Koto Concerto
This is the first commission in an international, multi-year collaboration with the Orchestra of the Swan in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK. Composer Daron Hagen leads off with a concerto for koto and chamber orchestra that will premiere in England in late May, 2011.
Quintet for Shakuhachi and Strings
Composer Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez is writing a new work in one movement for the Colorado String Quartet. This piece is a Meet the Composer commission. NYC premiere on May 14, 2011, at Symphony Space as part of the Wall-to-Wall Latin-American Festival.
Mixed Ensembles
Kyo-Shin-An Arts and the Lark Quartet have joined forces in an ongoing creative collaboration. The plan is to combine a variety of commissions and pre-existing works to create a full evening’s program featuring string quartet, all three hogaku instruments, and hand drums.
Music for Dance
A site-adaptive collaboration with PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER featuring four dancers with music for koto, shakuhachi, cello and percussion by James Nyoraku Schlefer. Premiering Fall 2010 at Arts at Tenri.