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Masatora Goya
"Onibi" (鬼火 ) for ryuteki, hichiriki, and sho (2022)

From the composer: "Onibi" could be translated as a "ghost fire", a kind of foxfire they used to believe that the souls of the deceased are floating around in a field. In this work, you are a newborn ghost fire, trying to remember who it was, but gradually the consciousness fading away. My attempt here is to realize the theatrical imagination of Noh through the sound of Gagaku, for the two Japanese traditions existed separately in history, as well as interpreting them through the filter of Western chamber music.

Commissioned by Thomas Piercy for “Tokyo to New York” and “Random Access Music” and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
 

Music of Hippocrates Cheng

"Trio" for ryuteki, hichiriki, and sho
 "Trio" for haegeum, daegeum, and gayageum
"Trio" for dizi, erhu, and pipa
"Nonet" for ryuteki, hichiriki, sho; haegeum, daegeum, gayageum; and dizi, erhu, pipa
 (2026 - World Premieres)