Saturday, December 8 at 7:30pm
Japan Society
333 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017
Bang on a Can All-Stars: Rimpa Reimagined
Featuring World Premieres of Japan Society Commissions by
Vijay Iyer and Mamoru Fujieda
and Somei Satoh’s Shu (Spells, 2004)
with new motion graphics by Nobuyuki Hanabusa
Show at 7:30pm
Followed by a MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception
File Under: Classical, Experimental, Instrumental, Japan, Multimedia
Presented in conjunction with Japan Society’s gallery show:
Silver Wind: The Arts of Sakai HÅitsu (1761-1828)
Gallery will be open until 7:30pm; access free with concert ticket
Tickets: $28 (Japan Society members: $23)
Tickets can be purchased online at www.japansociety.org
or by phone at (212) 715-1258
New York’s fiery music group, Bang on a Can All-Stars, which “combin[es] the power and punch of a rock band with the precision and clarity of a chamber ensemble,” (The New York Times), unveils new Japan Society-commissioned works drawing inspiration from Rimpa – a Japanese painting movement that spanned the 17th through 19th centuries. The program features two pieces: one by red-hot New York-based composer Vijay Iyer, and the second by celebrated Japanese post-minimalist composer Mamoru Fujieda. In addition, the All-Stars revive Somei Satoh’s Shu (Spells, 2004), for the first time since its world premiere at the Society in 2004. Shu is enhanced by a Rimpa art-inspired visual landscape created specially for this concert by leading Japanese motionographer Nobuyuki Hanabusa.
For more info, please visit http://www.japansociety.org/