-Starting from 11:00 on December 6 [Tuesday] at Crowdfunding READYFOR-
Japan's first music public art "Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK featuring Kronos Quartet and 50 for the Future" set in Ueno Park, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2023. In order to implement this, we decided to challenge crowdfunding.
Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK is a public art work that uses GPS (current location information) to enjoy music in nature. It was created by Pulitzer Prize-winning young composer and sound artist Ellen Reed from the United States. It was planned and produced, and has been carried out in many famous parks mainly in Europe and the United States (New York Central Park, London Regent's Park & Primrose Hill, etc.). The music you hear from headphones and earphones naturally changes depending on where you walk and the route you walk. An encounter with new music that fully uses the five senses awaits.
<Crowdfunding details>
[Title] I want to realize SOUNDWALK in Ueno Park!
[URL] https://readyfor.jp/projects/SOUNDWALK
[Target amount] 1.5 million yen
[Recruitment period] December 6, 2022 [Tuesday] 11:00 to January 31, 2023 [Tuesday] 23:00 56 days
[Use of Funds] The funds will be used for miscellaneous expenses such as creative activity expenses for artists working at SOUNDWALK, travel expenses, advertising expenses, and crowdfunding fees.
[Format] All or Nothing format * The All or Nothing format is a mechanism in which the performer can receive the support money only when the total amount of support collected within the period reaches the target amount.
[Return] 12 courses in total from 5,000 yen to 1,000,000 yen.
"Your name on the website", "CD signed by Kronos Quartet", "Limited track commentary video by participating artists", "Kronos Quartet unreleased performance video", etc.
"Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK featuring Kronos Quartet and 50 for the Future"
When the crowdfunding was established, SOUNDWALK, which landed in Japan for the first time, was set in Ueno Park, where the Tokyo Spring Music Festival was held, and was supervised by Ellen Reed, and boasted tremendous popularity both in Japan and overseas. Produced mainly for the work "50 for the Future" produced by the Kronos Quartet, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2023. A Japanese page for Ueno Park is also available in a free dedicated app for smartphones, allowing many people to enjoy a new musical walk in Ueno Park.
<Overview of scheduled implementation>
[Period] From March 2023 to about 1 year *Under adjustment
[Venue] Ueno Park
[Artists] Ellen Reid, Kronos Quartet / others
[Program] Work by SOUNDWALK Ensemble, from Kronos Quartet "50 for the Future"
▼ Tokyo Spring Music Festival 2023 website
"Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK featuring Kronos Quartet and 50 for the Future" page
https://www.tokyo-harusai.com/sound-walk/
Artist introduction
● Ellen Reed (composer/sound artist)
One of the most innovative artists of his generation, he is a composer and sound artist who has worked on a wide range of works including opera, sound design, film music, ensemble, and chorus. The opera Prism won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Co-founded Luna Composition Lab with composer Missy Mazzoli. This is a mentoring program for young women, non-binary and gender-defying composers. Since 2019, he has been the Creative Advisor and Composer-in-Residence of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.
BA in Fine Arts from Columbia University and MA from California Institute of the Arts. Inspired by music from all over the world, he lives in two of his favorite cities, Los Angeles and New York. The work is released by Decca Gold. As the Los Angeles Times puts it, "In a nutshell, the lead is here ."
https://www.tokyo-harusai.com/artist_profile/ellen-reid/
Kronos Quartet (string quartet)
San Francisco's Kronos Quartet–David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola), Sunny Yang (cello)–for nearly 50 years has brought what the string quartet has to offer. I've been thinking about As one of the most recognized and influential ensembles of our time, they have given thousands of concerts worldwide, released over 70 recordings and worked with many of the world's most sophisticated composers and performers. We are collaborating across genres. He has also commissioned over 1000 works and arrangements for string quartets through the non-profit Kronos Performing Arts Association (KPAA) and has won the Polar Music Award, Avery Fisher Award and Edison Classical Works. He has received over 40 awards, including awards.
https://www.tokyo-harusai.com/artist_profile/kronos-quartet/
●50 for the Future
Launched by the Kronos Performing Arts Association (KPAA), a non-profit public corporation of the San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet, 50 for the Future is a string quartet commissioning, performance, education and legacy project. of unprecedented scale and potential impact.
With over 45 years of collaborations with renowned and young composers from around the world, the Kronos Quartet equips amateur and professional string quartets with the skills they need to perform 21st century repertoire. I have commissioned a library of 50 works to be attached to.
All works, each artistically perfected, were premiered by the Kronos Quartet over six performance seasons (2015/2016 to 2020/2021), and the entire '50 for the Future' is the core of Kronos' own repertoire. is expected to be Digital versions of each piece's score and parts, recordings, and other educational materials can be accessed free of charge from the website.
https://50ftf.kronosquartet.org/
Overview of “Tokyo Spring Music Festival 2023”
Period: Saturday, March 18, 2023 to Sunday, April 16, 2023
Organizer: Tokyo Spring Music Festival Executive Committee
Co-organizer: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
Venue: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo University of the Arts Sogakudo (on campus), Former Tokyo Music School Sogakudo, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, National Museum of Western Art, Ueno Royal Museum / others
Support: Agency for Cultural Affairs (*pending), Tokyo Metropolitan Government (*planning to apply), Taito Ward
Cooperation: Ueno Tourism Federation, Ueno Mountain Culture Zone Liaison Council
Support: Association for Corporate Support of the Arts 2021 Fund for Social Creation through Art and Culture
URL: https://www.tokyo-harusai.com
