知られざる未開の道はなを永遠に黙して永く永く無限に続く

今年没後100年を迎える伊藤野枝（1895-1923）
を題材とした薩摩琵琶のための新曲発表と、
同時代の女性音楽家による作品の演奏を通して、
​音楽におけるフェミニズム実践について再考するためのコンサートです。

2023年12月10日（日）
17:30開場  18:00開演 
自由学園明日館 講堂

チケット
一般：3,000円
学生：2,000円
応援チケット：5,000円
https://itonoe2023.peatix.com/

プログラム
フランチェスカ・レロイ：伊藤野枝：永く永く無限に続く道
幸田延：ヴァイオリン・ソナタ第1番 変ホ長調
吉田隆子：お百度詣

企画・作曲：フランチェスカ・レロイ
薩摩琵琶：久保田晶子
ヴァイオリン：吉田薫子
ピアノ：前田朱音

[トークゲスト]
飯田祐子（名古屋大学）、渡辺愛（jwcm）

"On an Endless Road" Ito Noe & Women Composers of her Era"

Concert and talk reflecting on feminism through music,
100 years since the death of writer and feminist anarchist, Ito Noe (1895-1923).
Programme to include a new piece for biwa highlighting Ito
and violin & piano music by her contemporaries.

Sunday 10th December 2023
Doors: 5.30pm 
Start: 6.00pm
Venue: Jiyugakuen Myonichikan Hall, 
2 Chome-31-3 Nishiikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo 171-0021

Tickets
General admission: 3000 yen
Students: 2000 yen
Supporter: 5000 yen
https://itonoe2023.peatix.com/

Programme
Francesca Le Lohé: Ito Noe: On an Endless Road (for biwa)
Koda Nobu: Violin Sonata No. 1
Yoshida Takako: Supplication Hundredfold (for violin & piano)

Composer & curator: Francesca Le Lohé
Biwa: Akiko Kubota
Violin: Yoshida Kaoruko
Piano: Maeda Akane
Talk guests: Iida Yuko (Nagoya University) & Watanabe Ai (jwcm)​ 

"After 9-5" for sho and electronics (2021)
Music: Francesca Le Lohé Words: Charlotte Wührer

Created through an ongoing exchange between Sound & Word Network members Francesca Le Lohé (composer) and Charlotte Wührer (writer). The exchange began when Francesca composed a new short work for solo sho in response to Charlotte’s fiction work “Nine-to-Five”. Charlotte then wrote new text in response to this music, which was then passed back to Francesca to respond to with more new music etc. This “back-and-forth” of inspiration culminated in the piece “After 9-5”.  
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The premiere was held at the experimental music event ​‘Assorted Sounds’ @ OTOOTO, Tokyo (February 2021). ​‘Assorted Sounds’ was organised by Francesca and fellow Sound & Word Network member, Tomoko Hojo (sound artist). With guests Atsumi Kojima (sho) and Chiho Oka (sound artist), the event presented new work and improvisational performances.

Catch the entire Japan-based TAma festival live on Youtube from the 20th - 21st March 2021 from 13-20:00 (JST, UTC+9). For access to the link, visit the TAma Festival Facebook event page.

Funding for 'Chain of Works: 1' - Emergency Comprehensive Aid package for Cultural Art Activities by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan

My garden without me is a project conceptualized and curated by Ana Gnjatović. It is a constructed archive of faked field recordings, imaginary soundscapes and following photo, video, and text-based documentation.

Several members of the Sound & Word Network have contributed to the TREE BARK RECIPES strand of the project: a collection of artworks showing befores and afters of insects inhabiting a single littleleaf linden (Tilia cordata).

We're delighted to be featuring our first project at the TAma Music and Arts Festival in Japan, from the 20th - 21st March 2021. The festival will take place online. Details on how to attend to follow.

Sixteen Sound & Word Network members worked on "Chain of Works: 1" from December 2020 until March 2021. The result is a 15 minute audio-visual piece of interconnected works by composers and writers from all over the world.

The first link in the chain came when network co-founder and composer Francesca Le Lohé (Japan) wrote a short piece for solo sho (笙) inspired by the story“Nine-to-Five” by network co-founder and writer Charlotte Wührer (Germany). Fourteen artists subsequently responded by creating new works in this unique collaboration.