CD Dejima Suite 16,95 euro

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Dejima Suite
a Dutch-Japanese music project
by Wil Offermans

Published by E-records, Amsterdam
- edition number CD E-011
- text in English & Japanese
- total time 43'09"
- released in 2001


Ancient Voices

Voices of Ocean

Voices of Nagasaki

Crossing Voices


Includes
  1. Ancient Voices
  2. Voices of Ocean
  3. Voices of Celebration
  4. Voices of Nagasaki
  5. Inner Voices
  6. Crossing Voices
  7. Into the Future
all compositions by Wil Offermans


Performers
  • Wil Offermans: flute, bass-flute, contra-bass-flute, Thumpy-flute, synthesizer & sampler
  • Junko Ueda: satsuma-biwa, voice
  • Hôdô Matsuo: shômyô
  • Voices of Nagasaki: Kayoko Ano; Yuria Itô; Moeko Eguchi; Bungo Okuno; Yoshifumi Okuno; Yûdai Obuchi; Mari Kanezaki; Fumiko Kusano; Kimiko Sakai; Chizuko Sasayama; Shigeko Shibatani; Rie Shimazaki; Akemi Takayama; Ai Tanaka; Reina Tanaka; Shôko Tajiri; Yôko Naitô; Aiko Nakagawa; Kazuyo Hamasaki; Yôko Hayashida; Ritsuko Fukai; Naomi Fuji; Yukino Matsuo; Naho Matsuda; Mari Miyazaki; Eriko Murakami; Megumi Yamashita; Chidori Yamasaki; Takako Mori; Miwa Yano; Hitomi Yoshida; Hisako Watase

Notes
  • Recording & editing at Studio E, Amsterdam, in January 2001.
  • Voices of Nagasaki, recorded at Nagasaki NBC Hall, on the 9th July 2000.
  • Voice of Hôdô Matsuo & environment of Kôfuku-ji, Nagasaki, recorded on the 13th August, 2000.
  • Dejima Suite has been premiered on February 18th 2001 in NIB Dejima Hall, Nagasaki by Wil Offermans (flutes, synthesizer); Junko Ueda (biwa, voice); Kakuko Ono (koto); Hôdô Matsuo (shômyô); Nozomi Matsuo (cello) and the Voices of Nagasaki (an ad-hoc vocal group of Nagasaki-prefecture citizens directed by Wil Offermans).

Special thanks to
  • Hirokazu Ishio
  • Hôdô Matsuo
  • Kôfuku-ji
  • Three F Nagasaki
  • The Nagasaki Holland Year Association
  • Royal Netherlands Embassy.

This CD is produced on the occasion of the 400 years relationship between Japan and Holland.

production: Studio E, Amsterdam
co-production: Three F Nagasaki
co-initiation: Kôfuku-ji Temple, Nagasaki