tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378197079346009432024-02-02T12:32:20.399-08:00Shamisen-ingA blog about Shamisen and Myself, including performances, workshops, compositions for shamisen, random adventures in Japan, and the photographs I take along the way
私の三味線のための作曲、演奏、ワークショップなどについてお知らせ、また日本の生活や写真などもあります。Colleen Schmuckalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871123338970311998noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537819707934600943.post-60960817356859191702020-11-13T00:35:00.000-08:002020-11-13T00:35:11.635-08:00<p> It finally happened!! After months and months of being stuck inside and teaching courses online, I finally have performances coming up (both online and in person)! Please come join me if you have time!</p><p>久しぶりにライブで演奏できるようになりました。都合がよければ、是非聴きに来てください〜</p><p><br /></p><p>November 15th, 2020 (2020年11月15日)</p><p>Doors open: 13:30, Start: 14:00</p><p>Location: Mori Hall in Matsudo City, Chiba</p><p>森のホール(武蔵野線の八柱駅)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Wse8h9sGwv23oNgzoc1wtAlJLPkkeAP7gsU54-Yxp1d8CJr_W3IT4j__2CDm0dE42sSNPeEtHv7gbdAVZgBrUoavBHsiB_NHW76D133hpWYtdHa7_qKD8euI2ag_5ibMEnvB2q4hGk6b/s1275/S__98738185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Wse8h9sGwv23oNgzoc1wtAlJLPkkeAP7gsU54-Yxp1d8CJr_W3IT4j__2CDm0dE42sSNPeEtHv7gbdAVZgBrUoavBHsiB_NHW76D133hpWYtdHa7_qKD8euI2ag_5ibMEnvB2q4hGk6b/s320/S__98738185.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><strong style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Saturday Nov. 21, 2020 8 p.m. (NYC) EST</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></strong><p><strong style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sunday Nov. 22, 2020 10 a.m. (Tokyo) GMT+9</span></strong></p><p>"Moments In This Time"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zBMoBmDWLPM" width="320" youtube-src-id="zBMoBmDWLPM"></iframe></div><br /><p>for more information, please visit here: <a href="http://www.tonadaproductions.com/tokyo-to-new-york-moments-in-this-time.html">http://www.tonadaproductions.com/tokyo-to-new-york-moments-in-this-time.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>November 28th</p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Italian Restaurant Wadachi: 18:00~</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0bWFAIbRHzPKqhUte2f4GWZ2F3FgrPcvZqz3a6JufSictV1cZGOvsdiKgqelgQzk3iAp3fu7AZBNjcbBnSb9KdyLzqdjAr3P8a3tIpFleIlrqRjKq0pp_WqVrgyfjMGfwrZRrKkl7T3Y/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0bWFAIbRHzPKqhUte2f4GWZ2F3FgrPcvZqz3a6JufSictV1cZGOvsdiKgqelgQzk3iAp3fu7AZBNjcbBnSb9KdyLzqdjAr3P8a3tIpFleIlrqRjKq0pp_WqVrgyfjMGfwrZRrKkl7T3Y/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p>please visit here for more information: https://r.gnavi.co.jp/c5pt0j710000/chefevent/12/</p>Colleen Schmuckalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871123338970311998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537819707934600943.post-87877691636625415362020-07-05T23:51:00.001-07:002020-07-05T23:51:14.482-07:00I started a new Youtube Channel!In light of Covid-19 and most of my live events being canceled from most of the year, I have taken this opportunity to focus my attention on doing performance and lectures on youtube instead of just sitting at home being sad.<br />
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<br />Colleen Schmuckalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871123338970311998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537819707934600943.post-18674973278311376552020-03-02T17:15:00.001-08:002020-03-02T17:15:11.844-08:00COVID-19 (コロナ) and Performances (演奏)I haven't updated in a long time. So let's first get to the bad, and then the good about this upcoming month.<br />
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Bad: コロナウイルスは大変だ。。。<br />
The COVID-19 virus has put Japan, especially Tokyo, into a panic. Even though the symptoms of COVID-19 is closer to the common cold than anything else, all toilet paper, tissues, and paper towels have disappeared from the store. It feels like the 2011 earthquake/typhoon all over again, except there isn't any reason to be panicking and buying everything from the store early like this. But maybe this is a blessing for the paper industry in Japan.<br />
トイレの髪がなくなりました!2011年の地震の後のような感じとなっていてびっくりしています。<br />
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Most concerts, events, and big gatherings are canceled for this month. However, I will still be preforming at Wadachi Italian Restaurant on the evening of March 20th! I will be joined by my good friend and also a scholar at Tokyo University of the Arts who will give the audience a chance to experience the differences between Chinese and Japanese traditional music from an insider's point of view! It should be a ton of fun so please join us! Information can be found below. Make reservations by calling the restaurant.<br />
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第6弾の演奏は、日本と中国の伝統音楽の弾き比べについてテーマとなっています!東京芸術大学からの友人と一緒に、日本の伝統音楽や中国の伝統音楽を演奏する予定です。以下に内容があります。予約は電話でできます。<br />
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<br />Colleen Schmuckalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871123338970311998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537819707934600943.post-89981194789840921292019-11-14T22:34:00.001-08:002019-11-14T22:34:03.839-08:00I was on TV, again!! (テレビに出ました!)<h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-color, var(--yt-spec-text-primary)); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size, 1.8rem); font-weight: 400; line-height: 2.4rem; margin: 0px; max-height: 4.8rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow, none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform, none);">
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-small;">Back in April I was first approached by Nippon TV to possibly appear in a news program about my research and activities surrounding shamisen. After meeting the director, who was both very kind and very interested in all of the crazy things I would be up to during the year, it was decided to make my research on Hanawa-bayashi, up in Akita Prefecture, the main subject of this 10 min piece. Since Hanawa-bayashi isn't until August, it took months before shooting actually started, but all in all, the experience was very good. I learned a lot of new tricks in how to better explain my passion for shamisen to a wider audience, as well as got to feel what it was like to be followed by cameras for over 12 hours during the performance (yes, the director stayed with our float the entire night). I am really happy with the product he came up with and I hope this leads to more projects in a the future, as well as more people gaining a new interest in shamisen!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-small;">The conclusion of this project was a new composition for shamisen and shakuhachi based off of Hanawa-bayashi and Native American music. Please look forward to hearing this piece!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-small;">四月に初めて日本テレビから連絡がありました。私の三味線である研究や活動について聞きたかったです。とても優しくて良い考えがあるダイレクターさんに会った後に、花輪ばやしでの私の活動や研究について番組のメインとなるように決めました。花輪ばやしは8月に行うため、実際に撮影が始まる前に結構時間をかかりました。でも、とても良い経験となりました。最もたくさん人に三味線の伝統や表現方法をいかに表現するほうが良いか勉強になりました。さらに、ダイレクターさんとカメラたちのとても頑張っている姿も見えたのはとても感動しました。花輪ばやしは12時間もずっと演奏はあって、ダイレクターさんとカメラたちは最後まで、雨の中で、ずっと撮影して頑張りました。とても良い番組を作っていただけましたので、ぜひ見てください!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-small;">この経験から、次に新作品を完成させます。この新作品の影響は、花輪ばやしとNative American Musicから受けましたので、ここで聞こえるのはご楽しみにしてください。</span></div>
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Colleen Schmuckalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871123338970311998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537819707934600943.post-83879716331773931432019-09-06T00:20:00.000-07:002019-09-06T00:20:23.067-07:00Late Summer Concerts 〜夏の演奏会The summer is slowly coming to an end but that doesn't mean the fun is about to stop.<br />
There is a number of concerts coming up this month if you need some inspiration for fun.<br />
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<b><u>September 13th, 18:00 ~ Moon Viewing Concert</u></b><br />
<b><u>10月13日の18時から〜</u></b><b><u>「月見の会」</u></b><br />
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Enjoy looking at the moon from a temple at night while listening to traditional shamisen music that reflect stories told about the moon<br />
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<b><u>Location: Tokuzouin Temple</u></b> (nearest station is Shinyahashira Station on the Musashino Line)<br />
<b><u>場所:徳蔵院</u></b>(近い駅は武蔵野線の新八柱駅)<br /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3", "Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro", メイリオ, Meiryo, Osaka, "MS Pゴシック", "MS PGothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic;">〒270-2253</span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: "ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3", "Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro", メイリオ, Meiryo, Osaka, "MS Pゴシック", "MS PGothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic;" /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3", "Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro", メイリオ, Meiryo, Osaka, "MS Pゴシック", "MS PGothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic;">千葉県松戸市日暮5-270</span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: "ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3", "Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro", メイリオ, Meiryo, Osaka, "MS Pゴシック", "MS PGothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic;" /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3", "Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro", メイリオ, Meiryo, Osaka, "MS Pゴシック", "MS PGothic", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic;">電話047(383)1093</span><br />
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<b><u>September 28th, 19:30~20:00 "Changing of a Era"</u></b><br />
<b><u>10月28日、19:30〜20:00 「怜和」</u></b><br />
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Enjoy shamisen music while eating top quality Italian food.<br />
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<u><b>Location: Restaurant Wadachi (Near Shinmatsudo Station)</b></u><br />
<u><b>場所:りすとらんて 轍(近い駅は新松戸駅)</b></u><br />
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<a href="https://r.gnavi.co.jp/c5pt0j710000/chefevent/12/">https://r.gnavi.co.jp/c5pt0j710000/chefevent/12/</a>Colleen Schmuckalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871123338970311998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537819707934600943.post-51024435457941850932019-03-21T19:29:00.000-07:002019-03-21T19:31:51.898-07:00花見して和楽器の音楽を聴きませんか? Come listen to Japanese Traditional Music after seeing the Sakura!<br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "meiryo" , "pro w3" , "hiragino kaku gothic pro" , , "osaka" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">三味線(コリーン・シュムコー)と尺八(</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "meiryo" , "ヒラギノ角ゴ pro w3" , "hiragino kaku gothic pro" , "ms pゴシック" , "osaka" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">森 佳久山</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "meiryo" , "ヒラギノ角ゴ pro w3" , "hiragino kaku gothic pro" , "ms pゴシック" , "osaka" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">)の生演奏をお聴きながら、</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "meiryo" , "ヒラギノ角ゴ pro w3" , "hiragino kaku gothic pro" , "ms pゴシック" , "osaka" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">美味しいイタリアン料理を食べて、和楽器の秘密演奏方法について勉強になりましょう〜。</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "meiryo" , "ヒラギノ角ゴ pro w3" , "hiragino kaku gothic pro" , "ms pゴシック" , "osaka" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Come enjoy live performances by Colleen (on shamisen) and Mori Kakuzan (on shakuhachi)</span></div>
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Colleen Schmuckalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871123338970311998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537819707934600943.post-61224935270977207442019-02-05T21:19:00.000-08:002019-02-05T21:19:02.944-08:00I will be on TV...Again!<div style="text-align: center;">
I got contacted by テレビ東京 and somehow they got me to go on camera again. If you have time, please watch my program on February 8th, from 15:40-16:45 (I don't know if I will be on the entire time, but I will show up somewhere) </div>
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テレビ東京から連絡があってテレビに再び出ます!</div>
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番組名:よじごじDays</div>
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放送局:テレビ東京</div>
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放送時間:15:40-16:54</div>
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放送日:2019年2月8日(金)</div>
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テーマは「旅」</div>
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宜しく〜 =)</div>
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<br />Colleen Schmuckalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871123338970311998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537819707934600943.post-7313957051799407002019-01-08T00:41:00.000-08:002019-01-08T00:42:22.264-08:00Winter Performances 〜冬の演奏会〜<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 25th, 2019 (Friday)</span></b></div>
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コリーン・シュムコーさんの三味線ライブー第2弾ー</div>
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〜三味線と尺八の演奏を、イタリアンで修行を積んだシェフの自慢のディナーと共にお楽しみください〜</div>
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Colleen Schmuckal's Live Shamisen Music - Part 2 -</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">〜Enjoy both shamisen and shakuhachi music while eating Italian food〜</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">場所:りすとらんて轍 (新松戸駅の近く)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">February 9th, 2019(Saturday)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">アメリカ娘の邦楽ライブ</span></div>
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AAFCコンサート開催</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hosted by Abiko Audio Fan Club</span></div>
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場所:アビスタ(我孫子市の手賀沼公園内)</div>
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Location: アビスタ Hall (within Abiko City's Teganuma Park)</div>
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Colleen Schmuckalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871123338970311998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537819707934600943.post-4545230978502329222018-10-09T21:41:00.003-07:002018-10-11T09:20:27.517-07:00Upcoming Concerts~演奏会〜This fall, like every fall, is busy with concerts. If you are at all interested in hearing shamisen live, and getting to go to some neat locations, please feel free to attend one of the following events!<br />
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今年の秋に演奏する予定は次に書いています。聴きに来てくれば、ありがたいですね〜<br />
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October 19th 7:30-8:00pm<br />
Live Shamisen Music with Italian Food<br />
Location: Restaurant Risutorantewadachi (Near Shin-matsudo station)<br />
<a href="https://r.gnavi.co.jp/c5pt0j710000/chefevent/12/">https://r.gnavi.co.jp/c5pt0j710000/chefevent/12/</a> (Event information in Japanese)<br />
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10月19日 19:30〜20:00<br />
三味線ライブ&イタリアン・フード<br />
場所:りすとらんて轍 (新松戸駅の近く)<br />
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November 22nd, 4:00pm~<br />
Cafe and Live Shamisen and Shakuhachi Music<br />
Location: Abill Coffee + (in Shin-Matusdo)<br />
<a href="https://www.abillcoffee.com/">https://www.abillcoffee.com/</a><br />
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11月22日 16:00〜<br />
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場所:Abill Coffee + (新松戸)<br />
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December 3rd, 6:30-9:00pm<br />
Oto no Catalog Composition Concert<br />
Location: Suginami Small Hall (Ogikubo)<br />
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12月3日 18:30〜21:00<br />
「音のカタログ」の作曲演奏会<br />
場所:杉並公会堂 小ホール(荻窪)<br />
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December 21st, 7:00-8:30pm<br />
Kasane Live Concert<br />
Location: 9th floor hall in Keyaki Plaza (Abiko City)<br />
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12月21日 19:00〜20:30<br />
「かさね」の演奏会<br />
場所:我孫子市けやきプラザColleen Schmuckalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871123338970311998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537819707934600943.post-39292915291173512192018-10-09T21:14:00.002-07:002018-10-09T21:21:45.796-07:00I was on TV!Though this is late coming, I was on TV this past April. I really enjoyed working with BS Japan and thought the program turned out really well. If you ever have a chance of finding and watching it, please do!<br />
I hope to do more projects like this in the near future~<br />
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Here is an article on the program! Enjoy~<br />ここには番組の内容について日本語で書いていますから、クリックしてください<br /><br />http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/lifestyle/entry/2018/017047.htmlColleen Schmuckalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871123338970311998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537819707934600943.post-65462426655051218342018-02-26T19:57:00.001-08:002018-02-26T20:05:49.252-08:00I was on the Radio! ラジオに出演しました!The other week I got the honor of appearing on Rainbow Town Radio in Tokyo, Japan. I was asked to talk about my compositions and future dreams for Japanese traditional music. I even played some of my compositions! Please click on the link below to enjoy the video of the program (in Japanese) on youtube.<br />
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先日にレインボータウン・ラジオに出演しました。このようなチャンスをくれるのは、大変に感謝しています。私のことや邦楽の将来の希望などについて話しただけではなく、三味線と歌で長唄の「雛鶴三番叟」や私の作った新作品である「Kankakee Mallow」も演奏しました。お聞きたい方は、以下のビデオをクリックしてください。<br />
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日本に住みながら、花見をするのはとても好きになりました。そのため、毎年にたくさん花の写真を撮っています。以下に今春の撮ったの写真です。楽しんでくださいね〜<br />
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May, Yamanashi Prefecture</h2>
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Colleen Schmuckalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871123338970311998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537819707934600943.post-59825430999716600112017-04-11T23:59:00.006-07:002017-04-20T01:38:00.759-07:00Behind the Music<h3>
《Semangka Asin》 (2006年)</h3>
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Balanese Gamelan and Two Pianos/バリのガムランと二つのピアノ</h3>
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Upon entering Northern Illinois University as a young freshman undergraduate I had high hopes of becoming a professional bassoonist and composer for one of the orchestras within the Chicago land area. During my first semester at NIU, I had somehow passed my ensemble audition with flying colors and was placed as the second bassoonist within our school’s orchestra, considered one of the highest level ensembles at the school for wind players. I become so overly confident in my abilities as a performer that I was sure that the same results would happen at my next ensemble audition during second semester.<br />
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新入生として北イリノイ大学に入学した私は、シカゴのオーケストラでファゴット奏者兼作曲家になる夢を持っていた。最初の学期、どういうわけかオーディションに合格した私には、管楽器のアンサンブルとしては大学で最も地位の高いオーケストラの第2ファゴットと言うポジションが与えられた。これで自信過剰になり、次の学期でも当然オーディションで同じ結果がでると考えた。<br />
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It didn’t. Another better, older graduate student came along and I, just a little college freshman, was booted out to only play in the wind ensemble. I was devastated.<br />
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しかし、そのようにならなかった。次の学期では、大学院生ら上級生もオーデェイションに参加したため、一年生だった私は吹奏楽のアンサンブルでしか演奏できないようになってしまった。私は打ちのめされた。<br />
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Luckily for me one of my dear friends from Asian studies, which I had been taking at the time purely out of my long love for Japan since childhood, convinced me that since I would now have my Tuesdays and Thursdays free due to no longer needing to attend orchestra rehearsals, it was time to branch out and try something musically new, different, and very challenging. And what better way to turn everything I knew and understood about western music and music theory upside down than spending the next 6 months learning gamelan, Indonesian traditional gongs, mallet and percussion instruments, all by rote only.<br />
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小さい頃から日本のことについて興味を持っていた私は、アジア社会科学の授業を取ったことがあり、それ以来親しくなった友人のジェンに、オーケストラから漏れたことにより空いた火曜日と木曜日に何か新たなチャレンジに取り組んでみればと誘われた。幸運にも、これは私にとって転機となった。その後の半年間、ジェンと共に楽譜を使わないインドネシアの伝統的なガムラン音楽を、そのままの形で学んだことにより、それまで培ってきた自分の音楽理論がひっくり返ってしまったのである。<br />
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Learning circular musical structure and interlocking melodies/rhythms on pitches that vibrated at ever so slightly different hertz was not only inspiring, it was musically satisfying. Within a week I was completely addicted and even after I passed my audition and was placed back into the orchestra just the following year, I continued to set aside time to study gamelan music and improve my own performing skills. Furthermore, as a composer, it was only a matter of time before I started experimenting with writing new music for the ensemble.<br />
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円形の音楽的構造を持ち、旋律やリズムがインターロックしながら、微妙にピッチのずれたその音楽は、私の心の琴線に触れただけでなく、音楽的な満足感を与えるほど私を感動させた。次の年、私は再度オーディションに合格し、晴れてオーケストラのメンバーとしてのカムバックを果たしのであるが、ガムラン音楽の中毒性にすっかりはまっていたため、その後も自分の空いている時間は必ずにガムランの習得に当て、その音楽理論のみならず、演奏の上達にも励んだ。更に、作曲家として、ガムランのための音楽を作曲する試みは、この頃に始まった。<br />
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To write the best music possible I read every book on gamelan I could get my hands on, mainly Canadian composer Colin McPhee’s own autobiography<i> A House in Bali </i>and ethnography <i>Music in Bali: A Study in Form and Instrumental Organization in Balinese Orchestral Music</i>. Furthermore I listened to a variety of recordings of new music both inspired by and composed for the gamelan ensemble including Colin McPhee’s <i>Tabuh-Tabuhan: Toccata for Orchestra</i> and Lou Harrison’s <i>Double Concerto for Violin and Cello with Javanese Gamelan</i>. Lastly I got council from and worked closely with the most experienced players at NIU during that time who also turned out to be my best friend.<br />
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最高の作品を作るため、ガムランに関する本を読み耽った。特に、カナダの作曲家であるコリン・マクフィーの「A House in Bali」と「Music in Bali: a study in form and instrumental organization in Balinese orchestral music」は愛読書となった。更に、色々なガムランのための新作品やガムランのアンサンブルから音楽的な影響受けた作品の録音を聴いた。特に、コリン・マクフィーの「Tabuh-Tabuhan: Toccata for Orchestra」とルー・ハリソンの「Double Concerto for Violin and Cello with Javanese Gamelan」は私の心を打った。また、当時の北イリノイ大学で最も経験豊富なガムラン奏者であり、その後の大親友となるジェンから多くを教わったのもこの頃のことである。<br />
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Two compositions for gamelan were composed and performed during this time. The first called <i>Lament’s Lullaby </i>for Javanese gamelan and solo bassoon. As the title would hint, this was a simple melodic piece that experimented with how to make the bassoon blend with a foreign ensemble. The next was the overly ambitious composition <i>Semangka Asin</i> for two pianos and Balanese gamelan ensemble.<br />
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この間、私はガムランのための作品を二つ発表した。最初の作品はジャワガムランとファゴットのための「Lament’s Lullaby」だった。曲名の通り、簡単な旋律的な作品であり、ファゴットの音色がいかに西洋と異なるアンサンブルに合わせられるかを試みた。二つ目は、二つのピアノとバリガムランという、今振り返ってみれば張り切りすぎも否めないような「Semangka Asin」という作品だった。<br />
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<i>Semangka Asin</i> translates to salty watermelon in Indonesian. The concept of putting salt on a sweet refreshing watermelon not only seems odd, but is also repulsive for most people. However, when you try this strange combination you will find out it not only works, it also creates a whole new flavor you didn’t know was possible. That was the goal of this piece; pit two very different “flavors” (or timbers in this case) against each other in hopes to create something new and refreshing that isn’t normally heard. Though the concept of using pianos to mimic the gamelan sound was nothing new (as Colin Mcphee has experimented extensively on this idea within his own compositions) I hoped that I could also get the gamelan to begin to mimic the pianos (as well as harmonic motion) as the piece progressed and by the end have something that was neither gamelan nor western.<br />
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「Semangka Asin」はインドネシア語で「しょっぱいスイカ」という意味である。甘くて爽やかなスイカに塩をかけるという考え方は一見奇妙であり、それを知らない人には魅力的な組み合わせには見えない。しかし、この一風変わったコンビネーションを試してみると、美味しいと感じるだけでなく、それまで知らなかった新たな味覚が開拓される。この作品の目的は、それまで余り聴いたことのないような新たな音楽を作り、二つの異なる「味」(この場合では音色)を比較することだった。コリン・マクフィーもピアノでガムランの形態や音色を真似する作品を作っていたので、これは新しいアイディアというわけではないが、私の作品ではガムランもピアノの音色や和音を模することを目的としていたため、結果としてガムランでも西洋音楽でもない音楽が出来上がった。<br />
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To accomplish this I set up the piece to be a sort of petty fight between the gamelan and piano ensemble. The piece opens with the gamelan playing around by themselves both introducing the traditional gamelan playing style while also setting up the first theme. The gamelan ensemble continue to play around with this theme, adding more layers on top until suddenly the pianos enter, both mimicking the theme and adding in new colors that gamelan couldn’t do before. To combat this the gamelan begins a new interlocking pattern that gets progressively harder as the pianos continue to try to both mimic and out-play the gamelan. This continues until the pianos finally break out in full western harmony which in turn the gamelan try to mimic until they fade out and the pianos finally have a chance to play something completely western that was inspired by all of the musical materials heard before this. After the pianos finish out their newly created theme the gamelan enters again, playing the original theme. From here the pianos and gamelans race to the end, the gamelan expanding on the interlocking theme and the pianos adding new harmonies to that theme that hasn’t been heard up to that point. The piece keeps building and building until a sudden crash from the gamelan gong, ending the entire composition. This is because the gong is the grandfather, protector and last voice in any gamelan piece. In other words, neither the gamelan ensemble or the pianos could ever beat out the gong.<br />
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この一風変わったコンビネーションを成立させるため、この作品はガムランとピアノを戦わせるようなイメージで作った。この作品の冒頭部分はガムランのみで構成され、伝統的なスタイルでメインテーマを演奏する。その後、ガムランが音楽的なレイヤーを重ね、テーマに膨らみを持たせたところで、唐突にピアノが入る。ピアノはガムランのテーマに追従するだけではなく、そのテーマに対し、技術的にガムランでは演奏できない音で新たな彩りを加える。これに対抗する形で、ガムランはインターロックする旋律を演奏し始めるのだが、ピアノも負けじとこのインターロックする旋律に追従するため、旋律は徐々に複雑化する。すると、今度は複雑化した旋律がピアノ向きではなくなってしまうため、ピアノは突如、得意とするハーモニー演奏を開始するため、旋律が西洋音楽的な方向へとシフトし、その流れの中でガムランの方がピアノを追従するようになる。その後、ガムランは一旦演奏を止め、ピアノだけがガムラン音楽から影響を受けた西洋的なメロディーを演奏する。このメロディーが終焉へと向かう中、演奏を再開するガムランがメインテーマを奏で、ガムランのインターロックする旋律の上にピアノがハーモニーを重ねながら、曲の終わりまでピアノとガムランの格闘が続くのだが、最後はゴングが鳴らされ曲を制する。ガムラン音楽では、ゴングはアンサンブルの最長老的性格を持っており、アンサンブルを守る楽器であると同時に、曲の最後必ずに演奏される楽器でもあるため、この曲でもガムランとピアノに対し優位に立つのである。<br />
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<i>Semangka Asin</i> was performed in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at Northern Illinois University on March 23rd, 2008 as the final composition as my graduation recital. The performers included Linc Smelser and Nancy Staton on piano and members from the NIU percussion ensemble, who gave me a year of their life to learn how to not only play my composition by also train on the basics of Balinese gamelan itself. The group was led by my dear friend Jenn and myself (yes, I performed).<br />
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《Semangka Asin》は2008年3月23日、卒業演奏会の開かれた北イリノイ大学のブテル記念コンサートホールにて初演された。ピアノはリンク・スメルサーとナンシー・スタトンが担当し、ガムランはアンサンブルのリーダーを務めた私とジェン、そして1年間でガムランの理論と私の作品を習得してくれた北イリノイ大学パーカションアンサンブルの選抜メンバーが務めた。<br />
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This comical piece is by no means a masterpiece, but did set the groundwork for later compositions for other non harmonic/tonal traditional instruments, especially those for shamisen. It was an incredibly fun piece to play and listen to, regardless of some of its more glaring musical flaws. I will also hold this piece, and the premier performance, dear to my heart and maybe someday I will have it performed again, just to show how far I have come as a composer.<br />
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このコミカルな曲は決して傑作ではないが、その後作曲することになる三味線などの非西洋音楽楽器のための作品の下地となった。欠点はあれど、演奏する曲としても、聴く曲としても面白い作品であると思っている。いつか、作曲家としてどこまで成長したかを確認するため、もう一度この作品を演奏したいとも思っている。<br />
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This CD was a labor of love, but also came completely out of
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sure to let me lead. He brought in the best mics for this recording, set up and
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It’s finally happened, I am finally done it. I have been
working hard for the last couple of years but there it is, the product of my
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "ms 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">遂に完成しました!</span><span style="font-family: "ms 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">2<span lang="JA">年間に及ぶ労力の結晶がここに!</span></span></div>
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I have finally released my first CD!</div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "ms 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">初の</span><span style="font-family: "ms 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">CD<span lang="JA">リリースです!</span></span></div>
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can head over to my<a href="http://colleenschmuckal.blogspot.jp/p/blog-page_16.html" target="_blank"> "Buy Colleen's Music"</a> page and see the links there. Depending on what
country you are from, one option might be better than the others so take a
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">This CD not only
showcases the compositions written while conducting 9 years of fieldwork on
traditional Japanese instruments, but also actively responds to my own
dissertation’s thesis by showing the potentials of traditional <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">shamisen</i> musical theory within modern
music. Each composition’s differing styles and variety of both traditional and
modern playing techniques lets the listener discover how <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">shamisen</i> effectively expresses a multitude of musical colors
without the need of western musical conventions. I believe that traditional
instruments, like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">shamisen,</i> forces
composers and performers to discover new means of musical expression that have
yet to be utilized within mainstream modern music.</span></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "ms 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">この</span><span style="font-family: "ms 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">CD<span lang="JA">は、東京にて邦楽器を研究する傍ら、作曲活動に勤しんできたこの</span>9<span lang="JA">年間の集大成であると共に、自らの博士論文で提起した、現代音楽における三味線の可能性に対する私なりの解答でもあります。各作品には三味線の様々なスタイルが鏤められており、より今日的とも言える西洋音楽的な表現のアプローチを取らずとも、古典的、あるいは本来的な技法を駆使することで、彩りのある音楽的な情感を効果的に際立たせることができたのではないかと、手応えを感じています。このように、三味線がのびのびと活躍できるような作品を作り続けて行くことで、現代音楽のメインストリームとは一線を画す、三味線、延いては邦楽器のための方法論や表現の幅を広げることができるのではないかと信じています。</span></span></div>
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Colleen Schmuckalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871123338970311998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537819707934600943.post-11349158127323723022016-11-14T22:55:00.001-08:002016-11-14T23:00:27.532-08:00What is Shamisen? 三味線とは?
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Shamisen</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> has been stereotyped as
a muddled three stringed instrument that traditionally only played rhythmically
slow, unclear melodies. However, this instrument that historically was
developed to raise the spirits of tired famers, was the backbone for multiple
musical theater genres during Edo, gracefully accompanied geishas as they
entertained patrons, and was part of the Ryukyu Empire’s court ensemble is
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the compositions, performances and experiences while conducting 9 years of fieldwork on traditional
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "ms 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">三味線は、時として、響きに濁りのある、何の変哲もない弦楽器であり、スピード感に欠け、明確なメロディーを演奏しない時代遅れの楽器であると思われがちである。こういうステレオタイプを通してしまうと、三味線は面白みのない楽器として、受け止められてしまうかもしれない。しかし、三味線は歴史の中で、時には疲弊した農民の心を活気づけ、江戸では歌舞伎など、芝居の音楽のための中軸楽器として活躍し、花柳界の宴席で色を添え、琉球では宮廷音楽の中で演奏されてきた。こうした歴史的事実をふまえ、一切の偏見を持たずに接した時、三味線はきっと面白みのある楽器として、人々を豊かな心持ちにするはずである。</span></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "ms 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">これ</span><span style="font-family: "ms 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span lang="JA">は、東京にて邦楽器を研究する傍ら、作曲や演奏活動に勤しんできたこの</span>9<span lang="JA">年間の集大成であると共に、自らの博士論文で提起した、現代音楽における三味線の可能性に対する私なりの解答でもある。このように、三味線がのびのびと活躍できるような作品を作り続けて行くことで、現代音楽のメインストリームとは一線を画す、三味線、延いては邦楽器のための方法論や表現の幅を広げることができるのではなかろうか。</span></span></div>
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