Strings Orchestra Acanthus II Concert
May 24th 2024 fri. 19:00
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Yasunoshin Morita：Acoustic Layers... Extreme Concert for Strings and Double Bass
Double Bass Solo : Masashi Yamamoto
A.Dvorak：Serenade Op.22
Strings Orchestra Acanthus II
Concert Master :
Hiroshi Okouchi (ex. Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Concert Master)
Kazukuni Murakami (ex. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Yasunoshin Morita
Studied composition under Yoriko Matsudaira and Frédéric Durieux. He has received numerous awards, including the Japan Contemporary Music Society Composition Newcomer Award and the Valentino Bucchi Prize (Italy); selected for the 2013 and 2023 ISCM World Music Days (Vienna, South Africa); invited composer for the 2017 ISCM World Music Days (Vancouvat). Director of the Japan Contemporary Music Association.
Concerto for Double Bass and Strings "Acoustic Layers ... Extreme "
Composed based on the double bass solo piece ‘Impromputu No. 3’ performed at Masashi Yamamoto's double bass solo - The Unplugged Theatre - in January 2024. The solo part has been further developed with the addition of string accompaniment. It will be a new type of concerto, with effective use of props such as bottles and mallets, and improvisations throughout. The performance time is long for a contrabass concerto, and it will be a large piece lasting just under 30 minutes.
