Donald Womack: Breaking Heaven
Kenji Yamaguchi (shakuhachi), Tetsuya Nozawa (shamisen), Erina Matsumura (koto), Rohouzan Tachibana (shakuhachi), Yuuzan Tachibana (shakuhachi), Seizan Sakata (shakuhachi), Akiko Sakurai (biwa), Reiko Kimura (21-string Koto), Asako Hisatake (cello), AURA-J, Donald Womack
This recording of five works for Japanese instruments by American composer Donald Reid Womack, places him in the vanguard of intercultural composition. Japanese instruments have been a major part of Womack's musical world since 2003 when he was asked to write a composition for the Asia Ensemble. His music for Japanese and other Asian instruments finds a balance in the connections that exist between his background as an American and the rich sounds that are available to the composer through these instruments. A faculty member at the University of Hawaii, his music has been performed and broadcast extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, Oceania and South America.
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| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Bend | Donald Reid Womack | Kenji Yamaguchi, shakuhachi; Tetsuya Nozawa, shamisen; Erina Matsumura, koto |
| Sword Flower | Donald Reid Womack | Rohouzan Tachibana, shakuhachi; Yuuzan Tachibana, shakuhachi |
| Off Balance | Donald Reid Womack | Tetsuya Nozawa, shamisen |
| Three Trees | Donald Reid Womack | Seizan Sakata, shakuhachi; Akiko Sakurai, biwa; Reiko Kimura; 21-string koto, AURA-J; Donald Reid Womack, conductor |
| Breaking Heaven | Donald Reid Womack | Seizan Sakata, shakuhachi; Asako Hisatake, cello; Reiko Kimura, 21-string koto |
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