Performed for the Yokohama International School Celebrating Tanner Auditorium Concert 2021
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Hikaru Sawai is notably an influential character in Koto composition, especially for his integration of modern rock instrumentation merged with the traditional sounds of the Koto. Not only does he experiment with the fun baseline using the 17-string kotos, but also uses a lot of triplets – similar to many popular rock songs. Because of these Western influences, this song is well-received by international audiences.
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Performers (from left to right) :
Koto 1 – Eren Omura, Nina Yu, Le He, Mari Ito, Kae Iwasawa
Koto 2 – Nene Moriguchi, Rise Suzuki, Sakura Komuro, Miyama McQueen Tokita, Taiyo Sakurai, Arissya Ahmad Symeel, Yuki Shu
Koto 3 – Yuta Tokoi, Louis Doucet, Kai Bergquist, Chae-yoon Kim, Minori Furusawa
17-string 1 – Ryuta Arishima, Maki Shimura
17-string 2 – Miu Matsumura, Curtis Patterson
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Timestamps :
00:00 – Introduction by Curtis Patterson
02:22 – Performance
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