This concert will feature traditional instruments of Japan such as taiko, shakuhachi, and hichiriki, combined with rock music and martial arts as part of this multi-genre event. The all-clarinet Licorice Ensemble will perform a newly composed suite based on traditional Japanese melodies, and the program will conclude with Gene Pritsker's arrangement inspired by Deep Purple's classic 'My Woman from Tokyo.'
With performances and compositions by Sara Aratake, Angela Babin, Lynn Bechtold, Dan Cooper, Masatora Goya, Margaret Lancaster, Lukas Ligeti, Noriko Nagao, Alon Nechushtan, Jade Ogoshi, Milica Paranosic, Thomas Piercy, Gene Pritsker, James Nyoraku Schlefer, Chihiro Shibayama, Gerald Starlight, Tomoko Sugawara, Michiyo Suzuki, Mioi Takeda, Kaoru Watanabe, Akari Yamamoto, and Joji Yuasa, among others.
New York City, NY; NYC