Japanese KOTO Music concert 350 Years of Tradition Flows Toward The Future by Sawai Hikaru, Sawai Kazue & Sawai Koto Orchestra

To mark the auspicious occasions of H.M. The King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary and the 120th Anniversary of Japan-Thailand Diplomatic Relations 2007, the Japan Foundation, Bangkok and the Office of the National Culture Commission will jointly organize the largest scale of Koto Concert ever performed in Thailand by Sawai Hikaru, Sawai Kazue and Sawai Koto Orchestra, the most well known ensemble at home and abroad. Date & Time: Wednesday 28th November 2007 at 7:30 p.m. Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Small Hall Ticket: 800 / 500 Baht. available from Oct. 26 at ThaiTicketMajor 11 outlets, MAJORCINEPLEX & EGV Outlets Bangkok & Suburb Provinces, TTM counters at the Thailand Post, Call Center 0-2262-3456 or 1490 call ThaiTicketMajor, http://www.thaiticketmajor.com It was about 350 years ago when the master YATSUHASHI KENGYO innovated totally different music using koto. Before he came up, koto had been used as a minor instrument for a long period of time since it came over to Japan from China about 1500 years ago. Since the “musical revolution” triggered by master YATSUHASHI, koto has played a very important role and has become an indispensable instrument in Japanese music. Many musicians have composed and played koto music by putting new elements and different ideas into it until now. Classical masterpieces are still admired as Japanese traditional music and at the same time many contemporary pieces using koto attract the heart of music lovers not only in Japan but also all over the world. In this koto music concert, the best koto ensemble in Japan, “Sawai Koto Orchestra”, with SAWAI Hikaru and SAWAI Kazue will play classical masterpieces as well as contemporary pieces. You will be overwhelmed at the dynamic sound created by more than ten kotos on the stage and entertained with their subtle and elegant sound. For more information please contact the Japan Foundation, Bangkok at Tel. 0-2260-8560~4 http://www.jfbkk.or.th Click for photo release at www.thaipr.net

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