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Video by the Duo Ueda Offermans in Japan

• Video | Concert | Duo Ueda Offermans | Japan

Here are two new YouTube videos of the Duo Ueda Offermans with Dutch flutist Wil Offermans, from their Oct. 2024 Japan-tour. The first video is of their work Murasaki-no-Ue from the famous Japanese 11th century literature Genji Monogatari (The tale of Genji) recorded live at the Buddhist temple Kôjuku-ji, Nagasaki, Japan on October 25th. The lyric is based on the Genji-Monogatari describing about aristocrat Hikaru Genji’s romantic love stories. The second video is Heike Monogatari (The battle of Dan-no-Ura), a composition-arrangement by the duo, recorded live at the Heishin-do (the former Kazama family residence), Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata, Japan on October 18th.

Video of Yoshitsune by Junko Ueda in Tsuruoka, Japan

• Biwa | Solo | Video | Concert | Japan

A new YouTube video of Junko Ueda performing traditional biwa music Yoshitsune during the concert with the Duo Ueda Offermans at Heishin-do (the former Kazama family residence and a cultural property of Japan) in Tsuruoka-city, Yamagata, Japan on 18 October 2024. In the relaxed atmosphere of this beautiful cultural property of Japan you hear in the recording even the crickets chirping from the garden. Production was done by Tsuruoka Research Centre of Sustainable Society.

YouTube ビデオ「義経」
上田純子：薩摩琵琶弾き語り
録音：2024年10月18日、丙申堂 - 旧風間家住宅 （国指定重要文化財）山形県鶴岡市
企画制作：鶴岡持続可能社会研究所

Japan Concert Tour - Duo Ueda Offermans / October 2024

• Duo Ueda Offermans | Japan
  • 13 October 2024, Seisen-ryo Main Hall, Kiyosato - Hokuto, Yamanashi, appearance in flute concert by Wil Offermans and ensemble.
  • 18 October 2024, Heishin-do (Former Kazama family residence, Important cultural property of Japan), Tsuruoka, Yamagata
  • 25 October 2024, Kofuku-ji Temple, Nagasaki - Collaboration with shomyo chant by Obaku-shu monks celebrating the 370 years anniversary of Ingen.
  • 10月13日（日）15:00：山梨県北杜市清里、清泉寮メインホール（フルートコンサート：ウィルとその仲間たちに出演）
  • 10月18日（金）：山形県鶴岡市、丙申堂（旧風間家、国指定重要文化財）
  • 10月25日（金）18:30：長崎市興福寺、黄檗宗の僧侶による声明とのコラボ。隠元禅師東渡370周年記念コンサート。
Kofuku-ji concert, Nagasaki, Japan
Kofuku-ji concert, Nagasaki, Japan

Some Upcoming Events

• Duo Ueda Offermans | Japan | Switzerland | France | Concert
  • November 14, 2014, 18:30: Gion-Shoja Biwa Singing Workshop at Kôfuku-ji Temple, Nagasaki, Japan.
  • November 15, 2014, 18:00: Duo Ueda Offermans Concert at Kôfuku-ji Temple, Nagasaki, Japan. The program includes: Tsuru-no-Sugomori; Shunkan; Heike Duo and Ingen's Dream (with shomyo Buddhist chanting of Obaku-shu monks). Ingen's Dream is their special composition, dedicated for Ingen's (Chinese founder of Obaku-shu Buddhist sect) arrival in Japan 360 years anniversary.
  • December 11, 2014, 18:30 ~ 21:30: Shomyo Workshop at Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie, Geneva, Swiss.
  • February 26, 2015, 18:15 ~ 19:00 beginners / 19:00 ~ 21:30 all together: Shomyo Workshop at Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie, Geneva, Swiss.
  • March 28, 2015, 22:00: Festival Electr()cution, Brest, France. Ueda will perform "Erkos" and "Galaxies", compositions by French composer Jean-Claude Eloy for biwa/voice and live-electronics.
Ingen's Dream with shomyo Buddhist chanting of Obaku-shu monks, Nagasaki
Ingen's Dream with shomyo Buddhist chanting of Obaku-shu monks, Nagasaki

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Kujô-Shakujô CD
Biwa Vocab

New solo CD by Junko Ueda, featuring rare recordings of all nine parts of the Shomyo Buddhist chant ‘Kujô-Shakujô’. Nuevo CD de Junko Ueda, con grabaciones excepcionales de las nueve partes del canto budista shomyo ‘Kujô-Shakujô’. 上田純子の新しいソロCD。天台声明の「九條錫杖」の全９條を収録した貴重な録音。

Available at Studio E Online

Meditative Flowers CD
Meditative Flowers CD

Junko Ueda performing repertoire from the 1200 year-old Japanese traditional Shomyo Buddhist chant. Junko Ueda interpretando canciones budista tradicional japonés de Shomyo, un repertorio del siglo VIII. 上田純子の新しいソロCD。1200年の歴史を持つ天台声明の中から４曲を収録。

Available at Studio E Online

Satsuma-Biwa CD Satsuma-Biwa CD CD 薩摩琵琶
Satsuma-Biwa CD

solo CD by Junko Ueda performing traditional biwa music as well as a modern-style composition by Toru Takemitsu. CD solo de Junko Ueda interpretando música biwa tradicional así como una composición moderno de Toru Takemitsu. 上田純子のソロCD。薩摩琵琶古典弾き語りと武満徹の作品。

Available at Studio E Online

Japon: L'épopée des Heike CD
Japon: L'épopée des Heike CD

Junko Ueda with traditional satsuma-biwa repertoire from the Hieke Monogatari, recorded at Hiei-zan Temple, Japan. Junko Ueda interpretando canciones budista tradicional japonés de Shomyo, un repertorio del siglo VIII. 上田純子によるソロCD。平家物語の中から3曲を収録。比叡山延暦寺にて録音。

Available at Studio E Online