Events

  • Tue
    23
    Aug
    2016
    7:00 pmBurnt Cove Church Community Center, Stonington, ME

    This concert is presented by Stonington Opera House.

  • Sat
    27
    Aug
    2016
    Fri
    02
    Sep
    2016
    7:30 pmThe Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield, MA

    The actual performance dates are 8/27 (Sat), 8/30 (Tue) and 9/2 (Fri).

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  • Wed
    31
    Aug
    2016
    Sat
    03
    Sep
    2016
    8:00 pmBargemusic, Brooklyn

    The duo is performing on 8/31 and 9/3 only.

    ★★★ IMPORTANT ★★★

    Our performance date at Bargemusic is changed to September 3 at 8 pm. We will not be performing on September 4 as posted before. We are sorry for causing any inconvenience but will do our best at the Sep 3 performance, so please stop by if you are still able.

    This concert is presented by Bargemusic.

  • Wed
    28
    Sep
    2016
    6:00 - 9:00Rubin Museum of Art

    This event is part of the museum's Spiral Music Series.

  • Sun
    02
    Oct
    2016
    4:00 pmGlens Falls High School Auditorium

    I was invited to serve as the guest principal cellist for Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra's upcoming opening concert.

    More information here.

  • Sun
    16
    Oct
    2016
    2:00 pmNew York Buddhist Church

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    Please visit DuoYUMENO.com or duo's Facebook page for detailed information.

  • Tue
    18
    Oct
    2016
    4:00 pm, 7:00 pmBush-Holley Historic Site, Greenwich, CT
  • Sun
    08
    Jan
    2017
    7:00 pmNational Opera Center, Marc A Scorca Hall

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    For her upcoming solo recital, Yoko Reikano Kimura - koto and shamisen player - focuses on the shamisen repertoire, which includes music from various genres.

    The program will feature masterpieces of classical as well as contemporary shamisen music, which includes Yoko Sato's "Not a Single Cloud Exists" that will be performed by Duo YUMENO. Also, this concert will feature the world premier of Marty Regan's "Shamisen Concerto." New York-based and world-renowned pianist,Taka Kigawa will also perform as a special guest.

    This recital will highlight the essence of shamisen through various style of music. If you are in the area, please do not miss this opportunity!

    Title: Yoko Reikano Kimura Shamisen Recital
    Date: Sunday, January 8th,7:00 pm
    Place: Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera America Center
    330 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10001
    Performers:
    Yoko Reikano Kimura, shamisen
    Taka Kigawa, piano
    Hikaru Tamaki, violoncello
    Program:
    Banshiki-chō (composed by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima) 1941
    Tsuki no En - from Noh song “Miidera-Temple” (composed by Seihō Kineya) 1959
    Shamisen Concerto (composed by Katsutoshi Nagasawa) 1967
    Not a Single Cloud Exists (composed by Yoko Sato) 2015
    Rinkai-iki - Critical Zone - (composed by Toshi Ichiyanagi) 1983
    Suite for Sangen (composed by Lou Harrison) 1996
    Shamisen Concerto (composed by Marty Regan) World Premier

    Ticket:
    General ($25 advance/$30 at the door), Senior citizens and students ($10)

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    日本の代表的な楽器であり、幅広いジャンルで愛されている三味線ー箏・三味線の演奏家として活動している木村伶香能が、三味線のみにターゲットを絞り、ソロリサイタルを開催いたします。

    近代~現代の三味線の名作が並び、またデュオ夢乃として佐藤容子氏の"Not a Single Cloud Exists"を演奏いたします。木村の委嘱による、マーティン・リーガン氏の三味線協奏曲の世界初演されます。ニューヨークを中心に世界的に活躍されている、木川貴幸氏がピアノでゲスト出演致します。

    細棹三味線の魅力がぎゅっと詰まったリサイタルになります!是非、NYの皆様、ご来場をお待ちしております。

    木村伶香能三味線リサイタル
    2017年1月8日(日) 午後7時
    Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera America Center
    330 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10001

    出演者:
    木村伶香能(三味線)
    木川貴幸(ピアノ)
    玉木光(チェロ)

    プログラム:
    盤渉調 (中能島欣一)
    月の宴 謡曲「三井寺」より (杵屋正邦)
    三味線協奏曲 (長沢勝俊)
    Not a Single Cloud Exists (佐藤容子)
    臨界域 (一柳慧)
    組曲 (ルー・ハリソン)
    三味線協奏曲 (マーティン・リーガン)*世界初演(ピアノ版)

    チケット:
    一般$25(当日$30)
    シニア・学生$10

  • Sun
    22
    Jan
    2017
    12:00 pmBush - Holley House, Greenwich, CT

    Duo YUMENO will make its second appearance at Japan Society of Fairfield County's annual new year celebration.

  • Sun
    05
    Mar
    2017
  • Mon
    13
    Mar
    2017
    6:30 pmQueens Library, Flushing, NY

    Duo YUMENO is proud to perform in Queens, NY, one of the most culturally diverse area on the planet.

  • Sat
    18
    Mar
    2017
  • Sat
    01
    Apr
    2017
    6:00 pmMillennium Stage, Kennedy Center, Washington DC

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    Duo YUMENO will be featured at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC. More details will follow.

  • Sun
    30
    Apr
    2017
    1:30 pmRavenswood Fellowship UMC, Chicago

    The program will include works by Daron Hagen, Marty Regan, Toshi Ichiyanagi and Lou Harrison.

  • Mon
    01
    May
    2017
    6:30 pmSummertime Jazz Cafe Lounge, Mt. Prospect, IL

  • Tue
    02
    May
    2017
    5:30 pmJapan House, Urbana, IL

    The duo will perform a free concert at the beautiful and serene Japan House, which is affiliated with University of Illinois. Donation is welcomed.

  • Sat
    06
    May
    2017
    12:00 pm, 2:00 pmAnderson Japanese Gardens, Rockford, IL

    The duo will be featured at Anderson Gardens' annual children's day festival.

  • Sun
    07
    May
    2017
    12:30 pm, 1:45 pmAllen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN

    The duo will be featured at this annual event, which celebrates all things Japanese.

  • Sun
    07
    May
    2017
    6:00 pmPlymouth Congregational Church, Fort Wayne, IN

    The program will include works by Daron Hagen, Marty Regan, Toshi Ichiyanagi and Lou Harrison.

  • Sun
    21
    May
    2017
    4:00 pmTenri Cultural Institute, New York (13th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues)

    The duo will be featured at this season's Arts at Tenri series, presented by Kyo-shin-an Arts. The program will include the world premiere performance of a new work for koto and cello by Kaito Nakahori, the New York premiere of "Misterioso" for koto, cello & voice by Daron Hagen, the world premiere of "Circle of Lights" for shakuhachi, koto & cello by Thomas Osborne and the world premiere of "We Will Surely Meet Again" for shakuhachi, koto and shamisen by James Nyoraku Schlefer.

    http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2589145

  • Sat
    10
    Feb
    2018
    Sun
    11
    Feb
    2018
    7:00 pm, 3:00 pmMiller Symphony Hall

    ZHOU TIAN  Palace of Nine Perfections

    RACHMANINOFF  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
    featuring JOYCE YANG, piano soloist

    RIMSKY-KORSAKOV  Scheherazade, Op. 35

     

  • Sun
    04
    Mar
    2018
    4:00 pmOrvis Auditorium, University of Hawaii at Manoa

    The duo will be in residency at University of Hawaii and will present two recitals and workshops at the composition department. The duo will give a world premier performance of a newly commissioned duo for koto and cello by Takuma Itoh, who recently received the Barlow General Commission to write this work. The program will also include Donald Womack's A Glinting Edge of Sky and Thomas Osborne's Circles of Light, which will be performed with Christopher Yomei Blasdel on shakuhachi. The duo will also perform a few previously commissioned works.

    ハワイ大学レジデンシープログラムにて、デュオ夢乃コンサートが開催されます。このコンサートでは、ハワイ大学作曲科コースの教授陣による新曲が演奏されます。ドナルド・ウォマック氏による「A Glinting Edge of Sky」(改定初演)、トーマス・オズボーン氏による「Circles of Light」(こちらの曲では、尺八のクリストファー遙盟氏とのトリオになります)、そして、バーロウ音楽財団より助成を得られた伊藤琢磨氏の新作(デュオ委嘱作品)が演奏されます。また、デュオのこれまでのレパートリーもプログラムに含まれます。

  • Sat
    10
    Mar
    2018
    7:30 pmOrvis Auditorium, University of Hawaii at Manoa

    As part of its residency, the duo will present a concert that will feature new compositions by the students of the university.

    ハワイ大学レジデンシープログラムの一環として、作曲科専攻の学生による箏・三味線・チェロのための新作が初演されます。詳細は、追って記載いたします。

  • Sat
    14
    Apr
    2018
    Sun
    15
    Apr
    2018
    7:30 pm, 3:00 pmMiller Symphony Hall

    COPLAND  Fanfare for the Common Man

    GERSHWIN  Selection from Porgy and Bess

    BERNSTEIN  "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story

    BERNSTEIN  "America" from West Side Story

    BERNSTEIN  Olympic Hymn (1980)

  • Sat
    02
    Jun
    2018
    7:30 pmExperimental Media & Performing Arts Center

    DEL TREDICI: Adventures Underground from
    Alice in Wonderland
    YOUNG COMPOSER: World Premiere
    REENA ESMAIL: World Premiere
    LOREN LOIACONO: World Premiere

  • Sun
    08
    Jul
    2018
    2:00 pmMyonichikan, Tokyo, Japan 東京・自由学園明日館
  • Sat
    25
    Aug
    2018
    Fri
    31
    Aug
    2018
    7:30 pmColonial Theater, Pittsfield, MA

    The BOF will perform Verdi's Rigoletto for the 2018 season. The performance dates are August 25 (matinee), 28 and 31.

  • Sun
    16
    Sep
    2018
    4:00 pmFirst Congregational Church of Camden, ME
  • Sat
    21
    Aug
    2021
    1:00 pmMahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA

    I will be joining the Berkshire Opera Festival for its fifth season. This year, we will perform Verdi's final opera, Falstaff.

    For more information please visit: https://www.berkshireoperafestival.org/falstaff

  • Tue
    24
    Aug
    2021
    Fri
    27
    Aug
    2021
    7:30 pmMahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA

    I will be joining the Berkshire Opera Festival for its fifth season. This year, we will perform Verdi's final opera, Falstaff.

    For more information please visit: https://www.berkshireoperafestival.org/falstaff

  • Sun
    26
    Sep
    2021
    4:00 pmFirst Congregational Church of Camden, ME

    We are thrill to perform again in Camden, Maine to present our cross-cultural program in a live, in-person concert setting. More details to follow.

    https://www.camdenucc.org/content/music/friends_of_music

  • Sun
    17
    Oct
    2021
    4:00 pmTenri Cultural Center, New York, NY

    We are honored to be back at the Arts at Tenri series, presented by Kyo-shin-an Arts. This year, we will give a world premier performance of a new work by James Nyoraku Schlefer. More details to follow.