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Yumi Kurosawa 20-stringed-Koto
Saturday Dec 18, 2pm and 3pm
Yumi Kurosawa performs on the 20-stringed Koto
presented by The Project
Room
in the setting of Shin-On
Paintings by Shuhei Matsuyama
Born in Morioka, Japan in 1975, Yumi Kurosawa began studying the
13-stringed-Koto from the age of three under her parents,
Kazuo and Chikako Kurosawa. At the age of fifteen she was drawn to
the contemporary sound and technique of the 20-stringed-Koto
and began studying the 20-stringed-Koto under Nanae Yoshimura,
and classical Koto music under Sosui Yoshimura.
Kurosawa received first prize at National Koto competition for
students, Japan in 1989 and 1992. She performed a duet with Evjan
Rattai of
Prague Cello Ensemble at Suntory Hall, Tokyo in 1993. Following
extensive performances in Tokyo, she began performing in worldwide
in concert
tours to Canada, Germany, Malaysia, Russia, and United States.
In 2002, she moved to New York in pursuit of new innovative collaborations
with artists and musicians. She is currently producing her own
compilation
of original compositions and performing as a solo artist and collaborator
in NYC. In addition to musical composition, arrangement and improvisation
Kurosawa’s training in Modern Ballet led her to perform and
collaborate with New York dance companies.
Selected Performances
| 2004 |
Solo performance Jazz in early Spring, St. Peter’s
Church, Afro-Asian, Inc. NYC |
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Composed original soundtrack for Rapture, an independent
animated film. |
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Collaborate with Michiyo Sato and dancers in Silk & Ume
Blossoming at Joyce SoHo. |
| 2003 |
Solo performance The Harlem Jazz Concert NYC. |
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Solo and duet performance Movements in Three concert, Afro-Asian,
Inc. NYC. |
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Original composition duet with Warren Smith, D’jembe/Percussion |
| 2002 |
Collaborated on film soundtrack Nothing Really Happens,
independent film. |
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Collaborated and performed with Spinnin’ Ronin Dance
Company, NYC. |
| 2000 |
Performance on NHK TV Genjimonogatari WAKANA program Tokyo.
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Performed with Dogen Kinowaki, Flute, in an official social
program of World Geothermal Congress ’00 in Morioka,
Japan |
| 1999 |
Performed in Music for Japan at Canadian Embassy of Tokyo. |
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Performed in Yokohama Marine Concert, Yokohama-Minatomirai-hall,
Japan. |
| 1998 |
Selected for an Artist Internship by The Agency for Cultural
Affairs, Japan. |
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Graduated from Keio University. |
| 1997 |
Performed with Computer Music in NTT Computer Music Symposium |
| 1996 |
Passed NHK Broadcasting Station Japanese Traditional Music
Audition. |
| 1989-1995 |
Performed in international tours through Canada, Germany,
Japan, Malaysia, Russia, and United States. |
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