Shakuhachi & Koto Duo
By Kara Gibbs on December 14, 2007 - 12:08am
Shakuhachi & Koto Duo
Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 8:00pm
Western Front (303 East 8th Avenue), Vancouver
Ticket Info: $15/$10 students, seniors and artists- available at the door
More info: www.vancouverpromusica.ca
Vancouver Pro Musica presents the Canadian debut of Tokyo-based virtuoso performers Curtis Patterson, koto and Bruce Huebner, shakuhachi featuring an eclectic collection of original compositions and arrangements by the duo including: Going Home, a simple dance-like melody with Celtic influences written by Curtis Patterson; Daha (Breaking Waves), a traditional Japanese piece played by itinerant monks while gathering alms; and an arrangement of After the Rain by legendary American saxophonist and composer John Coltrane.
Both Patterson and Huebner have been living and studying in Japan for over 20 years, and describe their sound as a “fresh musical outlook” for the koto (13-string zither) and shakuhachi (bamboo flute). In March of 2007 they released the CD Going Home to critical acclaim. “Patterson and Huebner's music demands to be performed on Japanese instruments even as it is sometimes ‘Western’ in feeling and not confined to Japanese traditional forms or scales. Patterson’s koto rings out like an ancient wagon court zither and Huebner’s shakuhachi moves freely, complementing the simple palette” - Hogaku Journal, Japan.
This is the third and final concert of the 2007/2008 Further East/Further West concert series, a production of Vancouver Pro Musica that aims to involve diverse cultural communities in contemporary music making.
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