Janus 21 presents "Between Tides: Music of Toru Takemitsu"

Janus 21s Winter-Spring 2004 chamber music concert series concludes on Friday, April 30, with Between Tides: Music of Toru Takemitsu" featuring Co-Artistic Directors Andrew Kohji Taylor, violin; Max Levinson, piano; and pianist Timothy Bozarth, who studied with Takemitsu.

Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) March 12, 2004 -- Janus 21s Winter-Spring 2004 chamber music concert series concludes on Friday, April 30, with Between Tides: Music of Toru Takemitsu" featuring Co-Artistic Directors Andrew Kohji Taylor, violin; Max Levinson, piano; and pianist Timothy Bozarth, who studied with Takemitsu. The program includes -

Distance de fee -- violin and piano
Hika -- violin and piano
Rain tree sketches I and II -- piano
Far from beyond chrysanthemums and November fog -- violin and piano
Orion -- cello and piano
Between Tides -- violin, cello and piano

This concert is presented in celebration of the Centennial of the Japan Society of Boston. The program also includes an appreciation of Takemitsu by long time friend Peter Grilli, President of the Japan Society of Boston. (Program and personnel subject to change.)

The concert is at 8:00pm in the Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall (Longy School of Music), 27 Garden Street, Cambridge, three blocks from the Harvard Square MBTA. For directions, see www.janus21.org.

Tickets are $21; students and seniors $15. To order, call 517-734-5174, email tickets@janus21,org, or visit www.janus21.org.

Janus 21 has been hailed as one of New Englands most imaginative and dynamic professional chamber music companies. Players and singers of national and international renown, complemented by special guest artists and ensembles, present a refreshing mix of chamber music classics, rarities, and works by contemporary masters.

Founded in 1904, the Japan Society is one of the oldest of more than 35 independent societies in the United States fostering economic and cultural ties with Japan.

Janus 21 is a non-profit performing arts organization.

extraordinary brilliance and intensity" -- Boston Globe
a blaze of glory" -- Boston Herald
radiant...eloquent...impassioned" -- Boston Phoenix

Toru Takemitsu
Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996) built bridges of understanding, achieving worldwide renown with a personal musical language that fused Western traditions with the sounds of Eastern instruments. Born in Tokyo, he first became interested in western classical music and jazz while listening to American military radio after World War II. He was greatly influenced by Debussy but also said, My teachers are Duke Ellington and nature," affirming that Japanese gardens helped to inspire the structure of his music. Takemitsu gained widespread attention in1959 when Stravinsky heard his Requiem for String Orchestra and declared it a masterpiece. Nearly a decade later, Aaron Copland said, I consider him to be one of the outstanding composers of our time." He was an inspiring teacher and collaborator at universities and music festivals from Asia and Australia to Europe and the U.S. He also established a music series in Tokyo that created opportunities for composers and performers from around the world (including pianist Timothy Bozarth) to collaborate and exchange ideas. Takemitsus music is notable for its timbre, textures, and use of silences. His extensive catalog includes symphonic works, music for choirs, chamber ensembles, traditional Japanese gagaku orchestra, and electronics. He scored nearly 100 Japanese films including classics such as Woman of the Dunes, Kwaidan, and Ran.

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