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Video by the Duo Ueda Offermans in Japan

• Video | Concert | Duo Ueda Offermans | Japan

Here are two new YouTube videos of the Duo Ueda Offermans with Japanese biwa-player Junko Ueda, from their Oct. 2024 Japan-tour. The first video is of their work Murasaki-no-Ue from the famous Japanese 11th century literature Genji Monogatari (The tale of Genji) recorded live at the Buddhist temple Kôjuku-ji, Nagasaki, Japan on October 25th. The lyric is based on the Genji-Monogatari describing about aristocrat Hikaru Genji’s romantic love stories. The second video is Heike Monogatari (The battle of Dan-no-Ura), a composition-arrangement by the duo, recorded live at the Heishin-do (the former Kazama family residence), Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata, Japan on October 18th.

Duo Ueda Offermans concert Rietberg Museum, Zurich, Switzerland

• Concert | Duo Ueda Offermans | Switzerland
On the 3 November 2021, Duo Ueda Offermans performs at Rietberg Museum in Zurich on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Japanese medieval narrations depicted in the arts’, with subtitling by musicologist Mr. Heinz-Dieter Reese. The program included: Atsumori, Dan-no-Ura arranged for biwa/voice and flute, Yoshitsune, and Murasaki-no-Ue from Tale of Genji (composed by Junko Ueda for biwa, voice and flute). It is the first concert by Wil Offermans after his recovery. See more info at the Rietberg Museum, Zurich.
Duo Ueda Offermans
Duo Ueda Offermans

Sweden-Norway Teaching Tour in March 2018

• Concert | Duo Ueda Offermans | Switzerland
Boras
Oslo
Ingesund
Sundsvall
review Borås
review Borås

Concert Tour Japan Autumn 2014

• Concert | Workshop | Duo Ueda Offermans | Japan

From November 12th until 28th Wil Offermans was on tour in Japan with Junko Ueda (voice, satsuma-biwa). Below are some videos of this tour. Among their activities were:

  • November 14th: a most unique concert by Duo Ueda Offermans with singing monks of the Obaku-shu sect at the occasion of '360 years arrival of Ingen' at the Kofukuji Temple Nagasaki.
  • November 23rd: 'Flute Special Live, Japan vs Holland' a duo concert with Kazushi Saito (first flute Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra), Otsuka Greco Live House, Tokyo
  • November 24th: Flute classes at Sankyo, Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
Tokyo Duo Concert Saito-Offermans
Tokyo Duo Concert Saito-Offermans

Duo Ueda Offermans in Cattlar-Prades, France

• Concert | Duo Ueda Offermans | France

On August 24th the Duo Ueda Offermans presented a their acoustic duo concert at Chapelle Notre Dame de Riquer, Catllar near Prades (France). The event was part of the 8ème Festival Les Troubadours Chantent l'Art Roman en Languedoc-Roussillon. The duo - by Japanese satsuma-biwa player Junko Ueda and Wil Offermans on flutes - performed a program of their works as well as some traditional Japanese pieces, including Heike Monogatari, Genji Monogatari and Tsuru-no-Sugomori. The origin of the Chapelle Notre Dame de Riquer dates back more than 1000 years.

Chapelle Notre Dame de Riquer, Catllar
Chapelle Notre Dame de Riquer, Catllar

Japan Xmas Tour 2011

• Concert | Workshop | Duo Ueda Offermans | Japan
Piacere Flute Ensemble
Piacere Flute Ensemble

During the final weeks of 2011 Wil Offermans will be touring in Japan for several events. In the concerts of Dec. 23rd and 24th Flute Ensemble Piacere will be guest to perform with Wil Offermans the first official performance of his new flute ensemble pieces Bamburia and Forbidden Valley (Bfl, Bfl in F, Contra-Bfl, CBfl in F, Double CBfl). The score of Bamburia will be published very soon by Zimmermann, Frankfurt (it will be announced at this site). Forbidden Valley has been commissioned by Kotato Flutes.

  • 19 Dec. 18:30-21:30: Wil Offermans Flute Fitness Ensemble Workshop, SpaceDo (Musical Instrument Shop DAC) JR-Shin-Ôkubo.
  • 22 Dec. 14:00: concert Duo Ueda Offermans at Kurihashi Wellfare House Kulimu, Saitama
  • 23 Dec. 14:30: concert Duo Ueda Offermans at Kuki-shi Culture Centre Hall, Saitama
  • 24 Dec. 14:30: concert Duo Ueda Offermans at Miyoshi Culture Centre Hall Copisu, Saitama

Duo Ueda/Offermans concert at Schunk* in Heerlen, Netherlands

• Concert | Duo Ueda Offermans | Netherlands

On October 26 2011, the Duo Ueda/Offermans performed at Schunk* in Heerlen, Holland in the series of Newsical Experience, with co-organized by November Music in Den Bosch, The Netherlands. The program included: Tsuru-no-Sugomori (Wil Offermans flute solo), Voyage (Junko Ueda for biwa & tape by Tôru Takemitsu) and How to Survive in Paradise II (Junko Ueda voice & Wil Offermans flutes, live-electronics). See the video summary of How to Survive in Paradise II (original length about 29 minutes). See more videos at the Video Gallery page.

"How to Survive in Paradise II (composed in 1990 in Singapore by Wil Offermans) imagens a science-fictional paradise, where a pleasant, lush and peaceful life in harmony with nature is gradually eroded by mankind, its actions, restlessness and curiosity.”

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