Composers Josef Laska, Koichi Kishi, Kosaku Yamada Japanese Songs and Melodies

The works of Josef Laska, Koichi Kishi, and Kosaku Yamada, composers of the Taisho and Showa eras, will be performed under the theme of "Japanese Songs and Melodies" by three spirited composers in a soundscape of Japan and the West. There will be a talk and easy-to-understand commentary. Don't miss it!

Sponsored by Ashiya City, Ashiya Board of Education, Ashiya Municipal Community Center
Supported by Konan Gakuen School Corporation
Supported by Kazumi Negishi (Professor Emeritus of Musicology, Osaka University), Mittenwald

◎Program (with talk)
Koichi Kishi "Akakanzashi", "Kagokaki" (song)
Koichi Kishi "Kurofune", "Taketori Monogatari", "Ryu" (Violin piece)
Kosaku Yamada "Kaze ni yosete utaeru haru no uta" (4 songs in total, songs)
Kosaku Yamada "Sadness in Japan" (violin piece)
［Sixty years after the death of Josef Laska]
Josef Laska "Two Pieces for Kobe Japonica" (piano solo)
Josef Laska "Be Very Quiet" (song, Japan premiere)
Josef Laska "Seven Haiku" (soprano, violin and piano version)
and others
(The order of performance may be subject to change.)