Shimmer, Tree: The Best Contemporary Classical on Bandcamp: September 2022

I’m so honored that my recently released album by Starkland, “Shimmer, Tree” has been selected on The Best Contemporary Classical on Bandcamp for September 2022, along with music by John Luther Adams, Greg Davis, Caroline Shaw, Michiko Ogawa, Harry Partch/Taylor Brook, Adrian Corker, Maya Bennardo, Clara de Assis/Ryoko Akama, and Alex Roth / Alice Purton. Please see the full article below:

Solo Album Release by Starkland Records

So happy to announce that my solo album will be finally released on September 16 by Starkland Records! Huge thanks to New Music USA, Canada Council & ASU HIDA Grant, and everyone who has helped me realize this (especially emotionally). And special thanks to John Chowning for writing a heartfelt, beautiful introduction. The album includes performances by the Spektral Quartet / Clara Lyon (violin), Theo Espy (violin), Doyle Armbrust (viola) & Russell Rolen (cello) (“Minyo”), UMS’n JIP /Javier Hagen (“Reservoir”), and Cristina Valdés (“Shimmer, Tree | In Memoriam Jonathan Harvey”); mastered by Grammy-winning artist Silas Brown.
You can listen to a short promo video from Starkland here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZFAM31ZIlo.
The CD & Digital album can be pre-ordered here as well: https://kotokasuzuki.bandcamp.com

Headshot photo: Guanglong Peng & Hengjie Zhao / Design: Janene Higgins / Assistant Executive Producer: Clare Shore / Executive Producer: Thomas Steenland / Mixed and Produced by Kotoka Suzuki / Mastered by Silas Brown

Picture: Kotoka Suzuki © Guanglong Peng & Hengjie Zhao

Digital in Berlin Interview | Heroines of Sound Festival

Excited to share my recent interview with Digital in Berlin in anticipation of my upcoming performance at the Heroines of Sound Festival. The concert will be on July 7 at 20.00 in Radialsystem and performed by LUX:NM ensemble. Please see link below for more info:
https://www.heroines-of-sound.com/festival-2022/#program-7-july

Picture: Kotoka Suzuki © Guanglong Peng & Hengjie Zhao

New Music Festival: In Praise of Shadows

A virtual performance of “In Praise of Shadows,” performed by Aiyun Huang (playing all parts!), will take place at the University of Toronto New Music Festival this weekend. Please join us this Saturday, February 27, at 7 pm for a virtual performance on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqAechyDarmJvayndYVG_Q



New Music Concerts | Premiere

Constraint Obstacle Studies for ‘distanced ensemble’ of 12 percussionists will be premiered and broadcast online through the New Music Concerts this evening at 8 pm (EST) and available to view after the event at this link on NMC’s YouTube channel. The work was commissioned by NMC’s as part of their 50th Anniversary Commissioning Series. Distanced Ensemble: Aiyun Huang, Austin Lamarche, Britton Rene Collins, Chung Ling Lo, David Schotzko, Haruka Fuji, Michael Murphy, Michelle Colton, Nikki Joshi, Rick Sacks, Ryan Scott & Zuri Wells.

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Vancouver New Music spotlights international composers

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Vancouver New Music will present "In Praise of Shadows" as the evening's grand finale of the November 3rd program as part of the ISCM World Music Days.  Overview of the upcoming Vancouver new Music season is published on the Georgia Straight, the Vancouver news and premier guide for events. 

 

Source: https://www.straight.com/arts/948406/vanco...

National Portuguese Radio Broadcast | RTP N

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The National Portuguese Radio RTP broadcast In Praise of Shadows on their Música Contemporânea program on June 6th, 2017.  This broadcast is available on their archive for listening at this following link.  This program includes works by Jummei Suzuki, Jacqueline Fontyn, Roderik de Man, Eliska Cilkova & Monty Adkins/Paulina Sundin. 

*If you are listening outside of Portugal and have problem accessing the video, please follow the steps indicated at this link.