely hope that the “Dream of The Little Mermaid” that you will see this time will draw you into the world of Meraki’s expression.

Actors

Takumi Uchida(department of composition,majoring in composition,4th year)
Aoi Uyama(department of traditional Japanese music,Ikuta style of Koto,4th year)
Nanai Hiratsuka(department of instrumental music,majoring in flute,4th year)
Riito Shimata(department of Instrumental music,majoring in piano,3rd year)
Mai Yuhara(department of Instrumental music,majoring in Cello,4th year)
Sana Nishitani(department of vocal music,majoring in Soprano,4th year)

Last order 30 minutes before!

10:15-10:45

For La - Mens
Hello! We’re four ramen lovers! We are an ensemble of euphonium, which has a gentle and warm tone, and tuba, which is a powerful and cool mainstay. Normally, these instruments support the other members of the group, but this time they were different. Oh, it’s already half an hour before closing time! So please pay attention and listen to the rich sound that can only be experienced by the Baritue Ensemble!

10:15-10:45

musical composition

(1) Ramen Noodles Movements 1-4/ Yagisawa Satoshi
(2) Four Seasons/ Miho Hzama
(3) Tico Tico/Zequinha de Abreu

Hello! We’re four ramen noodles lovers! We are an ensemble of euphonium, which has a gentle and warm tone, and reliable tuba, which has a powerful and cool sound. Normally, these instruments support the other members of the group, but this time they are different. Oh, it’s already half an hour before closing time! So please pay attention and listen to the rich sound that can only be experienced by the Bari-tuba Ensemble!

Actors

Sayaka Ota(department of Instrumental Music,majoring in Euphonium,4th year)
Mayu Kawagoe(department of Instrumental Music,majoring in Euphonium,3rd year)
Shohei Nagasa(department of Instrumental Music,majoring in tuba,4th year)
Takayo Komine(special graduate courses,majoring in tuba,2nd year)

Percussion Department’s Summer Vacation

13:00〜14:00

Department of Percussion

After three years, we’re back! A passionate stage by 12 percussion department volunteers!

11:15-11:45

musical composition

⑴「Jose/beFORe JOHN 5」/Hollo Aurel
⑵「Let Us Run Out of the Rain」/Michael Blake
③「Kyoto」/John Psathas

We are back after 3 years! A passionate stage by 12 percussion department volunteers!

Actors

kimiya Kobayashi(department of Instrumental music, majoring in percussion,4th year)
Tomoaki Shibata(department of Instrumental music, majoring in percussion,4th year)
Yui Omura(department of Instrumental music, majoring in percussion,3rd year)
Yuya Homma(department of Instrumental music, majoring in percussion,3rd year)
Yuta Yanagisawa(department of Instrumental music, majoring in percussion,3rd year)
Yota Iida(department of Instrumental music, majoring in percussion,2nd year)
Yujin Honda(department of Instrumental music, majoring in percussion,2nd year)
Tatsuya Homma(department of Instrumental music, majoring in percussion,2nd year)
Kotaro Kikuchi(department of Instrumental music, majoring in percussion,1st year)
Kaoru Tajima(department of Instrumental music, majoring in percussion,1st year)
Teruki Miyagaki(department of Instrumental music, majoring in percussion,1st year)
Mei Murasedepartment of Instrumental music, majoring in percussion,1st year)