Kojiro Umezaki

Shakuhachi, Composition, Music-Technology

For Zero

For: percussion and electronics
Composer: Kojiro Umezaki
Year(s): 2010
Commissioned by: Joseph Gramley
Written for: Joseph Gramley
Performed by: Joseph Gramley and Haruka Fujii
    Performances:

  • Julliard Summer Percussion Seminar (July 2010) – premiere

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Make Music New York Festival

Part of Interactive Music New York.

WNYC mention.

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Julliard School of Music

Julliard Summer Percussion Seminar
Faculty and Friends Concert
Julliard School of Music
Room 309

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Review of Angel Orensanz Concert with Brooklyn Rider

NY Times review.

TimeOut New York review.

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North America Tour with The Silk Road Ensemble

Concert Tour of U.S. Music Festivals
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma

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Review of Irvine Barclay Concert with Brooklyn Rider

Stillwater Music Festival, MN

Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: Southern Theater

Tickets: $25
Southern Theater box office: 612.340.1725
1420 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55454
http://www.southerntheater.org/

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University of California, Irvine

2010-2011 Chamber Series
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 8 p.m.
Winifred Smith Hall
Kojiro Umezaki, shakuhachi
special guest – Joseph Gramley, percussion

Themed on notions of the cyclical drawing inspiration from Walt Whitman to the number 108, UCI music faculty member Kojiro Umezaki presents a program of new works for shakuhachi, percussion, and technology.  Joining him will be special guest and fellow Silk Road Ensemble member, Joseph Gramley, Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

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Orange County, CA (Bowers Museum)

Performance of “108″ w/ Faraz Minooei (santur).

www.bowers.org

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New York City (Drom)

Breathing Over Time and Space
NakaNaka celebrates an incredible first year of performances and events by such artists as KODO, On Ensemble, Ned Rothenberg, Miles Okazaki, Masuo Yoshiaki, Adam Rudolph and more. For this special event, curator Kaoru Watanabe has invited the acclaimed flute innovator Robert Dick shakuhachi player and composer Kojiro Umezaki, tabla player Deep Singh and other special guests for a gorgeous mélange of eastern and western instruments.

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