Aug 24: About 90 minutes starting from 12:00

Aug 25: About 90 minutes starting from 11:00

Doors open 30 minutes prior to the curtain time.

Director: Mutsuyuki Motomura

MC: Satoshi Asaoka

About 40 best recorder performers in Japan

About 20 ensemble performers and accompanists

[Aug 24 15:30]

Gala Concert I “KAGAYAKI” (sparkle): recorder solos

Dieupart: Ouverture from Suite V in F major

Mutsuyuki Motomura (recorder), Masako Hirao (viola da gamba), Naoki Ueo (harpsichord)

Ryohei Hirose: Meditation

Minoru Yoshizawa (recorder)

Loeillet de Gant: Sonata in D minor, Op.1-2

Yoshio Murata (recorder), Masako Hirao (viola da gamba), Naoki Ueo (harpsichord)

Kenichi Nishizawa: Small Sonata for recorder and piano

Hidehiro Nakamura (recorder), Kentaro Ajima (piano)

Fumiharu Yoshimine: ASHURA for tenor recorder solo (premier)

Fumiharu Yoshimine (recorder)

Locke: Dance tunes in F major from “For Several Friends”

Seiko Tanaka (recorder), Masako Hirao (viola da gamba), Naoki Ueo (harpsichord)

Selma y Salaverde: Canzon Terza

Daniele Bragetti (recorder), Masako Hirao (viola da gamba), Naoki Ueo (harpsichord)

Elgar (arr. Koji Ezaki): Jazzy arrangement of “Salut d’amour” and more

Koji Ezaki (recorder), Emi Nakamura (harpsichord)

[Aug 24 19:00]

Gala Concert II “CHÔWA” (harmony): recorder consorts

Sieg: 10 Variations on a Russian birthday song (commissioned, premiere)

Tokyo Recorder Ensemble (Recorder):

Takashi Yasui, Kenji Kaneko, Yuko Shoji, Yui Kawana, Hitomi Sakaki

Byrd: Sellinger’s Round and more

Marukaru (Recorder): Mitsuko Ota, Ai Asai, Yoshio Murata, Youichi Hembo

Satoshi Ikegami: From “Four Japanese Sceneries for four recorder players”

Super Recorder Quartet (Recorder):

Takashi Kitayama, Takanori Matsuura, Yoshio Murata, Kiyomi Watanabe

Merula: Canzon “La Lusignuola” and more

Anthonello Recorder Consort (Recorder):

Yoshimichi Hamada, Jun’ich Furuhashi, Yuki Hosooka, Emi Nakajima

Ryohei Hirose: Ode I & II

La Strada (Recorder): Minoru Yoshizawa, Kôske Nozaki

Tromboncino, etc.: Italian Frottole in the 17th century

Recorder Ensemble “La Rubertina” (Recorder):

Daniele Bragetti, Seiko Tanaka, Terumichi Otsuka, Nao Kirihata, Asuka Takahashi, Tomomi Nakamura, Megumi Fkuoka, Aya Miyazato

[Aug 25 14:30]

Gala Concert III “IRODORI” (color): various ensembles

Sunao Isaji: Spy and dancer

Recorder: Mutsuyuki Motomura

Xylophone: Mutsumi Tsuuzaki

“Elas mon cuer” from Codex Faenza (early 15th century)

Recorder: Atsushi Moriya

Clavisimbalum: Kaoru Yano

Toshio Hosokawa: Birds Fragments IIIb (1990/97)

Recorder: Toshiya Suzuki

Shō: Mayumi Miyata

Corelli (arr. Schickhardt): Sonata in D minor arranged from Concerto Grosso, Op.6-5

Recorder: Shigeharu Yamaoka, Mitsuko Ota

Viola da gamba: Masako Hirao

Harpsichord: Akiko Kuwagata

Palestrina (arr. Rognoni): “Io son ferito” and more

Recorder: Kiichi Suganuma

Mezzo-soprano: Yuka Yamashita

Lute: Leonardo Takiy

Harpsichord: Akiko Kuwagata

Telemann: Trio in C minor, TWV 42:c2

Recorder: Tomokazu Ujigawa

Oboe: Masamitsu San’nomiya

Violoncello: Takashi Kaketa

Harpsichord: Aya Fukuma

*The information has been changed from the initial announcement.

[Aug 25 18:00]

Gala Concert IV “HANAYAGI” (splendor): recorder concertos

Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor, RV439 “La Notte”

Recorder: Mutsuyuki Motomura

Vivaldi: Concerto for soprano recorder in G major, RV443

Recorder: Young Jin Hur

Vivaldi: Concerto for sopranino recorder in A minor, RV445

Recorder: Mitsuko Ota

Telemann: Concerto for recorder in C major, TWV51:C1

Recorder: Shigeharu Yamaoka

Telemann: Concerto for 2 recorders in A minor, TWV52:a2

Recorder: Daniele Bragetti, Seiko Tanaka

Heinichen: Concerto for 4 recorders in C major, S211

Recorder: Akine Fukai, Asako Ito, Fumitaka Saito, Mutsuyuki Motomura

Violin: Rieko Ikeda, Shiho Hiromi

Viola: Mika Akiha

Cello: Toru Yamamoto

Violone: Tomoki Sumiya

Harpsichord: Manami Suzuki

Reserved Seats 5,000yen 2-day 24,000yen 1-day 10,000yen

Tokyo Recorder Festival Executive Committee