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East Meets West: Duo YUMENO in Concert at The Greenwich Historical Society
October 18, 2016 @ 4:00 am - 8:30 pm
Composing original arrangements and commissioned works, New York-based Duo YUMENO offers a unique fusion of sound that explores both traditional Japanese and western classical music. Hikaru Tamaki is an accomplished cellist, while Yoko Reikano Kimura sings and plays the koto (a Japanese zither about six feet long, with 13 silk strings) and the shamisen (a three-stringed lute with a square body played with a plectrum). The pair has recently completed a four-year performance project that included an annually commissioned work by the American composer Marty Regan. They have been enthusiastically received in diverse locales from New York and Chicago to Tokyo, Turkey, and Trinidad and Tobago.
The award-winning duo’s first CD, Flowers, Birds, Wind, Moon, (released in May 2015) will be available for purchase. Performances and are being held in conjunction with An Eye to The East: The Inspiration of Japan, and attendees may visit the exhibition in the Storehouse Gallery free of charge one hour before each performance.
At Vanderbilt Education Center, Greenwich Historical Society
2 Performances: 4 pm and 7 pm
Price per show: $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers
Tickets available at: http://www.greenwichhistory.org/adult.php
Info: 203-869-6899
