Shakuhachi & Koto Duo
Curt & Bruce
Shakuhachi & Koto Duo
January 13, 2008 at 8:00PM
Western Front, Vancouver
$15/$10 students, seniors & artists
(available at the door or by calling the Western Front at 604-876-9343)
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On January 13, 2008 at 8:00pm Vancouver Pro Musica presents the Canadian debut of Tokyo-based virtuoso performers Curtis Patterson, koto and Bruce Huebner, shakuhachi at the Western Front.
This performance will feature an eclectic collection of original compositions and arrangements by the duo including: Going Home, a simple dance-like melody with Celtic influences written by Curtis Patterson; Daha (Breaking Waves), a traditional Japanese piece played by itinerant monks while gathering alms; an arrangement of After the Rain by legendary American saxophonist and composer John Coltrane; and the world premiere of Geisha's Song written for the duo by Vancouver-based composer Ryszard Wrzaskala.
Both Patterson and Huebner have been living and studying inJapan for over 20 years, and describe their sound as a “fresh musical outlook” for the koto (13-string zither) and shakuhachi (bamboo flute). In March of 2007 they released the CD Going Home to critical acclaim. “Patterson and Huebner's music demands to be performed on Japanese instruments even as it is sometimes ‘Western’ in feeling and not confined to Japanese traditional forms or scales. Patterson’s koto rings out like an ancient wagon court zither and Huebner’s shakuhachi moves freely, complementing the simple palette” - Hogaku Journal, Japan.
This is the third and final concert of the 2007/2008 FurtherEast/Further West concert series, a production of Vancouver Pro Musica that aims to involve diverse cultural communities in contemporary music making.
