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​Thomas Piercy
"Tokyo to New York"
​"Celebration"

東京  と  ニューヨーク

Thomas Piercy, Artistic Director


Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 5 pm
Scorca Hall, National Opera Center
330 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001
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This concert is open to the public free of charge thanks to the "New York City Artists Corps" Initiative to bring live music back to NYC. Seating is limited; early arrival recommended. Doors open at 4:30pm.
Contact: [email protected]
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Vaccination Requirement
As of September 1, in accordance with New York City’s new executive order regarding vaccination regulations for performance venues, the National Opera Center will require proof of one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and matching identification for all guests 12 years or older who seek entry to the facility. See full details of the vaccination policy.

​operaamerica.org/national-opera-center/visitor-information       ​tonadaproductions.com/tokyo-to-new-york-home

THIS CONCERT WILL BE FOR IN-PERSON AUDIENCE AND ALSO LIVE-STREAMED
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For those that can't attend in person, this concert will be live-streamed. The live-stream will show up on the "Live From the National Opera Center" YouTube Channel the day of the event. ​​ 
NYC: Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 5 pm
LONDON: Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 10 pm
東京 TOKYO: Monday
, September 13, 2021 at 6 am

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Watch the Live-Stream here:
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https://www.youtube.com/user/NatOperaCenterLIVE
Concert Preview


​This "Tokyo to New York" concert is a CELEBRATION of live music coming back to NYC.
Due to the covid-19 pandemic restrictions, almost all live concerts have been cancelled or postponed since early 2020.
For many people, this will be one of their first live concerts to attend since that time.
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The musicians and composers of "Tokyo to New York" welcome you to join us in the celebration!
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​LISH LINDSEY

Flute

THOMAS PIERCY
Clarinet and Hichiriki

​LARA LEWISON
Violin

DANIEL HASS
Cello
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TENGKU IRFAN
​Piano 
Elisenda Fabregas “Masks” for clarinet, cello, and piano (2019/2021)

Masatora Goya “Toro Nagashi” for hichiriki and piano (2016) *

Toshi Ichiyanagi “Existence" for clarinet and piano (1997)

Tengku Irfan “Characterization” for clarinet, violin, and piano (2014)

Tania Leon “Parajota Delate” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano (1988)

Jane Leslie “Celebration” (from Passages) for clarinet and piano (2005)

Beata Moon “Moonpaths” for clarinet, violin, and piano (1998)

Miho Sasaki “Swirling Spheres” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano (2021) *+

Michael Schelle “In the Shame of Her Own Silence” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano (2021) *+
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Frances White “The arc of the bird” for clarinet, violin, and piano (2018)


* Composed for Thomas Piercy
+ Live performance premiere

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LISH LINDSEY, THOMAS PIERCY, ​LARA LEWISON, DANIEL HASS, TENGKU IRFAN
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Top L-R: Elisenda Fabregas, Masatora Goya, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Tengku Irfan, Tania Leon
​Bottom L-R: Jane Leslie, Beata Moon, Miho Sasaki, Michael Schelle, Frances White
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"Tokyo to New York” celebrates the connections between Tokyo and New York City with concerts in Tokyo and New York - and throughout the world. The concerts feature new works composed for Western classical instruments as well as traditional Japanese instrument including the hichiriki, ryuteki, sho, koto, shamisen, shakuhachi, and kugo. "Tokyo to New York" features composers based in Tokyo and NYC, and include a wide variety of styles of music. The composers have ranged from 10 to 97 years of age, and come from all walks of life and experience: from elementary and high school students to university students to university professors; from self-taught composers to composers with PhDs; from emerging composers to composers that have won such prominent awards as the Takemitsu Prize, Grammy Award, Latin Grammy Award, the Geneva Prize, and the Pulitzer Prize.  Under the Artistic Direction of Thomas Piercy, the musicians of “Tokyo to New York” have had the opportunity to work with many of the composers programmed in these concerts, and since 2012, “Tokyo to New York” has performed over 200 world premieres and numerous Japan and United States Premieres.

 The New York Times selected “Tokyo to New York” concerts as a critics’ concert of the week; NYClassical Review wrote of a “Tokyo to New York” concert as a season highlight; and a review from Lucid Culture Magazine described a “Tokyo to New York” concert as "…a fascinatingly eclectic, virtuosic program of new chamber works."

”Tokyo to New York” にお越しいただき誠にありがとうございます。 「Tokyo to New York」コンサートシリーズは東京とニューヨークで創作される音楽を祝うコンサートシリーズです。いわゆる西洋の楽器と日本の伝統楽器のために作曲された曲目を演奏します。アバンギャルドからコンテンポラリー、前衛からミニマリズム、またはJポップやジャズなど幅の広いスタイルの音楽をお届けします。「Tokyo to New York」コンサートは、日米の作曲家とその両国で活動する演奏家とのコラボレーションによるコンサートです。 初年度2012年以来、「Tokyo to New York」コンサートシリーズで初演した作品数は、世界初演200作品.

米国での「Tokyo to New York」コンサートはニューヨークタイムズ紙の批評家のピックアップ・コンサートとして選ばれ、NYClassical Review紙は「Tokyo to New York」コンサートをニューヨークにおけるコンサートシーズンのハイライトとして紹介しています。 Lucid Culture Magazine は「優れた演奏に裏打ちされたジャンルの広い、新作品を集めた室内楽コンサート」と 評されました。

ニューヨークのオンラインマガジンLucid Cultureには、「ピアシーが奏でる日本とアメリカの作曲家たちによる芳醇なプログラム」、「目を見張るような多様性と技巧性にあふれた室内楽作品は、日本の作曲家によるニューヨークへの視点と、アメリカの作曲家による日本への視点に基づいて書かれている。作品の多くは比較的短いけれども、演奏者たちはみな情熱と深い洞察力、繊細さを持って、多種多様な性格を持つ作品群を見事に解釈してみせた」と評価されています。                                                                                                                                                                            http://www.tonadaproductions.com/tokyo-to-new-york-home.html
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This concert made possible by support from New York City Artists Corps, ​New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA),
New York Women Composers, Inc., New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), Sunset Park School of Music,
​New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), and the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME).



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