A few decades ago, some musicians made millions on just playing that scale. And it is not difficult to find out why everyone uses this scale to exhaustion: it is easy to do and easy to apply. It was also supported by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and administered by Flushing Town Hall.The pentatonic scale is the guru of improvisers. “Crossing the Seas” was supported by New Music USA’s Creator Development Fund in 2022-23. Midori Larsen is an artist in residence at Culture Lab LIC. Midori interviewed 4 other women residing in Queens, NY, about their migration stories, motherhood, and life vision, and will share their messages through her instrumental music accompanied by aesthetically crafted video projection.įumi Tanakadate and Midori Larsen (taiko) New addition to the series is her work based on other Japanese immigrant mothers’ empowering stories. Newly arranged for a sextet, her original trio versions return to Culture Lab LIC with a more vibrant ensemble. “Crossing the Seas” is a series of original chamber music featuring woodwind, piano, guitar, bass, percussion, and taiko drums, inspired by migration stories of her own and other Japanese immigrant mothers. In a unique combination of traditional Japanese taiko drums and Western musical instruments, Midori Larsen, a Japanese immigrant woman composer, invites you to experience her compositions influenced by classical, jazz, and Japanese music. Chamber Music with Japanese Drums by Midori Larsen
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