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– Keizo Saji Commemoration Award – Musica Cras Gifu 2022, Masahiro Miwa + Satoshi Fukushima, 2 person exhibition

2022

”Seeing, hearing, reading” the music of the future through various links

We cheered on the composer, Masahiro Miwa, who has come to portray himself as a unique figure in the Japanese world of music along with the exceptional joy that followed him being awarded two awards at “Musica Cras Gifu” hosted at the Salamanca hall. Namely, the 2020 Suntory Music Award (Masahiro Miwa) and Keizo Saji Award (Salamanca hall).
In commemoration of that and thinking about the future of music from Gifu, he held the “Musica Cras Gifu 2022” as a nationwide event planned to have a profound meaning. The composer, Satoshi Fukushima, delivered a commemorative double symposium to esteemed guests alongside Masahiro Miwa as a master and pupil “two person exhibition”.

Composition / Masahiro Miwa:
String quartet in C major
String sextet “369 Harmonia II”
Rainbow Machine Koan-001

▲“Rainbow Machine Koan-001″ Piano: Atsuko Yamauchi

Composition / Satoshi Fukushima :
5 woodwind ensemble and ‘Spring, 15 leaves’ for computers (2015)

▲ 5 woodwind ensemble and ‘Spring, 15 leaves’ for computers (2015)

Composition / Satoshi Fukushima + Junichi Hamaji (target for modification), Image / Shinjiro Maeda (Hibi AUG) : “Hibi ‘target for Modification’ August”

▲ ‘Hibi ‘target for modification’ August’

Aside from the concert there was a symposium held with Akeo Akada (scholar of music), and Toshihiko Urahisa (moderator).

  • Collaborator

    Salamanca hall

  • Period of collaboration

    2022.09.18

Objective and Results

As an event for the 52nd Suntory Music Award and the 20th Keizo Saji Commemoration Award with the theme of ‘Masahiro Miwa ‘“seeing, hearing, reading” now, Masahiro Miwa’s music is speaking’, a collaboration plan positioned with the host being Salamanca hall, and the co-host being the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences was made. Further, from July 5th to September 11th 2022 as a related project, the Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu, cooperated to host the IAMAS ARTIST FILE #08 by Satoshi Fukushima “notation and the time breathes” exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu.

The role of IAMAS

It was an opportunity not only for Masahiro but also for the doctoral student Satoshi Fukushima, and professor Shinjiro Maeda’s works to be announced. The contents of the concert were made fully by persons connected to IAMAS, and the necessary electronic equipment and staff required were also managed by IAMAS.

  • Venue

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu

  • Faculty in charge

    • Masahiro Miwa
    • Shinjiro Maeda
  • Operations

    Artists:
    Masahiro Miwa (Professor at IAMAS)
    Satoshi Fukushima (2nd year doctoral student at IAMAS)
    Shinjiro Maeda (Professor at IAMAS)

    Panelists:
    Toshihiko Urahisa (Musical director at Salamanca hall)
    Akeo Okada (Kyoto University)