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Special Program: Memorial to Alfred Reed 20 years after his death Additional Lecture-1: Talking about A. Reed

2026/01/04(su.) 13:15 Starting

Conference Room, Karutz Kawasaki (Kawasaki City Sports and Culture Center) （Kanagawa）

Official https://teket.jp/15140/59990

Special Program: Memorial to Alfred Reed 20 years after his death Additional Lecture-1: Talking about A. Reed

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of composer Alfred Reed, Hitoshi Aoyama, the manager who supported Reed's activities in Japan in his later years, will talk about Reed's personality and behind-the-scenes creative process based on his own experiences and valuable documents. The program will proceed in the form of a dialogue with guest conductor Toru Ito, and will be accompanied by an exhibition of handwritten scores, recordings, and videos, as well as a wealth of unknown episodes and work solutions. This free, donation-only event will be open to all attendees to share their thoughts on Reed.

Program

1) Opening Performance 【Let's Talk Together
11:00-12:30 《Open to the public》 《Admission free》 Speakers will talk freely about their thoughts, experiences and happenings with A. Reed.

2) 13:15-16:00 [Main Lecture
Contents
　　1 Composer's Background
　　2 Activities in Japan
　　3 Residence in Japan
　　4 Tools used for composing
　　5 Composers and Readings in Textbooks
　　6 Composers whose works were not written in scores (2)
　　7 Conducting in katakote Japanese
　　8 A short history of the birth of the OTONO-NO-WA concert
　　9 Reed's last conducting
　　　　Intermission
　10 Home in Miami
　11 Trying Bach in Passacaglia
　12 Reed's true face
　13 Reed's meals
　14 Reed Topics
　15 Interaction with musicians
　16 Reed learns Jazz from a Japanese composer ・・・・
　17 Reed was supported by Reed fans all over the world
　18 For whom was the music composed...
　19 No matter how perfect the performance is in a hall with no audience
　20 A final message to young musicians who aspire to music

190 pages of PowerPoint presentation materials, photos, recordings, and videos are available.

Performer

  • Hitoshi Aoyama

    narrator

  • Toru Ito

    guest

Admission and ticket purchase

  • Admission fee

    Admission is free. Donations are not mandatory, but we do ask for your support.

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