World Premiere of Rightist Mushrooms (2019) in Kulturpalast Dresden by AuditivVokal (Nov. 9, 2019)
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Kingyo Obsession (2017)
日本語:金魚オブセッション
for four voices or choir (SATB)
Commissioned by Soundstreams (Canada)
ca. 5 min.
Interviews, Talks, and Press
Interviews, Talks, and Press
Interviews, Talks, and Press

Chatori Shimizu
composer | sound artist
Hentai Beetle
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Hentai Beetle (2022)
日本語:変態ビートル
for contrabass and percussion
Commissioned by Seiya Kondoh (Japan)
ca. 12 min.
Program Note
One morning a few years ago, I suddenly could not get out of bed. To look back at the situation now, perhaps I was a little tired with simultaneously undertaking multiple projects, as well as moving and applying for an extension of my visa in a foreign land. Fortunately, the condition did not last long for me. However, while lying on bed, I scanned my eyes across the ceiling, and felt like this situation would continue in eternity.
There are many analyses of Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis”. However, this experience has made me realize that this phenomenon of turning into an insect just may be more common and familiar to us than we imagine it to be.
Past Performances
December 9, 2022 (World Premiere)
Gen-On Pegasus Concert: Ghost in the Double Bass
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Seiya Kondoh (Cb.) and Mizuki Aita (Perc.)