Composer:Unknown - TraditionalArrangement:Aki TakahashiPremiere Performance:October 13, 2006 - Al Green Theatre Ushibuka Haiya Bushi is sailor’s drinking song and dance from Ushibuka, a famous natural seaport in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu in southern Japan. This warm and lively tune reflects both the climate of the region and...
Composer:Unknown - TraditionalArrangement:Aki TakahashiPremiere Performance:April 18, 2007 - Arts Center, Lake Superior State University, MI Oiwake is a type of folksong that originated in the remote mountainous region of Shinshu in Japan. Over the years, travelling horse traders brought them to the northern areas where they...
Composer:Unknown - TraditionalArrangement:Aki TakahashiPremiere Performance:November 13, 2003 - Brigantine Room Harbourfront Centre Mt. Hida is a beautiful, tall, rocky mountain especially scenic in autumn. During the annual harvest festival, taiko is always a main attraction. The intoxicating rhythms of the taiko are enough to cause even...
Date Composed:2003Composer:Patrick GrahamArrangement:Patrick Graham and Kiyoshi NagataPremiere Performance:November 13, 2003 - Harbourfront Centre Irish drumming’s well known diplomat is a frame drum known as the bodhran. Generally played with a short beater, and using an unusual wrist technique, the modern style of bodhran playing, uses pitch...