Strings of Hope: Hana Ikada

「箏の魅力を世界にも伝えたい…」 1986年、ハワイを皮切りに一恵先生が撒いた箏の種が芽を出し、根を伸ばし、世界中でたくさんの花を咲かせました。 「Strings of Hope 」第二弾は、沢井忠夫作曲『花筏』を沢井一恵先生とアメリカ、ヨーロッパ、オーストラリア、アジアの国々から参加した100人の箏弾きの共演でお届けします。 “I want to convey the beauty of the koto to the rest of the world…” Starting with Hawaii in 1986, Kazue Sawai began scattering her “seeds” of koto around the globe, where they have successfully taken root, spread, and blossomed magnificently. In this second installment of “Strings of Hope,” Kazue-sensei is joined by 100 koto players from the United States, Europe, Australia, and various Asian countries, all performing Tadao Sawai’s “Hana Ikada” together. Performers [Honolulu, USA] Darin Miyashiro, James A. Finamore, Jordan Harrison, Mika Miyashiro, Sophia Koyuki Narashiba, Taylor Chiyoko Onouye [Sydney, Australia] Satsuki Odamura, Dwight Dowda, Silvana Kristin, Hitomi Kurosawa, Yuko Martens, Yukie Ota, Dhondup Tsering, Yuko Yamamoto [Melbourne, Australia] Brandon Lee, Chloe Au, Yuko Ikeda, Mizuno Oyuki, Mai Taniguchi [Brisbane, Australia] Takako Nishibori, Aurora Greenall, Wakako Keenes [Manila, Philippines] Hiroko Nagai, Daniel Santos, Harold Andre Santos, Marvin Tamayo [New York, USA] Masayo Ishigure, Benjamin Bechand, Chikako Croteau, Chisato Fujita, Mayu Fujita, Mayuko Matsuda, Zachary Gilman, Liam Hayes, Sara Heiny, Aiko Ichimura, Akiko Kimura, Motoko Kuroda, Tiffany Lee, Zoe Levin, Yumiko Matsuno, Yukiko Mizobuchi, Masami Morimoto, Kyoko Morishima, Deanna Nadry, Tayler Nicholas, Alex Sogo, Saori Suganuma, Tomomi Takamoto, Mamiko Taniguchi, Hang Tianran, Rei Tokue, Siwen Xi [San Francisco, USA] Shoko Hikage, Chie Chan [Oakland, USA] Brian Muramoto, Shirley Muramoto [Chicago, USA] Jeff Wichmann [Oregon, USA] Mitsuki Dazai, Nobuko Chalfen, Miwa Satoh, Amy Shoemaker, Rena Takahashi, Keiko Twiss [Washington DC, USA] Brian Cheung [Los Angeles, USA] Yuki Yasuda, Jaymin Kessler, Sayaka Pereira, Stephanie Simpson-White, Nanami Yoshimura [Netherlands/Germany] Makiko Goto, Chiharu Aoki, Tobias Gfesser, Luis Jacintho, Shoko Kono, Lixue Lin-Siedler, Sachiko Miyazawa, Mairi Shimizu, Miriam Tomechna [Frankfurt, Germany] Naoko Kikuchi, Sachiko Hattori, Leha Ichikawa, Ryo Schaflyha, Janine Wetherell [Nottingham, UK] Akiharu Kitagawa [London, UK] Masako Onishi [Bangkok, Thailand] Noriko Tsuboi, Kanon Minowa, Airin Pongpaiboon, Chutimta Puttikulangkura, Akiko Suenaga, Panitsa Tunchumrus [Singapore, Singapore] Saeko Kitai, Benedicta Chan, Jalyn Chen, Jing Ying Goh, Jing Yuan Goh, Shu En Lee, Zhi Yun Wu --------------------