Date Composed:2001Composer:Kiyoshi NagataArrangement:Kiyoshi NagataPremiere Performance:November 9, 2002 - Hart House TheatreRecording Title:Koku CD / 10th Anniversary Concert DVD A dreamlike introduction featuring a set of orugoru bells, hyotan (gourd shakers), hyoshigi (wooden clappers) and chappa, sets the tone for this piece. The main body of this...
Date Composed:1994Composer:Kiyoshi NagataArrangement:Kiyoshi NagataPremiere Performance:November 28, 1998 - Music GalleryRecording Title:Stone Path CD The nebuta daiko, whose skins are made from horsehide, originates from the Nebuta Festival held in Japan’s northern Aomori Prefecture every August. The smaller nebuta daiko are very lightweight, allowing it to be...
Date Composed:2005Composer:Kiyoshi NagataArrangement:Kiyoshi NagataPremiere Performance:September 15, 2005 - George Ignatieff TheatreRecording Title:Kiro CD Matsuri Genso depicts a lively, fantastical festival held someplace in Japan. It was originally composed for the recording “Kiro” and performed only once at the CD release concert. An uchiwa-daiko (fan drum) dance...
Date Composed:2008Composer:Kiyoshi NagataArrangement:Kiyoshi NagataPremiere Performance:November 29, 2008 - Ryerson Theatre TorontoRecording Title:Tsuzure CD / 10th Anniversary Concert DVD Mamagoto or ‘child’s play’ simply depicts the adventures of children as their play their day away. The song features two shinobue, nebuta daiko, eisa-o-daiko, chappa, shime-okedo daiko, orchestra...
Date Composed:2002Composer:Kiyoshi NagataArrangement:Kiyoshi NagataPremiere Performance:August 19, 2002 - Kingston Grand TheatreRecording Title:Koku CD This signature piece of Kiyoshi Nagata features a solo on the ensemble’s largest taiko. The first section is composed, accompanied by three taiko and Chinese gong. The second section is improvised allowing the...
Date Composed:2003Composer:Kiyoshi NagataArrangement:Kiyoshi NagataPremiere Performance:November 14, 2003 - Brigantine Room Harbourfront CentreRecording Title:Kiro CD There is an ethereal quality about wind, as it cannot directly be seen although its effects are evident everyday. Three shinobue flutes play interweaving melodies representing the mysterious nature of the wind,...
Date Composed:2001Composer:Kiyoshi NagataArrangement:Kiyoshi NagataPremiere Performance:August 19, 2002 - Kingston Grand TheatreRecording Title:Koku CD Typically performed as an encore, this song of celebration has a big band feel with its jazzy flute melody and swinging backrhythms. ...
Date Composed:2008Composer:Kiyoshi NagataArrangement:Kiyoshi NagataPremiere Performance:November 29, 2008 - Ryerson Theatre TorontoRecording Title:10th Anniversary Concert DVD Jinari (rumbling of the earth) begins as an unaccompanied improvised solo. As the solo develops and quickens in pace, it is joined by the backing rhythms of the ura-uchi (back side...
Date Composed:2011Composer:Kiyoshi NagataArrangement:Kiyoshi NagataPremiere Performance:November 18, 2011 - Fleck Dance Theatre Three drummers, like rocks, sit calmly as they play their high-pitched shime daiko. In contrast, another trio of drummers sway their bodies back in forth vigorously yet gracefully, like a river flowing over the rocks. ...
Date Composed:2004Composer:Kiyoshi NagataArrangement:Kiyoshi NagataPremiere Performance:October 16, 2004 - Hart House TheatreRecording Title:Kiro CD This is a loosely composed piece in which the vertically blown shakuhachi flute, high-pitched shime daiko and large brass cymbals jangara freely improvise. All five performers take random cues from one another as...