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Special contribution: Shinichi Ueno “Trajectory of recording activities and current thoughts”
CD Phonix Marimba Orchestra IV was released on August 7th.
This latest CD allows you to enjoy the warm sounds unique to the marimba. In addition, this album was created with the hope that the various "loves" depicted in the songs will become the echoes of prayers and ascend to heaven, allowing you to enjoy encouragement and healing through this CD.
The collection is a gem of an album containing works by composers ranging from classical to modern times, such as Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Schubert, Sibelius, Mendelssohn, Smetana, Elgar, Paulus, and Whittaker. Please give it a listen.
Percussion player: Shinichi Ueno
When I visited JPC for the first time in a long time the other day, I told them about my 21st CD release, and they kindly asked me if I could write an article related to CD production.While thanking Komaki Musical Instruments, I was able to write about my performance experience and recording process.
Me,1978Since holding his debut recital in Strasbourg, France in 2017, he has already45Years have passed, but over the course of my career as a performer, recording has been a great help to me in looking at my own music.
My relationship with recording started when I was at university.4In 2010, when Sumire Yoshihara was recording for her first record, I assisted her in setting up the recording, and that was my first experience of recording a solo solo. After that, I traveled to Europe and had the experience of embodying my own expression through recording with the orchestra I was a member of. This increased his interest in recording his own performances.
During my time with the orchestra, I won two international competitions and had the opportunity to perform in two concertos. Furthermore, he performed in Europe including a recital at the International Percussion Forum held at Center Pompidou in Paris.10I gave several recitals. On such occasionsRadioFranceIt was also a good experience to have the live commentary and recording of the event.
I am10After performing in France for a year,1985In 2007, I returned to Japan for a recital, and since the piece I performed was a piece I had honed in France, I was able to perform with confidence. This is my first solo afterCDIt has come to fruition as “Psaffa”.
1988I decided to form a percussion group, Phonics, in 2010, and I decided to record my and the group's repertoire, so I recorded a video of playing techniques that no one had done at the time, called ``Visual Percussion Instrument Performance Techniques.''VHS) Instructional video released by Ongaku no Tomosha, same project by ToshibaEMIIt was also published and sold. This is the first meeting between me and the group.CDThis led to it being sold by Toshiba EMI. (At that timeJ.P.C.In collaboration with Mr.VHS(The memory of producing and selling it also came back to me.)
The continuation of these recordings is the result of this production.CD「Phonix Marimba Orchestra IV “Love & Prayer” ”,21the secondCDIt bore fruit as. Next, as a trajectory of performance.CDI would like to introduce the contents of each.
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Performance history [CD LIST]
Shiniti Uéno Solo, Shiniti UENO & PHONIX-Réflexion, Phonix Marimba Orchestra
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Toshiba EMI Wind Ensemble Series (Percussion Ensemble) Shinichi Ueno & Phonics Reflection: TOCZ-9230
T. Gauger: "Gainsborough" for five percussionists, de Ponte "Celebration & Chorale", Soichi Konagatani: "Suite" for Solo Timpani and percussion ensemble, Isao Matsushita: "Optical Wave" for percussion ensemble, Toshio Mashima: "Conversation 1&4", Yusuke Yamamoto: "On the Country Road", "Knock and Click"
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Shinichi Ueno & Phonics Reflection “WISH” Musica Vivante: PHNX-0001
Sculpture in Wood, Wish Good Speed, Percussive Conferance No.1, Omphalo Centric Lecture, Visional Train, ets.
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Shinichi Ueno “20th Century Percussion Art Works” “PSAPPHA”: PHNX-0002
E.Carter :Recitative,March,Moto Perpetuo,Improvisation. K.Stockhausen: ZyklusNo.9. I.Matsushita: Optical Time for Timpani Solo. I.Xenakis: Psappha
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Shinichi Ueno & Phonics Reflection “KECAK”: PHNX-0003
I.Matsushita : Optical Wave for 6 Percussionists. Mark Ford : AftaStuba!. A.Nishimera : Kecak. Niel de Ponte : Celebration & Chorale. Tomas Gauger : Gainsborough.
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Ueno & Phonics “Akira Nishimura Percussion Universe” - Yantra: PHNX-0004
A.Nishimura’s Percussion Works : Pundarika for Percussion Solo. Yantra for Percussion Ensemble, Kala for Solo Marimba & 6 Percussionists. Matra for Solo Marimba & Solo Timpani &5Percussionists.
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Shinichi Ueno & Yuji Takahashi Duo Recital LIVE Recording "World of Flowers": PHNX-0005
The Wolf for Percussion Solo. Lullaby a & b for Piano Solo. Bachiana afroasiatica for Piano Solo. Batttiti Bachiani for Piano & Percussion. Coyote Melody for Percussion Solo. Flower World for Piano & Percussion
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Ueno & Phonics “Percussion Instrument Spirit” J.N.ZIVKOVIC Collection: PHNX-0006
TRIO Per UNO for Percussion trio. MAGMA for Marimba Solo. The CASTLE of MAD KING for Percussion Solo. LMENT E DANZA BARBARA for Marimba Solo & PercussionTrio. TAK-NARA for Percussion Quartet.
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Shinichi Ueno Collection of works for piano and percussion instruments “Duologue”: ALCD-7183
Quasi una Sonata of N.J.Zivkovic. Duologue for Timpani & Piano of A.Nishimura. Concertino pour Percussion et Orchestra.
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Shiniti Uéno with PHONIX A. Jolivet Percussion Works “SeREMONial”:ALCD-7204
HEPTADE for Trumpet & Percussion. Suite en Concert pour Flute & Percussion, Concerto pour Percussion.
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Shiniti Uéno & PHONIX “American Composers”: ALCD-7213
Catching Shadows of I.Trevino. Quarte for Percussion of W.KRAFT. Mallet Quartet of S.Rech. Concerto for Violin & Percussion Orchestra of L.Harrison. Third Construction of J.Cage. Ionization of E.Varèse.
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PHONIX Marimba Orchestra Vol.I：ALCD-7195
sand ripples Ripple Marks: Miwa Okusada. Three American Songs Arranged by Miwa Okusada. Marimba Heritage of Mark FORD. threeJapansong arranged by Miwa Okusada. far away sea : Keiko Abe, Poem of the wind that crosses the mountains: Keiko Abe, "Prism Variations" for marimba ensemble and percussion: Keiko Abe
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PHONIX Marimba Orchestra Vol.II :ALCD-7218
``Firefly'': N. Daughtry / Prima Luce: Hiroshi Goto / ``Sand Book'': Makiko Kinoshita / Sinfonia M ``Hear the Voices of the Gods!'': Norihide Niimi / ``Four Russian Songs'' (Coachman, don't rush your horse, someday far away, lonely accordion, dark eyes): Arranged by Miwa Okusada / Scaramouche ~For 5 marimba players~: D. Milhaud (arranged by Keiko Abe) / "Flowers Bloom": Yoko Kanno (arranged by Miwa Okusada)
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Shinichi Ueno Vibraphone Recital “Vibra Elufa”: ALCD-7227
Vibra -Elufa of K.Stokhausen. I com el cant del rossinyol of J.Soler. "Fan"Evantail of Toshiro Nakagawa. "Shape of the wind"Shape of the Wind. for Vibraphon e solo.Norihide Niimi.PUNDARIKA of Akira Nishimura
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Ueno & Phonics “Percussion Ensemble Works by Japanese Composers”: ALCD-7240
Joji Yuasa:Projection Trans-Sonic for 8 players. Akio Yasuraoka:10 Sticks. Yoriaki Matsudaira: Trichroism. Suerika Kishino: Sanka Sange for 6 percussionists. Norio Fukushi: “Seigaiha”6for human percussionists
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PHONIX Marimba Orchestra III “The Classical”: ALCD-7276
W.A.Mozart: Overture from Le Nozze di Igaro. S.Barber : Adagio. J.S.BACH : Burandenburg No.3.BWV.1048. A.Vivardi : Concerto for 2 violins in A Minor. G.Fauré : Cantique de Jean Racine. E.Grig : Holberg Suites Opus.40.
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Shinichi Ueno “Timpani Works Vol.1. Solo”: ALCD-7254
Kei Ichiyanagi: Rhythm Gradation, Suerika Kishino: Monochrome GardenIII, Isao Matsushita:OPTICAL TIME、E.CARTER : 8 Pieces for TimpaniAll songs (1 Saëta.2 Moto Perpetuo.3 Adagio.4 Recitative.5 Improvisation. 6 Canto. 7 Canaries. 8 March.
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Shinichi Ueno “Timpani Works Vol.2. Concerto Collection”: ALCD-7263
W.Thärichen : Concerto for Timpani. J.C.C.Fisher (Hertel):Concerto for Timpani. A.NISHIMURA : Concerto for Timpani & 5Percussionists. William KRAFT : Concerto for Timpani No.1.
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Shinichi Ueno & Phonics “Xenakis Persephassa / Pleiades”: ALCD-7284
Iannis XENAKIS : Persephassa. / Pléïades
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Shinichi Ueno & Phonics “Norio Fukushi Percussion Instrument Works” (2-disc set): ALCD-7288 / 7289
“The Sound of a Bell Crossing the Sea” “The Spirit of the Tree” ~Solo“Ground” for Marimba I”, “Qinghai Wave”, “Zephyrus of the Equator”, “Couple”, “Ocean Current”,Solo“Squall” for percussionists, “Teiro” for hands>/span>
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Shinichi Ueno & Phonics “Shinichiro Ikebe Percussion Works”: ALCD-7300
``Bye BalanceVII” for two percussionists, “The Progress of the Trees” for marimba, “The Timpani Speaks and Calls”, “On the Other Side of the Rain” for Four Percussionists, “Safari”I」6“Tree no Kokoro” for human percussionists “Ten Ten Idaten” for marimba ensemble10For human percussionists,
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PHONIX Marimba Orchestra IV “Love and Prayer”: ALCD-7303
P.I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings 1st mov. / W.A. Mozart: Ave Verm Corpus / F. Schubert: "Holy?" from the German Mass, J. Sibelius: "Finlandia Hymn",S.Paulus: "Pilgrim's Hymn"B.Smetana:
What I think now when I look back
I've released 21 CDs so far, but lately I've been often told that even if I make CDs, they still don't sell. Major companies that produce CDs don't make things that don't sell, so they end up going out of print after a while. However, some people may think that the data will remain, but unfortunately percussion music is a minor world. If people stop searching, data will eventually disappear. I don't mean to sound grandiose, but just as I have spread and developed this music through my love of percussion music and playing it, I hope that those of us who love percussion instruments will eventually recognize these as classics of percussion music, and that we can leave them as an archive for future generations of percussionists.
I am very happy that my recording activities have been recognized and published in this article, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to JPC for their support. We hope that everyone who read this article will visit JPC and make some purchases.
執筆者： Percussion Group 上野信一＆フォニックス・レフレクション主宰：上野信一
