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Seki Ichirō

関 一郎

Seki Ichirō
Shakuhachi
ichirow.seki@nifty.ne.jp

Ichiro Seki studied shakuhachi under Katsuya Yokoyama and composition with Shuko Mizuno and Yoriaki Matsudaira. His professional career commenced with his taking first prize award in composition in the Pan-Music Festival in 1975. Since then he has performed in Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia, and South America. He came to the U.S. first with the TOKK Ensemble in 1978 and, again, with the Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus in 1997. In 1996, he received first prize in the Agency for Cultural Affairs competition for composition.

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Flute Summit

Flautists from Japan, India, China and the Netherlands in concert.

Ichiro Seki Ichiro Seki

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Composition for shakuhachi quartet based on Japanese folk songs Contrasts Shakuhachi
Contrasts for shakuhachi and harpsichord Contrasts Shakuhachi
Fuku kyōsō kyoku 複協奏曲 19'13 Nihon no Hibiki Shakuhachi
Last Emperor, The Contrasts Shakuhachi
San'ya (Dokyoku) 三谷 Contrasts Shakuhachi

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Shakuhachi Compositions
Title Kanji Year Alternate Title
Composition for shakuhachi quartet based on Japanese folk songs


Contrasts for shakuhachi and harpsichord


Nocturne for Koto and Shakuhachi


Koto
Nocturne for Koto and Shakuhachi