Hppe for the future

 Finally—or perhaps I should say, at long last—a young Japanese professional composer who truly understands handbells has emerged.

 

There are countless people in the world who are called composers. Yet, particularly in Japan, I have rarely encountered a composer who genuinely understands handbells and knows how to bring out the unique qualities and possibilities of this instrument.

What makes Katayama’s music especially interesting is that, despite being Japanese, his music is not overly influenced by traditional Japanese aesthetics. At the same time, there is something in his music that can suddenly evoke a sense of nostalgia—as if, for a brief moment, you were looking at an old photograph.

That quality is so striking that I sometimes find myself wondering whether he is really a young composer, or perhaps a much more experienced composer.

The video below features a performance at a church in the United States. It is truly remarkable to think that music created in Japan can reach performers on the other side of the world and be performed so quickly. The advancement of technology never ceases to amaze me.

I can hardly keep up with Katayama’s incredible pace of creation, but I would like to introduce his works to you little by little.

I believe we may be witnessing the beginning of a new era for handbell music in Japan.

#handbells #handbell #HarutoKatayama

希望

ついにというべきか、やっとというべきか、日本人の若手でハンドベルに理解のあるプロ作曲家が現れた 

世に作曲家と呼ばれる人はたくさんいるが、特に日本においてハンドベルに理解のある作曲家には出会ったことがない 

日本人だからといって和に偏りすぎていることなく、昔の写真を見ているような懐かしさを一瞬感じさせてくれるあの感覚はベテラン作曲家なのかと錯覚してしまう 

 

 以下の映像は米国の教会で演奏されたものであるが、これだけのスピードで海外に届くのは技術の進歩とはいえ驚きである 片山氏の創作スピードについていけないが、少しずつ彼の作品を紹介していきたい

 

#ハンドベル #片山温仁