Japan Impressions

這晚我們將不會演奏一般既定的日本傳統音樂，而是以互相的對話，來呈現某種我們對於日本的想像，並且提供不同以往的耳界及視野，也是一次跨國音樂家的美好蟹逅。主要來自日本的兩位音樂家，夫妻檔Joshua Weitzel與永井千惠，以三味線和人聲，纖細、精緻的特殊組合，探索更多聲音的可能，台灣的音樂家黃大旺與李世揚，則是以不時介入，抑或旁觀，企圖影響，改變現狀。

Joshua Weitzel – 三味線 shamisen

永井千惠Chie Nagai – 人聲 voice

李世揚 Shih-Yang Lee – 鋼琴 piano
黃大旺 Dawang Huang – 絞弦琴 hurdy gurdy

Joshua Weitzel，來自德國的吉他與三味線演奏家，同時也是一位音樂學者，他的學士論文主題即是對於日本實驗音樂的研究。他曾經於歐洲、以色列、日本各地演出，目前與妻子永井千惠定居日本。他的演奏探索力度、對比的變化，線性與空間的發展，控制與不可預期性。他與各領域藝術家皆有合作，如：作曲家、即興音樂家、爵士樂、噪音、純藝術、影像、舞蹈、詩歌等。他也曾在2015-2016年間於其家鄉卡塞爾策畫每月一次的實驗音樂系列展演。Joshua Weitzel所演奏的是小唄三味線，通常用於日本舞踊伴奏、藝舞妓表演時伴奏，也是所謂的「堀派」，但他更重視以延伸技巧，非一般的彈奏方式來尋找這項樂器的更多可能性。

Joshua Weitzel is a guitarist and shamisen player from Kassel, Germany, based in Kyoto, Japan. His work is based on exploration of dynamics and contrasting parameters such as stasis and progress, linear and spatial development, control and unexpectedness. He has worked with a number of internationally recognized artists, among them improvisers, composers, noise musicians, fine artists, filmmakers, dancers, poets and Jazz musicians and has performed on various occasions across Europe, Israel and Japan. From 2015-2016 Joshua organized the Chamäleon Concerts at Lolita Bar in Kassel, a monthly series for experimental music that is still ongoing.

He has played with musicians such as Eddie Prévost, Klaus Bru, Matthias Schubert, Martin Speicher, Ross Lambert, Nicola Hein, Brad Henkel, Hada Benedito, Toshimaru Nakamura, Sam Andreae, London Improvisers Orchestra, Antoine Mermet, Rabito Arimoto, Maegaki Yuki and many more. He works currently with Chie Nagai, Ken Ikeda, Massimo Magee, David Stockard, Eric Petzoldt, Ulrike Lentz, Sebastian Koisser, Ove Volquartz and Saito Ryota.
https://joshuaweitzel.jimdo.com/

永井千惠，生於千葉，早先在武藏野音樂院完成聲樂演唱學位，隨後又赴德國進修，取得演唱以及音樂教學法之學位，過去曾參與過的計畫，曲目風格從巴洛克、浪漫派、當代音樂到自由即興皆含括。她也曾首演過Yoshinao Kobayashi, Gabriel Fischer, Hyunbae Lee等人的作品，甚至與Christian Wolff工作過。
Chie Nagai was born in Chiba, Japan and studied classical song at the Musashino Music Academy. She then worked as a music teacher in Tokyo before relocating to Germany and completing another degree as a soprano as well as one in elementary music pedagogy. She has since worked on numerous projects, from baroque music to romantic song to contemporary composition and free improvisation.

She has premiered works of Yoshinao Kobayashi, Gabriel Fischer and Hyunbae Lee and has further worked with Christian Wolff, Charlotte Seither, Eddie Prévost, Ed Lucas, Ken Ikeda, Gertrud Weyhofen, Martin Speicher, Ove Volquartz and many others.

Entrance Fee 門票: $300

music starts 表演 : 9.30pm