Youichi Hembo Recorder recital in Aug, 2023
Youichi HEMBO Recorder Recital 2023The English Revolution~17th Century English Music, Renaissance Recorder Revival and Innovation~Youichi Hembo, RecorderThomas Baeté, Viola da gambaTomoko Kakuma, HarpsichordProgramFrom The Dancing Master, compiled by John PlayfordMatthew Locke, Suite No. 3 in DWilliam Laws, Suite No. 7 in DNicolas Matheis Passaggio and Grounds ,etcTsukuba PerformanceFriday, August 4, 2023, 19:00 Concert begins (doors open at 18:30)Nova Hall Foyer (1-10-1 Azuma, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture)All seats unreserved, ¥3,000 for adults, ¥2,000 for university students and younger (student ID required)Miyazaki PerformanceSaturday, August 5, 2023, 15:00 (Doors open at 14:30)Salle Mandjar (2-17 Funatsuka, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki)All seats unreserved, ¥3,000 for adults, ¥2,000 for university students and younger (student ID required)Tokyo PerformanceAugust 11, 2023 (National Holiday, Friday) Concert begins at 14:00 (Doors open at 13:30)Japan Evangelical Lutheran Tokyo Church (http://jelctokyo.org/)Adults 4,000 yen/University students and younger 2,500 yen (student ID required)Kansai PerformanceSaturday, August 12, 2023, 15:00 (doors open at 14:30)Kobe Seiai Church of Christ Church of Japan (https://www.kobeseiai.org/)All seats unreserved, ¥4,000 for adults, ¥2,500 for university students and younger (student ID required)(Tickets on the day of the performance are 500 yen more each.)Reservations and inquiriesOffice Arches+81(0)3-3565-6771 https://www.officearches.com/ (for all performances)Miyazaki Early Music Society+81(0)90-5489-9280 pavane@izm.bbiq.jp (Mr. Kuwata /Miyazaki performance only) Ticket handling:TIGET https://tiget.net/ (except Miyazaki performance)Tokyo Koten Gakki (Early Musical Instruments) Center+81(0)3-3952-5515 (Tsukuba/Tokyo)~~~Seventeenth-century Europe was a turbulent time. Because England, like Japan, was an island nation, music during the Renaissance was Galapagosized and evolved on its own, along with the complex rhythms of the Middle Ages. However, as soon as the monarchy was restored from Cromwell's republican regime, a revolutionary change came to music with the influx of the great wave of baroque, basso continuo, dissonance, and various dances from the continent. The program will feature the warm tones and virtuosity of various Renaissance recorders playing the masterpieces of the various composers who were responsible for the dramatic historical and musical events and changes that took place. The program will also include the delightful, somewhat sad, and charming melodies from Playford's unprecedented bestseller "The Dancing Master," a collection of tunes that delighted many aristocrats of the time, along with ornaments and diminutions of the players' own compositions.Youichi Hembo / RecorderAfter graduating from Tsukuba University, Youichi Hembo studied at Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya in Barcelona and at Zurich University of the Arts as a Swiss Government Scholarship student, a very rare opportunity for a Japanese recorder player to receive a government scholarship. He studied recorder with Akimasa Mukae, Pedro Memelsdorff, and Kees Boeke. He has performed Vivaldi's Sopranino Concerto with artists in Japan and abroad, participated in the Early music ensemble "Contraponto," and has been actively engaged in frequent duo concert tours with Mr. Boeke. He has released a solo CD "Madness, Lamentation, and Joy: The Rise of 17th Century Italian Music" and "La Joie de Paris": The French Baroque Music of Philippe, Duke of Orleans", and a duet CD "DUO: with Mr. Boeke. Compleat Recorder Master" on YouTube. He is the leader of Nakal Recorder School and Tsukuba Recorder students Camp. Instructor at Azabu Music Place. Part-time instructor at Meikei Junior & Senior High School.https://hembo.jpThomas Baeté / Viola da gambaThomas Baeté (Ostend '78) studied viola da gamba in Brussels and Barcelona with Wieland Kuijken and Sophie Watillon. He also attended advanced training courses with Jordi Savall and Paolo Pandolfo.As a violist and medieval fiddle player, he has performed regularly in concert with Mala Punica (Pedro Memelsdorff), la Capilla Flamenca (Dirk Snellings) and Graindelavoix (Björn Schmelzer). The baroque orchestras La Petite Bande (Sigiswald Kuijken), Collegium Vocale (Philippe Herreweghe) and Les Agrémens have also invited him. He is a fixed member of two viol consorts, the Dutch quartet The Spirit of Gambo and Romina Lischka's Hathor Ensemble.For three seasons, Thomas was hosted by the Augustinus Muziekcentrum (AMUZ) in Antwerp as Amid'Amuz, a young artist invited to develop his own projects, and in 2010 he founded his own ClubMediéval, a vocal and instrumental ensemble specializing in late medieval repertoire. With his second ensemble, Transports Publics, he explores his passion for 17th-century chamber music.His concert activities have taken him from Moscow to Cadiz, as well as to Peru, Colombia, the USA, Georgia and Morocco.Thomas has appeared on stage in the dance shows 'FOI' by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and 'En Atendant' by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.An enthusiastic pedagogue, he teaches viola da gamba and the medieval repertoire in Leuven, Brussels and at workshops in Belgium and abroad. At the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, he teaches improvisation in early music.Thomas Baeté – VIOLA DA GAMBA & MORE (thomasbaete.be)Tomoko KAKUMA / HarpsichordTomoko Kakuma graduated from the Music Department of Senzoku Gakuen University. She studied harpsichord technique and bass continuo technique under the late Motoko Nabeshima at Origo et Practica, an early music research group, while still a student. She completed a master class with the late E. Fadini at the Conservatory of Milan. He began performing on the harpsichord, and at the same time, he has been involved in educational activities such as organizing lectures and a baroque opera "Dido and Aeneas" in Nishi-Tokyo City with the participation of local citizens. She has given solo and ensemble performances in Italy, Germany, and the U.S. His five-member ensemble "Ongaku Ongaku Zanmai" gave FM recitals and recorded a CD "Ongaku Samadai//Bach Fantasy and Fugue" in 2008, which won the Grand Prize in the CD/DVD category at the 7th Sarai. She has released seven CDs, including the harpsichord duo "Les Cattlemen" CD "Bach Family Keyboard Duets" and the CD "Scenes for Violin and Harpsichord" with her cousin Keiko Kakuma, a violinist who is active in Germany. Until 2016, she continued Nabeshima's legacy as the president of Origo et Practica, an early music study group. Currently, she is continuing the "Leclerc Violin Sonata Concert" with violinist Chima Kawahara. She is a member of the steering committee of the Japan Harpsichord Society, an instructor at Casa de la Guitarra / Tokyo Early Music Instrument Center, and a member of the Sagamihara Musicians' Federation.チェンバロ奏者 加久間朋子 TOMOKO KAKUMA | チェンバロ奏者であり古楽研究会 Origo et Practica 代表を17年務めた、 加久間朋子（かくま・ともこ）のウェブサイトです。演奏会情報やその時の気持ちなどを随時アップしています。due-lune.jp
