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
Past Schedule
2022
March 6, 2022
2022 Hot Air Music Festival [ONLINE STREAMING]
San Fransisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
Performance of Kingyo Obsession (2017)
April 8, 2022
Festival DÉTOURS DE BABEL [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Théâtre Saint-Marie d'en bas, 38 Rue Très Cloîtres, 38000 Grenoble, France
Performance of Nenneko Pantsu (2021)
July 4 - 23, 2022
Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Le Pavillon Noir, 530 Av. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 13627 Aix-en-Provence, France
July 10, 2022
Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Le Pavillon Noir, 530 Av. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 13627 Aix-en-Provence, France
World premiere of Woman At Point Zero (2022) by Bushra El-Turk (Chatori Shimizu Shō)
July 11, 2022
Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Le Pavillon Noir, 530 Av. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 13627 Aix-en-Provence, France
World premiere of Woman At Point Zero (2022) by Bushra El-Turk (Chatori Shimizu Shō)
July 26, 2022
音と言葉の間（東京公演）
MUSICASA, Shibuya-ku Nishihara 3-33-1 151-0066 Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Self-Portrait (2022)
August 10, 2022
Exploring Time Identities in Music
UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Guest Lecturer
August 11, 2022
音と言葉の間（栃木公演） [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Tochigi Cultural Hall, Asahicho 12-16, Tochigi City, Japan
Performance of Self-Portrait (2022)
August 14, 2022
"The Rearview Landscape Series": Im Abendrot
UCCA Dune Art Museum, Aranya Gold Coast, Beidaihe, China
Art by Xiaoshi Vivian VIvian Qin, Performance of Pink Elephant in Prentis (2018)
August 28, 2022
Suzueri + Devon Osamu Tipp + Chatori Shimizu
Ftarri, Bunkyo-ku Hongo 1-4-11 Okano Building Basement 1, 113-0033, Tokyo, Japan
Improvisational performance with Suzueri, Devon Osamu Tipp, and Chatori Shimizu
August 23-31, 2022
World New Music Days ISCM/ACL 2022
August 30, 2022
ISCM World New Music Days: "Te Ihutai"
The Piano, 156 Armagh Street, PO Box 40019, Christchurch, New Zealand
New Zealand Premiere of Wagyu Pigs (2019)
September 12, 2022
Living in Germany as a Composer
Odawara Junior College, Odawara-shi Shiroyama 4-5-1, Kanagawa, Japan
Guest lecturer
September 19, 2022
Fall Line Salon Series Vol. 5
The Woods, 1826 Palmetto St, Ridgewood, NY 11385 USA
US Premiere of MR. PLUMBER (2020) by Devon Osamu Tipp
October 1, 2022 [Postponed]
Tesselat feat. Will Yager
mise-en place, 341 Calyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222
US premiere of Me Doppelgänger (2020)
October 8, 2022
Tesselat feat. Ekmeles [Postponed]
DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018
World premiere of new work (2022)
October 21-23, 2022
Festival POTE
October 21, 2022
Festival POTE: Éblouie
La Citronnade, 19 Rue Ronchaux, 25000 Besançon, France
Performance of Nenneko Pantsu (2021) by Yui Sakagoshi
October 25, 2022
Trio [k l aː ŋ ʃ p ɛ k t r ʊ m] | Retrospektive Unerhörte Musik
BKA-Theater, Mehringdamm 34, Berlin, Germany
World premiere of Ningen Poiesis (2022) by Ensemble Klangspektrum
November 6, 2022
Disrupted Chronologies by neuMERZ
WERKRAUM Göttingen, Stresemannstraße 24C, 37079 Göttingen, Germany
Performance of Ningen Poiesis (2022) by Ensemble Klangspektrum
November 17, 2022
Tesselat feat. Will Yager and Noppakorn Auesirinucroch
Mise-En Place, 341 Calyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA
Performance of Translucent (2016) and Me Doppelgänger (2020)
November 24 - 26, 2022
Contemporary Music Festival Salzburg: CROSSROADS
Universität Mozarteum, Mirabellplatz 1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
November 26, 2022
CONCERT STRINGS&NOISE (AT)
Universität Mozarteum, Mirabellplatz 1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
World premiere of Ebi Revolution (2022)
December 3, 2022
Tesselat feat. Will Yager
The Undercroft, 2629 Huntingdon Ave, Baltimore, MD, USA
Performance of Me Doppelgänger (2020)
December 9, 2022
Ghost in the Double Bass
Tokyo Opera City, Nishi-Shinjuku 3-20-2, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Hentai Beetle (2022)
December 15, 2022
Tesselat feat. Aurélienne Brauner
Mise-En Place, 341 Calyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA
US premiere of Tempura Aquarium (2021)
December 17, 2022
Amplitude and Cycles: New York Premieres
Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A W 13th St, New York, NY 10011
US premiere of Ebi Revolution (2022)
World Premiere of Ebi Revolution (2022) in Universität Mozarteum, Salzburg, as part of the CROSSROADS Contemporary Music Festival (November 25, 2022)
2021
March 7, 2021
2021 Hot Air Music Festival [ONLINE STREAMING]
San Fransisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
US Premiere of Mu Absence (2014) by Ting Luo
March 17, 2021
The Notation and Time Identity of Shō [ONLINE STREAMING]
CUNY Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
Online lecture about notation and time identity of Shō
March 22-26, 2021
The 21st Century Guitar [ONLINE STREAMING]
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa 1099-085, Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal premiere of Translucent (2016) by Joseph Ehrenpreis (Call for Scores Winning Work)
March 24, 2021
The 21st Century Guitar [ONLINE STREAMING]
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa 1099-085, Lisbon, Portugal
Talk and performance of Translucent by Joseph Ehrenpreis
April 1, 2021
Composer Chatori Shimizu [ONLINE STREAMING]
University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211, USA
Online lecture about my works and composition techniques
April 1 - September 30, 2021 [ONLINE ACADEMY]
SEED 2021: Virtual Composition Academy
Co-director, lecturer for online academy connecting 10 composers with Mayumi Miyata, Remi Miura (shō), and Wu Wei (sheng)
April 1, 2021
Orientation [ONLINE STREAMING]
Orientation of the online academy
April 2, 2021
SEED Lecture 1: Sheng [ONLINE STREAMING]
Online lecture on instrumentation of sheng by Wu Wei
April 10, 2021
SEED Lecture 2: Sheng [ONLINE STREAMING]
Online lecture on contemporary sheng compositions by Wu Wei
April 19, 2021
SEED Reading Session: Sheng [ONLINE STREAMING]
Reading session for SEED participants by Wu Wei
April 25, 2021
SEED Lecture 3: Shō [ONLINE STREAMING]
Online lecture on instrumentation of shō by Mayumi Miyata
May 2, 2021
SEED Lecture 4: Shō [ONLINE STREAMING]
Online lecture on contemporary shō compositions by Mayumi Miyata
May 7, 2021
SEED Reading Session: Shō [ONLINE STREAMING]
Reading session for SEED participants by Remi Miura
May 8, 2021
SEED Lecture 5: A Brief Look on Cultural Appropriation [ONLINE STREAMING]
Online lecture on cultural appropriation debate by Chatori Shimizu
May 15, 2021
SEED Lecture 6: The Time Identity of Languages [ONLINE STREAMING]
Online lecture on the rhythmic characteristics of the Japanese language by Chatori Shimizu
June 12, 2021
SEED Lecture 7: Sheng and Chinese Orchestra [ONLINE STREAMING]
Online lecture on the relationship between sheng and the Chinese orchestra by JunYi Chow
June 28,, 2021
SEED Lecture 8: Challenges on Writing for Chinese Ensemble [ONLINE STREAMING]
Online lecture on the challenges on writing for Chinese ensemble by JunYi Chow
April 15-18, 2021
Oh My Ears New Music in Phoenix [ONLINE STREAMING] [LINK]
1339 E. Thomas Rd. #207 Phoenix, Arizona 85014
April 17, 2021
Oh My Ears New Music in Phoenix: Wave Making [ONLINE STREAMING]
1339 E. Thomas Rd. #207 Phoenix, Arizona 85014
Online concert of sans couleurs à souffler (Jean-Patrick Besingrand), Nami (Ivan Solano), Akane (Jean-Louis Agobet), and others
April 27, 2021
Yui Sakagoshi: Images, Gestes et Voix [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Théâtre de la Renaissance, 7 Rue Orsel, 69600 Oullins, France
World premiere of Nenneko Pantsu (2021)
May 3-4, 2021
Framing the Normal [ONLINE STREAMING]
Witte Saal, de singel, Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium
May 4, 2021
Yui Sakagoshi: Images, Gestes et Voix [ONLINE STREAMING]
Hôtel Graffalgar, 17 Rue Déserte, 67000 Strasbourg, France
World premiere of Nenneko Pantsu (2021)
May 15, 2021
Weltliche Chorsinfonik in Dresden [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Hochschule für Musik Dresden Carl Maria von Weber, Wettiner Pl. 13, 01067 Dresden, Germany
World premiere of Fat Samurai (2020)
May 21 - June 2, 2021
reMusik.org
Saint Petersburg Conservatory, Theatre Square, 2, St Petersburg, 190000, Russia
June 1, 2021
VIII ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL
Catherine's Cathedral emb. Griboyedov Canal, 88-90
Russia premiere of Nenneko Pantsu (2021)
June 3 2021
MusCan Annual Conference [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
University of Alberta, 116 St & 85 Ave, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3
Canada premiere of Wagyu Pigs (2019)
July 9, 2021
Dresdner Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften [ONLINE STREAMING]
Heinz-Steyer-Stadion, Pieschener Allee 1A, 01067 Dresden, Germany
World premiere of Sakana Satellite (2021)
July 11, 2021
Hybrid Music Lab
Hochschule für Musik Dresden Carl Maria von Weber, Wettiner Pl. 13, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Performance of Sakana Satellite (2021)
August 16, 2021 (15:00 CDT)
New Music Gathering: ICEBURG, Kinds of Kings, Tesselat [ONLINE STREAMING]
Panel discussion on managing composers' collectives
August 29, 2021
響会IX
Ohmi Gakudo, Tokyo Opera City, Shinjuku-ku NIshi-Shinjuku 3-20-2, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Crazy Embai (2021)
September 30, 2021
New Arts Collaboration: New Music by Minority Composers and Performers [ONLINE STREAMING]
Panel Discussion hosted by New Arts Collaboration and Contemporary Art Music Project
October 6 - November 4, 2021
Festival Expresiones Contemporáneas III [ONLINE STREAMING]
October 13, 2021
Festival Expresiones Contemporáneas III [ONLINE STREAMING]
Performance of Nenneko Pantsu (2021)
October 31, 2021
Kunitachi Award Ceremony
Kunitachi College of Music, Tachikawa-shi Kashiwa-cho 5-5-1, Tokyo, Japan
Performance of Kingyo Obsession (2017)
November 7, 2021
Poetic Move: New Arts Collaboration 2021
Old First Concerts, 1751 Sacramento Street, SF, CA 94109
Performance of Mu Absence (2020)
November 21, 2021 [ONLINE STREAMING]
Tesselat feat. Aurélienne Brauner
World premiere of Tempura Aquarium (2021)
November 24, 2021
Chatori Shimizu: Composer in Germany
Odawara Junior College, Odawara-shi Shiroyama 4-5-1, Kanagawa, Japan
Guest lecturer
December 18, 2021
Amplitude and Cycles: New York Premieres [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A W 13th St, New York, NY 10011
World premiere of new piece
World Premiere of Sakana Satellite (2021) in Heinz-Steyer Stadium, Dresden as part of the Dresdner Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften (July 9, 2021)
2020
Jan. 11, 2020
Ludger Hofmann-Engl Piano Recital [CANCELED]
Address Disclosed
Performance of Absence (2014)
March 28, 2020 (11:00)
Musiques Eclatées [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Hôtel Graffalgar, 17 Rue Déserte, 67000 Strasbourg, France
World premiere of Chim-Chim and Muchichi (2020) by Yui Sakagoshi
March 28-29, 2020
UVM Festival of New Music [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
384 S Prospect St, Burlington, VT 05405 USA
March 28, 2020
UVM Festival of New Music [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
384 S Prospect St, Burlington, VT 05405 USA
Performance of Wagyu Pigs (2019; UVM Festival Call for Scores Winner)
April 21-30, 2020
ISCM 2020 World New Music Days [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand
ISCM General Assembly meetings Conference and Asian Composers League Festival and General Assembly
April 30, 2020
ISCM 2020 World New Music Days [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Christchurch, New Zealand
New Zealand premiere of Wagyu Pigs (2019) by NZTrio
May 2, 2020 (8:00 and 20:00 EST)
From NY to KL [ONLINE STREAMING]
Facebook Live
Live streaming of Two Systems (2019), Night Breeze (2019), and other works with JunYi Chow
May 12, 2020
6 plus 6 Project [ONLINE STREAMING]
Éditions Musicales Artchipel TV (France)
World premiere of Me Doppelgänger (2020)
May 23, 2020 (19:30)
Weltliche Chorsinfonik in Dresden [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Hochschule für Musik Dresden Carl Maria von Weber, Wettiner Pl. 13, 01067 Dresden, Germany
World premiere of Fat Samurai (2020)
May 26, 2020
Weltliche Chorsinfonik in Dresden [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Hochschule für Musik Dresden Carl Maria von Weber, Wettiner Pl. 13, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Live broadcast of Fat Samurai (2020) by Deutschlandfunk
May 26, 2020
Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Broadcast of Rightist Mushrooms (2019)
May 28, 2020 (19:30)
Weltliche Chorsinfonik in Dresden [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Hochschule für Musik Dresden Carl Maria von Weber, Wettiner Pl. 13, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Performance of Fat Samurai (2020)
Aug. 1, 2020
新しい響の出会い [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Ohmi Gakudo, Tokyo Opera City, Shinjuku-ku NIshi-Shinjuku 3-20-2, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of new work (2020)
Aug 29, 2020
"Is Freedom of Expression Important in the Arts?" [ONLINE STREAMING]
Mudita Saturday Talk
Online lecture
Oct. 29, 2020
Pisol Manatchinapisit Saxophone Konzert
Zurich University of the Arts, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
Performance of Poo Lettuce (2019)
Nov. 2-5, 2020
The 21st Century Guitar [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa 1099-085, Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal premiere of Translucent (2016) by Joseph Ehrenpreis (Call for Scores Winning Work)
Nov. 6, 2020
Tesselat Electronic and Electroacoustic Streaming [ONLINE STREAMING]
Youtube Live
Live streaming of Shinkaigyo (2012)
Nov. 9, 2020
#HighTech=#HighHumanism!? Symposium [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Hochschule für Musik Dresden Carl Maria von Weber, Wettiner Pl. 13, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Symposium presentation "Neue Techniken für Stimme und Chor"
Dec. 2, 2020
Innenohr Display 2020
Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden, Wettiner Pl. 13, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Germany premiere of Mu Absence (2020) by Chatori Shimizu
Dec. 20, 2020
Amplitude and Cycles: New York Premieres [CANCELLED due to Covid-19]
Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011 USA
World premiere of Chim-Chim and Muchichi (2020) by Yui Sakagoshi
Germany Premiere of Mu Absence (2014) in Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber by Chatori Shimizu (Dec. 2, 2020)
2019
Jan. 29, 2019
Innenohr Display [link]
Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden, Wettiner Pl. 13, 01067 Dresden, Germany
World premiere of Island of Things (2019)
March 11, 2019 (18:00-20:00)
Duo Sore Yure feat. Chatori Shimizu [link]
Sylvana, 300 W 116th St, New York, NY 10026 USA
US Premiere of Shiki to Unkai (revised) by Duo Sore Yure
March 13, 2019 (9:30-11:30)
Introduction to Shō: extended techniques and notation
The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016 USA
Lecture on the topics of notation, time identity, and composition techniques
March 13, 2019 (16:00 – 20:45)
Introduction to Shō: extended techniques and notation
Baruch College, 55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010 USA
Lecture on the topics of notation, time identity, and composition techniques
March 15, 2019
Mise-En Place Curatorial Series [link]
Mise-En Place Bushwick, 678 Hart St, Brooklyn, NY 11221 USA
Performance of Shiki to Unkai (revised) by Duo Sore Yure
March 16, 2019 (13:00)
Introduction to Shō: extended techniques and notation
Lincoln Hall, 316 Dept. of Music, 101 Lincoln Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-4101, USA
Lecture on the topics of notation, extended techniques, and time identities of the shō
March 16, 2019 (19:30)
CCCP presents Chatori Shimizu: CU Music [link]
Lincoln Hall, 316 Dept. of Music, 101 Lincoln Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-4101, USA
Performances of new works by Besingrand, Cortez, Eberhard, Louilarpprasert, and Schofield
March.16 - May 15, 2019
I'd Rather Struggle [link]
Building 12, No.139 Liuhe Rd., Huangzhou, China
Exhibition of Shiki to Unkai (2013) and Shiki to Unkai II (2014)
March 16.2019
I'd Rather Struggle - Opening Ceremony -
Building 12, No.139 Liuhe Rd., Huangzhou, China
Exhibition of Shiki to Unkai (2013) and Shiki to Unkai II (2014)
April 7, 2019 (19:00)
Vox populi. Der Klang Europas - Neue Vokalmusik für einen europäischen Dialog
Sächsische Akademie der Künste Palaisplatz 3, Dresden 01097 Germany
Panel discussion with Mark Andre, Olaf Katzer, Dirk Baecker, and Jörn Peter Hiekel
April 12, 2019 (19:00)
SoreYure - 2019 Japon Tour Tokyo【Monodorama-Hana】 [link]
Ryogoku Monten Hall, Ryogoku 1-3-9, 1-1F, Sumida, Tokyo, 130-0026 Japan
Japan Premiere of Shiki to Unkai (revised) by Duo Sore Yure
April 13, 2019 (14:00)
SoreYure - 2019 Japon Tour Tokyo【Monodorama-Hana】
Eishinji Temple, Tomioka-shi Nanokaichi 884, Gunma 370-2343 Japan
Japan Premiere of Shiki to Unkai (revised) by Duo Sore Yure
May 3, 2019
Tesselat featuring Yumi Suehiro
Mise-En Place Bushwick, 678 Hart St, Brooklyn, NY 11221 USA
US premiere of World of No Overlapse (2014)
May 5, 2019
Telluride House presents New Works for Shō
Telluride House (Cornell Branch), 217 West Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850 USA
Performance of works by Besingrand, Cortez, Louilarpprasert, and Schofield
May 10, 2019
FOUR SYSTEMS - A Dialogue between Graphic Notation and Improvisation [link]
CRS New York, 123 4th Ave, 2nd Fl New York, NY 10003 USA
New works by Chatori Shimizu (shō), Junyi Chow (cello), Gamin Kang (piri and saenghwang), and YunZhuo Gan (yangqin)
June 2, 2019 (18:00)
PILS #47 BLØW [link]
Stimultania, 33, rue Kageneck, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Improvisational concert with Chatori Shimizu, Iván Solano, Claire Trouilloud, Vincent Peter, and HJ Ayala
June 3, 2019 (14:00-17:00)
Conference performative de Chatori Shimizu et Iván Solano
Le Conservatoire de Strasbourg, Cité de la musique et de la danse, 1 Pl. Dauphine, Strasbourg 67076 France
Conference presentation on notation and extended techniques of the shō
June 14, 2019 (18:00-1:00)
Dresdener Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften [link]
Loschwitzer Straße 13 01309 Dresden, Germany
Exhibition of "Cover Your Ears! 3" for TU anechoic chamber
June 16, 2019
6. Sonatenabeni Besingrand/Agobet/Shimizu
Theater Regensburg, Neuhaussaal, Bismarckpl. 7, Regensburg 93047 Germany
Germany premiere of umbra (2012)
June 20, 2019
Chatori Shimizu: Compositions and Sound Art
Conservatory De Bordeaux Jacques Thibaud, 22 Quai Sainte-Croix, 33800 Bordeaux, France
Presentation of the compositional concepts and techniques of shikaku (2013), fiddle (2014), Kingyo Obsession (2017),
and a lecture on notation and extended techniques of the shō
June 24 - July 1, 2019
The Etchings Festival
Moulin à Nef, 18 Esplanade du Port Auvillar 82340 France
June 26, 2019
The Etchings Festival: Composing for Shō
Moulin à Nef, 18 Esplanade du Port Auvillar 82340 France
Lecture on the notation and extended techniques of the shō
June 30, 2019
The Etchings Festival
Moulin à Nef, 18 Esplanade du Port Auvillar 82340 France
World premiere of Wagyu Pigs (2019) by Ensemble Linea
July 6 - 7, 2019
Thailand Music and Arts Symposium: Beyond Boundaries
Bangkok Art and Culture Center, 939 Rama I Rd, Khwaeng Wang Mai, Khet Pathum Wan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330 Thailand
July 6, 2019
Thailand Music and Arts Symposium: Beyond Boundaries
Bangkok Art and Culture Center, 939 Rama I Rd, Khwaeng Wang Mai, Khet Pathum Wan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330 Thailand
Thailand premiere of Sadistic Papillon (2018)
July 9, 2019
Musicaphoria 2019 [link]
Universitas Pelita Harapan Building B 3rd Floor 348, Tangerang 1581 Indonesia
Indonesia premiere of Shiki to Unkai IV (2015)
July 11 - 18, 2019
ICTM World Conference 2019 [link]
Chulalongkorn University. 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
July 15, 2019 (9:30)
ICTM World Conference 2019 Lunchtime Concert
Chulalongkorn University. 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Thailand premiere of Jean-Patrick Besingrand's ...sans couleurs à souffler
July 17, 2019 (9:30)
ICTM World Conference 2019
Chulalongkorn University. 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Conference presentation of "Shō in Compositions Today"
July 19, 2019
Chatori Shimizu: Compositions and Sound Art
Malaysian Institute of Art, No. 213, Jalan Negara 2, Taman Melawati Kuala Lumpur 53100 Malaysia
Presentation of the compositional concepts and techniques of shikaku (2013), fiddle (2014), Kingyo Obsession (2017)
July 19, 2019
From NY to KL [link]
71, Jln Setia Utama AT U13/AT, Setia Alam Shah Alam, Kuala Lumpur 40170 Malaysia
Malaysia premiere of Island of Things (2019) and Othello (2013), and works by JunYi Chow
July 25, 2019 (9:00-10:30)
Music of 20th and 21st Century
Otsuma Womens University, 12 Sanban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8357, Japan
Guest lecturer at Otsuma Womens University
July 25, 2019 (16:10-17:50)
Chatori Shimizu: Compositions and Sound Arts
Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Kanagawa, Kawasaki Takatsu-ku Hisamoto 2-3-1, Japan
Guest lecturer at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music
Aug. 2, 2019
Anonymous/Together
Dadada Gallery, 513 S Main St, Seattle, WA 98104 USA
Movement by Yoko Murakami, Music by Chatori Shimizu and How things are made
Aug. 3, 2019
Kazue Takehana-Noppakorn Debut Concert [link]
Piano Salon GAKU, Funabashi-shi 2 Nishi-Narashino 4-2-1, Chiba 274-0815 Japan
Japan premiere of Absence (2014)
Aug. 6 - Sept. 1, 2019
Visby International Center for Composers [link]
Visby International Centre for Composers (VICC), Skeppsbron 18, SE-621 57, Sweden
Composer in Residence at Visby International Center for Composers
Aug. 16, 2019
Tokyo Media Interaction: Acousticlub Vol. 4 [link]
Uchisaiwaicho Hall, Chiyoda-ku Uchisaiwaicho 1-5-1, Tokyo 100-0011, Japan
World premiere of Dai-Nippon Manifesto, performed by Ei Nonaka
Sept. 13, 2019 (20:00)
Neue Vokalmusik für einen europäischen Dialog [link]
Hannover Congress Center Theodor-Heuss-Platz 1-3 30175 Hanover, Germany
World premiere of Rightist Mushrooms (2019) by AuditivVokal
Sept. 14, 2019 (11:30)
Neue Vokalmusik für einen europäischen Dialog
Hannover Congress Center Theodor-Heuss-Platz 1-3 30175 Hanover, Germany
Roundtable workshop and presentation of Rightist Mushrooms (2019) and other works
Sept. 15 - 19, 2019
2019 The 2nd Asia Saxophone Congress [link]
Shanghai Conservatory of Music, 20 Fenyang Lu, Shanghai, China
World premiere of stoned monkeys (2019) by Nitchan Pitayathorn
Sept. 22, 2019
Pisol Manatchinapisit with Le Corbusier Museum
Le Corbusier Museum, Höschgasse 8, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland
World premiere of Poo Lettuce
Oct. 4 - 9, 2019
28th International Review of Composers
Composers' Association of Serbia, Mišarska 12-14, Belgrade 11000 Serbia
Serbia premiere of fiddle (2014)
Oct. 24, 2019
Portrait Ivan Solano
The Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, 1 place Hans Jean Arp Strasbourg, France
Performance of Blow (composed by Ivan Solano) and other works
Nov. 1 - 31, 2019
Then, What If? [link]
Five Points Gallery, 33 Main Street Torrington, CT 06790 USA
Exhibition of Kingyo Obsession (2017) and other audio-video works
Nov. 9, 2019 (17:00)
Neue Vokalmusik für einen europäischen Dialog [link]
Kulturepalast Dresden, Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Performance of Rightist Mushrooms (2019) by AuditivVokal
Nov. 21, 2019 (9:00)
Introduction to Contemporary Music
Otsuma Womens University, 12 Sanban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8357, Japan
Guest lecturer at Otsuma Womens University
Nov. 22, 2019 (18:30)
Japan Federation of Composers Composition Competition Final [link]
Toppan Hall, Bunkyo-ku Suido 1-3-3 112-0005 Tokyo, Japan
Performance of Kingyo Obsession (2019)
Dec. 5, 2019
Tesselat feat. Phoebe Robertson
Kresge Theatre, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
Performance of légère fièvre (2017) by Phoebe Robertson
Dec. 7, 2019
Tesselat feat. NAT28
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh, 650 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
US Premiere of Wagyu Pigs (2019) by NAT28
Dec. 9, 2019 (16:00 – 20:45)
Introduction to Shō: extended techniques and notation
Baruch College, 55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010 USA
Lecture on the topics of notation, time identity, and composition techniques
Dec. 18, 2019
Studio Elektronische Musik "Spatialisation"
Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden, Wettiner Pl. 13, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Performance of … sans couleur à souffler… (2019) by Jean-Patrick Besingrand and FL (2019) by Po-Wei Tseng
World Premiere of Rightist Mushrooms (2019) in Kulturpalast Dresden by AuditivVokal (Nov. 9, 2019)
2018
Jan. 11-13, 2018
Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival and Symposium [link]
Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5890 USA
1.13.2018
Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival and Symposium
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, 650 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
US premier of Shiki to Unkai V (2017) by Emily Cook and Ryan McMasters
World premier of Kezuroukai (2017) by Devon Tipp, performed by Chatori Shimizu
Performance of Plus bleu que l'indigo (2017) by Jean-Patrick Besingrad, performed by Chatori Shimizu and NAT28
Jan. 20, 2018
Pittsburgh Composers' Project [link]
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 USA
World premier of Being a Hermit [electric guitar ver.] by NAT28
Performance of Plus bleu que l'indigo (2017) by Jean-Patrick Besingrad, performed by Chatori Shimizu and NAT28
Jan. 27, 2018
Sound Around the World: Japan
Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011 USA
World premier of Being a Hermit
March 1 - 4, 2018
Cluster Festival: New Music + Integrated Arts Festival [link]
FortWhyte Alive Alloway Reception Centre, 1961 McCreary Rd, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
March 1, 2018
Cluster Festival: New Music + Integrated Arts
Fort Whyte Alive Alloway Reception Centre, 1961 McCreary Rd, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Performance of Kingyo Obsession (2017) by Polycoro Chamber Choir
March 10, 2018
Allentown Symphony Orchestra: Pictures at an Exhibition
Miller Symphony Hall, 23 N 6th St, Allentown, PA 18101 USA
US premiere of The Mousetrap, the Cat, and Me (2012) by Allentown Symphony Orchestra
April 5, 2018
Crossover the Six [link]
Sengawa Fix Hall, Chofu-shi Sengawa-cho 1-25-2 Tokyo 182-0002 Japan
World premiere of Silichin Valley (2018)
April 6, 2018
ACOUSTICLUB Vol. 3 by Tokyo Media Interaction [link]
Suginami Kokaido, Suginami-ku Kamiogi 1-23-15, Tokyo, Japan
Japan premiere of Kingyo Obsession (2017)
April 16, 2018 (16:10-17:25/17:50-19:05/19:30-20:45)
Introduction to Shō: extended techniques and notation
CUNY Baruch College, 55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010 USA
Lecture on the topics of notation, extended techniques, and time identities of the shō
April 17, 2018 (10:10-11:25)
Merging Boundaries of Genres
Columbia University, 116th St & Broadway, New York, NY 10027 USA
Lecture and discussion on the definitions of cultural boundaries and musical genres
April 18, 2018 (10:00-12:00)
Introduction to Shō: extended techniques and notation
The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016 USA
Lecture on the topics of notation, extended techniques, and time identities of the shō
April 19, 2018 (13:00-14:25)
Shō in the Context of Contemporary Music: Lachenmann
Manhattan School of Music, 120 Claremont Ave, New York, NY 10027 USA
Lecture on the topics of notation, extended techniques, and time identities of the shō used in the context of Western art music of the 21st Century
April 21, 2018 (19:30-21:00)
Out of Line: Photography Exhibit and Performance Installation
Aileyan Accessories, 257 Varet Street Brooklyn, NY 11206, USA
Photography by Kristina Clark/ Movement by Yoko Murakami/ Music by Chatori Shimizu
April 22, 2018
Shan.Shui: an improvised concert in six parts
CRS New York, 123 4th Ave, 2nd Fl New York, NY 10003 USA
Improvisitory performance by Chatori Shimizu (shō), Junyi Chow (cello), Miyoko Satoh (singing bowl), Satoshi Haga (BinBin Factory dancer)
May 20, 2018 (14:00)
Classical Sundays at the Studio 2018
2 Raper Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales, 2010 Australia
Australia premiere of -ism (2015) by Henry Liang
June 15 - 17, 2018
Nief Norf 2018 Research Summit: New Asia [link]
The University of Tennessee, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37996-2600 USA
June 16, 2018 (1:30pm)
Nief Norf 2018 Research Summit: New Asia
The University of Tennessee, Powell Recital Hall, 1741 Volunteer Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37996-2600 USA
Performance of Shiki to Unkai III (2015)
June 16, 2018 (4:00pm)
Nief Norf 2018 Research Summit: New Asia - Asian Instruments in New Music [Panel #4]
The University of Tennessee, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37996-2600 USA
Presentation of "Shō in Compositions Today"
June 18 - 22, 2018
Nebula Ensemble Summer Festival [link]
Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church, 10150 E Belleview Ave, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 USA
June 20, 2018 (7:30pm)
Nebula Ensemble Summer Festival: Nature
Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church, 10150 E Belleview Ave, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 USA
World premiere of commissioned work légère fièvre (2017)
Aug. 3, 2018
Contemporary Soundscapes
Mita Hall, 561-0832 Toyonaka-shi Shonai-Nishi 2-22 Osaka, Japan
Performance of Shiki to Unkai V (2017)
Aug. 6 - 11, 2018
The 14th Thailand International Composition Festival
Mahidol University, 999 Phuttamonthon 4 Road, Salaya 73170, Bangkok, Thailand
Aug. 8, 2018 (3:30pm)
The 14th Thailand International Composition Festival Concert IV: Chamber Music
Mahidol University, 999 Phuttamonthon 4 Road, Salaya 73170, Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand premiere of Silichin Valley (2018)
Aug. 13, 2018
Introduction to Shō: extended techniques and notation
Mahidol University, 999 Phuttamonthon 4 Road, Salaya 73170, Bangkok, Thailand
Lecture on the topics of notation, extended techniques, and time identities of the shō
Aug. 21 - 23, 2018
ICTM Conference MEA 2018 [link]
Korean Musicological Society, [08826] 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Aug. 23, 2018
ICTM Conference MEA 2018: Institutional Programs and Collections (Panel C8)
Korean Musicological Society, Conference Room C: Large Seminar Room 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Presentation of "Learning Japanese Traditional Music beyond the Boundaries" with Dr. Hanako Yamamoto
Sept. 1 - 16, 2018
FUTURE HOST: A Speech Opera [link]
Music director for FUTURE HOST Performance tour, Director Tingying Ma, Producer Kang Kang, Composer Spencer C. Yeh, and Sound Engineer Gus Callahan
Sept. 8 - 9, 2018
FUTURE HOST: A Speech Opera/Beijing Premiere [link]
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, 4 Jiuxianqiao Rd, Chaoyang Qu, Beijing Shi, People's Republic of China 100096
Sept. 16 - 17, 2018
FUTURE HOST: A Speech Opera/Shanghai Premiere [link]
No.436 East Yonghe Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, People's Republic of China 200072
Sept. 28 - 30, 2018
2018 Bushwick Open Studios: Electronic Music Week [link]
MISE-EN Place, 678 Hart Street #1B Brooklyn, NY 11221 USA
Sept. 29, 2018
2018 Bushwick Open Studios: Electronic Music Week Concert #2
MISE-EN Place, 678 Hart Street #1B Brooklyn, NY 11221 USA
US premiere of Silichin Valley (2018); Selected work for Call for Sound Arts/Electro-Acoustic Works
Oct. 4 - 8, 2018
27th International Review of Composers [link]
Composers' Association of Serbia, Mišarska 12-14, Belgrade 11000 Serbia
Oct. 7, 2018 (20:00-)
27th International Review of Composers [link]
Composers' Association of Serbia, Students' Cultural Center Great Hall, Mišarska 12-14, Belgrade 11000 Serbia
Serbia premiere of Shiki to Unkai V (2017); Selected work for Call for Scores
Oct. 16, 2018
Sound Factory Orchestra Wroclaw Concert
Academy of Music in Wroclaw, plac Jana Pawła II 2, 50-043 Wrocław, Poland
Poland premiere of Silichin Valley (2018)
Oct. 18, 2018
Sound Factory Orchestra Dresden Concert [link]
Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden, Wettiner Pl. 13, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Germany premiere of Silichin Valley (2018)
Oct. 21, 2018 (18:30-)
Tesselat Inaugural Concert feat. Clara Kim, Adda Kridler, Jocelin Pan, and Jo Whang [link]
Metropolis, 1 Rivington Street, New York, New York USA
Performance of Silichin Valley (2018)
Oct. 22, 2018 (18:30-)
Borderles
Shapeshifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Place, New York, New York 11215 USA
Improvisation with Minkyung Bae, Junyi Chow, and Chatori Shimizu
Oct. 23, 2018 (12:50-14:05/14:30-15:45/16:10-17:25)
Introduction to Shō: extended techniques and notation
CUNY Baruch College, 55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010 USA
Lecture on the topics of notation, extended techniques, and time identities of the shō
Nov. 10, 2018
Post-Klasyka: Ludger Hofmann-Engl
Świętego Tomasza 43, 31-027 Kraków, Poland
Poland premiere of World of No Overlapse (2014) and Absence (2014); Selected Work for Call for Scores
Nov. 11, 2018
Gamelan Composers' Forum
SOAS University of London Thornhaugh Street Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom
Premiere of Untitled (2018) in collaboration with Haris Custovic
Nov. 13, 2018
Sound Factory Orchestra Essen Concert
Folkwang Universität der Künste, Klemensborn 59, 45239 Essen, Germany
Performance of Silichin Valley (2018)
Nov. 16-17, 2018
Oh My Ears! + GRIT Collaborative
Church of the Beatitudes, 555 W Glendale Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021 USA
Nov. 17, 2018
Oh My Ears! + GRIT Collaborative
Church of the Beatitudes, 555 W Glendale Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021 USA
Performance of Silichin Valley (2018)
Nov. 23, 2018
Crossover-Contemporary Concert
Studio Loos, De Constant Rebecqueplein 20B, 2518 RA Den Haag, Netherlands
World premiere of Babyman (2018) by Hodiernal Quartet
Nov. 24, 2018
New Music for Saxophone, Guitar, and Shō
Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Oosterdokskade 151, 1011 DL Amsterdam, Netherlands
Netherlands premiere of Translucent (2016), world premiere of Hallimasch (2017) by Silke Eberhard
Dec. 3-8, 2018
Hearing China Festival 2018 [link]
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall, 1380 Fuxing Zhong Lu, Shanghai, China
World premiere of Pink Elephant in Prentis (2018) by Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
Dec. 7, 2018
Hearing China Festival 2018
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall, 1380 Fuxing Zhong Lu, Shanghai, China
World premiere of Pink Elephant in Prentis (2018) by Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
Dec. 10, 2018 (9:00-10:30)
A Glimpse into Western Contemporary Music
Otsuma Womens University, 12 Sanban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8357, Japan
Lecture on Western contemporary music
World Premiere of Pink Elephant in Prentis (2018) in Shanghai Symphony Hall by Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra (Dec. 7, 2018)
2017
Jan. 4, 2017
FORWARDMOTION at Eskenazi
Eskenaze Health, 720 Eskenazi Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
World premiere of Economy II (2016) by Maya Nojiri Sutherland
Feb. 13 - 16, 2017
S.E.M Emerging Composers Workshop
Willow Place Auditorium, 26 Willow Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Selected Participant for S.E.M Emerging Composers Workshop
Feb. 16.2017 (8pm~)
S.E.M Emerging Composers Workshop
Willow Place Auditorium, 26 Willow Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Performance of fiddle (2014)
Feb. 18, 2017 (7:30pm~)
Silence is Noise
Room Salon NYC, 210 Roebling St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA
Takeo Suzuki (Hair Art), Chatori Shimizu (Live electronic music), Yoko Murakami and Chloe Chotrani (Movement Installation)
Feb. 27 - March 17, 2017
Ragdale Foundation Residency in Composition
Ragdale Foundation, 1260 Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA
Composer in Residence at Ragdale Foundation
March 15, 2017 (8pm)
First Impressions: Ragdale Foundation
Ragdale Foundation, 1260 Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA
Collaborative performance of First Impressions with CV Peterson [video]
March 23, 2017 (12:30pm~)
University of Hawaii at Manoa: Composer's Workshop Meeting
University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2500 Campus Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
US premiere of Shiki to Unkai III (2014) by Yuna Yanagawa and Chatori Shimizu,
Guest lecturer for the topics on notation and extended techniques of shō
March 23, 2017 (7:30pm~)
An Evening of Contemporary Shakuhachi Music by Japanese Female Composers
University of Hawaii at Manoa Music Dept., 2411 Dole Street Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Performance of TSUKI (1983) by Christopher Yohmei Blasdel and Chatori Shimizu
April 30, 2017 (4pm~)
Alone, Together. [link]
Inner Fields (disclosed address)
Collaborative performance with The Other Instrument (Bin Li)
May 2, 2017 (6pm~)
Expansion: New East Asian Music in New York
403 Kent Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
US premiere of Shiki to Unkai II (2014)
May 3, 2017 (5pm~)
Kazuki Ueki and Joseph Ehrenpreis Salon Concert
Gallery CRAOLE, 1-700 Nishiborimae-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata, Japan
Japan premiere of Translucent (2016) by Joseph Ehrenpreis
May 7, 2017 (7:30pm~)
Chatori Shimizu: Compositions for Shō
七堂(Qitang), 36 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002
Curated by Beining Liu
May 19 - 28, 2017
Soundstreams Emerging Composers Workshop [link]
302-579 Richmond St West, Toronto, ON M5V 1Y6, Canada
Selected Composer for Soundstreams Emerging Composers Workshop
May 26, 2017 (10:30~)
21C Festival: Soundstreams Emerging Composers Workshop Concert [link]
Temerty Theatre, Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor St. W, Toronto, ON M5S 1W2, Canada
World premiere of Kingyo Obsession (2017)
May 29, 2017 (6pm~)
Experimental East Asian Music from LA & NY
Sylvana, 300 W 116th St, New York City, NY 10026
Improvisitory electroacoustic performance with Sophia Shen (pipa)
May 30 - June 19, 2017
Composer in Residence at Yaddo
The Corporation of Yaddo, 312 Union Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, USA
Resident Composer at Yaddo
June 30, 2017
Studying Music Abroad
Shobi College of Music, Bunkyo-ku Hongo 4-15-9, 113-0033 Tokyo, Japan
Guest Lecturer at Shobi College of Music
July 8 - 17, 2017
UNIVERSITÉ D'ALTITUDE [link]
06450 Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France
Selected Composer for UNIVERSITÉ D'ALTITUDE
July 15, 2017
Université d'Altitude Concert De Cloture [link]
Espace Jean Grinda, Vesúbia Mountain Park, 06450 Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France
World premiere of Shiki to Unkai V (2017) by Ensemble Multilatérale
July 24, 2017
Shō in Contemporary Music
Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Kanagawa, Kawasaki Takatsu-ku Hisamoto 2-3-1, Japan
Guest Lecturer at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music
Aug. 1 - 13, 2017
Japan-China OTO-Asobi Tour
Concert tour in Tokyo, Xiamen, and Shanghai with Columbia University Sound Arts MFA Alumnis
Aug. 6, 2017
Japan-China Tour: Tokyo Concert
Livehouse NextSunday, Suginami-ku Asagaya Minami 1-35-23 Daiichi Yokokawa Building B1, Tokyo, Japan
Japan premiere of Shiki to Unkai V (2017) and economy (2016)
Produced by Chatori Shimizu
Aug. 9, 2017
Japan-China Tour: Max/MSP Workshop
Xiamen University, 422 Siming S Rd, Siming Qu, Xiamen Shi, Fujian Sheng, People's Republic of China 361005
Max/MSP Workshop by Chatori Shimizu, Lemon Guo, Dani Dobkin, and Geronimo Mercado
Aug. 11, 2017
Japan-China Tour: Xiamen Concert
Xiamen University, 422 Siming S Rd, Siming Qu, Xiamen Shi, Fujian Sheng, People's Republic of China 361005
China premiere of Othello (2013) and Shinkaigyo (2012)
Aug. 13, 2017
Japan-China Tour: Shanghai Concert
Shanghai Chronus Art Center, Bldg18, NO.50 Moganshan Rd, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Performance of Somewhere Close (2015) and Shinkaigyo (2012)
Sept. 16, 2017 (6pm~)
How Things are Made Season 2: taped in front of a live audience
The Space Upstairs, 214 N Lexington St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15208, USA
Live laptop music performance with How things are made
Nov. 13-18, 2017
OUA Electroacoustic Music Festival
Osaka University of Arts, 469 Higashiyama Kanan-cho, Minamikawachi-gun, Osaka, Japan 585-8555
Performance of Shinkaigyo (2012)
Nov. 18, 2017
Tokyo to New York
Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011 USA
Performance of Shiki to Unkai II (2014) and world premier of Bin Li's Netori Netori (2017)
Soundstreams Emerging Composers Workshop 2017, world premiere of Kingyo Obsession (2017), Toronto, Canada (May 26, 2017)
From left: Saad Haddad, Finola Merivale, Amy Brandon, Bekah Simms, Chatori Shimizu, August Murphy-King
2016
Jan. 14, 2016
Composers Voice Concert Series
Gallery MC, New York City, NY
Demonstration and Improvisational performance of the shō with Lish Lindsey
Feb. 12~15, 2016
The Glass Piano
Shapiro Theater, New York City, NY
“The Glass Piano”, written by Alix Sobler, directed by Matt Trucano, music by Chatori Shimizu
March 12~13, 2016
How To Enter A Dream
Inner Fields, New York City, NY
Overnight electroacoustic concert for sleeping audiences with Hiroshi Ebina, Cameron Perry Fraser, Zak Hap, Chung Eun Kim, Anqi Liu, Yusuke Narita and Chatori Shimizu; Curated by Elaine Su-Hui
March 25, 2016
ACOUSTIC+ #9
MISE-EN Place Bushwick, New York City, NY
World premiere of boooooooooon (2016)
April 16, 2016
Project ONKYO
Issue Project Room, New York City, NY
US premiere of fiddle (2014) by Mivos Quartet
Produced by Chatori Shimizu
April 24 ~ May 7, 2016
Continuing Effect
Basilica Hudson, Hudson, NY
Exhibition of installation Cover Your Ears! 2 (2016)
April 25 ~ May 16, 2016
Columbia MFA Thesis Exhibition
Fisher Landau Center for Art, New York City, NY
Exhibition of Henoko (2016) by Jiwoon Yoon, music by Chatori Shimizu
May 15, 2016
De Japón A Puerto Rico
Conservatorio de Música, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico premiere of boooooooooon (2016), fiddle (2014), Othello (2013), World with No Overlaps (2014), and a lecture on contemporary music by Chatori Shimizu
May 22, 2016
Sound and Emptiness
Inner Fields, New York City, NY
An inquiry, discussion, and performance by Hiroshi Ebina, Chatori Shimizu, and Elaine Su-Hui
June 5-19, 2016
New Music On the Point Festival - Season VI
1361 Hooker Road, Leicester, VT 05733
Selected Composer
June 17, 2016
New Music On the Point Final Concert
Salisbury Congregational Church, Salisbury, VT 05769
World premiere of Remnants of a Toad on the Lotus (2016)
June 20, 2016
Hajime Sakita ~shō & musical saw~
Sylvana, 300 W 116th St, New York City, NY 10026
Improvisitory electroacoustic performance with Hajime Sakita
June 28, 2016
Hajime Sakita ~shō, 8-string guitar, and musical saw~
Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, New York City, NY 10030
Improvisitory electroacoustic performance with Hajime Sakita and Joseph Ehrenpreis
July 2, 2016
Music in Motion Series - Tokyo to New York
Barge Music, Brooklyn Bridge Blvd, Brooklyn, New York City, NY 11201
World premiere of EROSION (2016)
July 10, 2016
JAPAN TOUR 2016 OTO Asobi A-Side
Kissa-Sakaiki, Shinjuku-ku Daikyo-cho 2-4, Tokyo, Japan
Japan premiere of Remnants of a Toad on the Lotus (2016), collaborative performance New Moon, Pieces for Shō (2016) with Junichi Usui
Produced by Chatori Shimizu
July 15, 2016
JAPAN TOUR 2016 OTO Asobi B-Side
Livehouse NextSunday, Suginami-ku Asagaya Minami 1-35-23 Daiichi Yokokawa Building B1, Tokyo, Japan
Collaborative performance OTO Asobi ~Inspirations from Tennessee~ (2016) with Hajime Sakita
Produced by Chatori Shimizu
Aug. 5, 2016
Joseph Ehrenpreis Classical Guitar Recital
Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S State St. Chicago, IL 60605
World premiere of Translucent (2016), performed by Joseph Ehrenpreis
Aug. 9, 2016
Globus Washitsu "Tatami Recital" Series
Globus Washitsu, 889 Broadway, New York City, NY 10003
World premiere of Economy (2016), performance of EROSION (2016)
Aug. 6 ~ 28, 2016
Finished Goods Warehouse: Columbia MFA Summer Show [link]
Curated by Natalie Bell (The New Museum)
Former Pfizer Factory, 630 Flushing Avenue Brooklyn, New York, NY
Exhibition of musical scores of Shiki to Unkai (2013), -shikaku- (2013), and Cover Your Ears! (2015)
Aug. 11 ~ 28, 2016
Music Omi 2016
OMI International Arts Center, 1405 Co Rte 22, Ghent, NY 12075
Fellow for Music Residency at OMI International Arts Center
Aug. 14, 2016
Music Omi Improvises in The Cafe
OMI International Arts Center Benenson Visitor Center, 1405 Co Rte 22, Ghent, NY 12075
Improvisation performance with Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso, and Fellows of Music Omi
Aug. 22, 2016
Ben O'Brien & Chatori Shimizu
OMI International Arts Center Silo, 1405 Co Rte 22, Ghent, NY 12075
Collaborative performance in the silo with shō (Shimizu) and computer music (O'Brien)
Aug. 24, 2016
Introduction to shō - Notation and Extended Techniques -
OMI International Arts Center Ledig House, 1405 Co Rte 22, Ghent, NY 12075
Aug. 27, 2016
Music Omi Concert in the Fields
OMI International Arts Center Benenson Visitor Center, 1405 Co Rte 22, Ghent, NY 12075
Performance of Etenraku 2.0 (2016) for shō and shoga
Sept. 30, 2016
Tokyo to New York
Barge Music, Brooklyn Bridge Blvd, Brooklyn, New York City, NY 11201
Performance of EROSION (2016)
Oct. 13 ~ 15, 2016
Electronic Music Midwest Festival
Lewis University, One University Parkway Romeoville, IL 60446
Selected composer for EMM
Oct. 15, 2016
Electronic Music Midwest Festival Concert 8
Lewis University, One University Parkway Romeoville, IL 60446
Performance of featured work Othello (2013)
Oct. 29, 2016
Yuma Umesaka Quartet with special guest Chatori Shimizu
Rockwood Music Hall, 196 Allen St, New York, NY 10002, USA
Collaborative performance on the shō with the Yuma Umesaka Jazz Trio
Nov. 13, 2016
Columbia University Visual Arts MFA Open Studios & Open House 2016
Prentis Hall, 632 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027, USA
World premiere and live musical performance for Iris Yirei Hu's new work, by Chatori Shimizu, Hajime Sakita, and Zac Zinger
Nov. 17, 2016
The Composer's Voice Concert 50: A Year of Indulgence
The Firehouse Space, 246 Frost St, New York, NY 11211 USA
Performance on the shō for Etenraku
Dec. 7, 2016
Gagaku-Hogaku Concert
St. Paul's Chapel, 1160 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027, USA
Performance with the Columbia Gagaku Ensemble
Dec. 29, 2016
Joseph Ehrenpreis Classical Guitar Recital
Skokie Central Traditional Congregation, 4040 Main St, Skokie, IL 60076, USA
Performance of Translucent (2016) by Joseph Ehrenpreis
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Resonate the Mountains (2016) with Hajime Sakita in Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee, USA (June 25, 2016)
2015
Jan. 12, 2015
Tokyo to New York
Space Do, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of NEONS (2014)
Jan. 30, 2015
play_algorithm. NEW YORK
Compuer Music Cener a Columbia, New York City/NY, USA
Exhibition and performance of play_algorithm. (2015)
March 7, 2015
60x60 Wave Farm Mix Broadcast
Wave Farm Radio WGXC 90.70-FM
Broadcast of Sinkaigyo (2012) on Wave Farm Radio WGXC 90.7-FM
March 15, 2015
LoVid/a Video Event with no fancy name
Experimental Intermedia Foundation, New York City/NY, USA
Improvisation performance on shō, collaboration with LoVid, Alice Emily Baird, Cameron Fraser, and Frank Spigner
Curated by Phil Niblock
April 16, 2015
Interdisciplinary Arts Council (IAC) Spring Exhibition
Columbia University, New York City/NY, USA
Exhibition of scores and video screening of -shikaku- (2013)
April 17, 2015
SPaCE: SUNY Purchase Alternative Composers Exhibition
SUNY Purchase, Purchase/NY
Improvisation performance on shō, collaboration with Frank Spigner
April 19, 2015
Tokyo to New York
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York City/NY, USA
US premiere of NEONS (2014)
April 16 ~ 30, 2015
Amplitude
Curated by Galen Joseph-Hunter (Wave Farm)
Pioneer Works, New York City, NY
Exhibition of the 4ch sound installation Somewhere Close (2015) at Pioneer Works, New York City, NY
April 30, 2015
Amplitude Live
Pioneer Works, New York City, NY
World premiere and Broadcast of Shiki tō Unkai IV (2015), US Premier of umbra (2012), and a performance of Othello (2013)
April 26 ~ May 18, 2015
Columbia Visual Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition 2015
Curated by Omar López-Chahoud
Fisher Landau Center for Art, New York City/NY, USA
Exhibition of a 2ch video work Same/Difference (2015), collaborative work with Nicole Maloof and Yujin Lee
May 1, 2015
Columbia Composers Concert Spring 2015
Columbia University, New York City/NY, USA
World premiere of A Narcissist's Self-Portrait (2015)
May 10, 2015
Repitition and Difference
The Jewish Museum, New York City/NY, USA
Music for "Luv / Wrong" (in collaboration with Artist Bora Kim) and "The Reserve" (in collaboration with Artist Jonah King)
June 21, 2015
play_algorithm. KARUIZAWA
Inose Lodge, National Institute of Informatics, Karuizawa, Japan
Japan premiere and exhibition of play_algorithm. (2015), percussions by Masayuki Nino
June 28, 2015
Chatori Shimizu Portrait Concert "Percussion Works for Echo"
Kioi Hall, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Philosophy of the Impossible (2014), Cover Your Ears! (2015), Japan premier of Shiki tō Unkai IV (2015), performance of Shiki tō Unkai III (2014), and a talk on Percussion Works for Echo
July 3, 2015
Henry Liang Flute Recital in Tokyo
Ryogoku Monten Hall, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of -ism (2015)
Concert produced by Chatori Shimizu
July 18, 2015
Cymbal Matryoshka
Osaki l-e, Tokyo, Japan
Performance event Cymbal Matryoshka -from Cymbals- with Ayaka Miyauchi and Masayuki Nino
July 22 ~ 24, 2015
play_algorithm. LONDON
Parker Gallery, London Metropolitan University, London, UK
Europe premiere and exhibition of installation play_algorithm. (2015), percussions by Paulina Szcz
Sept. 19 ~ 20, 2015
Chatori Shimizu: Shiki to Unkai
INNER FIELDS, New York City, NY
US premiere of Shiki to Unkai III (2014), exhibition of Somewhere Close (2015), and lecture on the history and aesthetics of Gagaku
Oct. 9, 2015
Eastern Perspectives on Music & Noise
The Gabe M. Wiener Library, New York City, NY
Video lecture on the issue of music, sound, and noise from an Eastern perspecive with Bin Li
Curated by Nick Patterson and Miya Masaoka
Oct. 18, 2015
Tokyo to New York
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York City, NY
World premiere of Noise of a Pondering Mind (2015)
Nov. 15, 2015
Columbia University Sound Arts MFA Open Studios 2015
Computer Music Center at Columbia, New York City, NY
Screenings of -shikaku- (2013), Cover Your Ears! (2015), i.d (2012), and a talk/performance on shō
Nov. 20, 2015
Invisible Cities
Manhattan School of Music, New York City, NY
World premiere of Yangzhi Ma's Invisible Cities (2015), video production by Chatori Shimizu
Nov. 21, 2015
ON LISTENING
INNER FIELDS, New York City, NY
Panel Discussion with Didier Sylvain on the issue of music, sound, and noise, curated by Elaine Su-Hui
Nov. 24, 2015
Prentis Excavation: Prentis Junk Collected & Sonified
Computer Music Center at Columbia, New York City, NY
Performance by Cameron Fraser, Frank A. Spigner, and Chatori Shimizu
Dec. 2, 2015
Columbia Gagaku Concert
St. Paul’s Chapel, New York City, NY
Performance on shō with Columbia University Gagaku Ensemble
Dec. 3, 2015
Columbia Mixed Music Composition Concert
Prentis Hall, New York City, NY
US premiere of suspended animation (2012)
Dec. 5, 2015
Columbia Composers Concert Winter 2015
Computer Music Center at Columbia, New York City, NY
US premiere of Shinkaigyo (2012) and performance of Othello (2013)
Exhibition opening of sound art work Somewhere Close (2015), Pioneer Works Center for Art and Innovation, New York City, NY, USA (April 16, 2015)
2014
Jan. 24, 2014
-shikaku- Kunitachi College of Music Thesis Concert
Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of shikaku (2013)
March 29, 2014
+Vie Second Live
Shiratori Hall, Yokohama, Japan
World premiere of Jitaku Keibiin no Gogo II (2014)
June 18, 2014
Satoh Yusuke 10th Anniversary Debut Concert
Suginami Kokaido, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Worlds with No Overlaps (2014)
June 22, 2014
Chatori Shimizu Portrait Concert "Spatiotemporal Composition Works"
Ryogoku Monten Hall, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Opening Bell, fiddle, Bakekujira, and Shiki tō Unkai II, performances of Worlds with No Overlaps, umbra, and Shiki tō Unkai, and exhibitions of mini-installations Fujisan no Unkai, Takeyabu, and Nihonkai.
July 18, 2014
Parte vol. 2
Next Sunday, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Flowers that Blooms at Midnight (2014) and a performance of Jitaku Keibiin no Gogo II (2013)
July 19 ~ Oct. 13, 2014
Religion and Culture of Mt. Fuji
Susono City Mt. Fuji Museum, Susono, Japan
Exhibitions of video, score, and documents of Shiki tō Unkai and Shiki tō Unkai II at Susono City Mt. Fuji Museum in Susono, Japan
Sept. 7, 2014
A-EN Project Shizuoka Concert
Hagoromo Hotel, Shizuoka, Japan
World premiere of Shiki tō Unkai III (2014) in Shizuoka, Japan
Sept. 8, 2014
A-EN Project Shizuoka Concert
Hagoromo Hotel, Shizuoka, Japan
Performance of Shiki tō Unkai III (2014) in Shizuoka, Japan
Nov. 20 ~ Dec. 15, 2014
The Bacchae
Nash Studios, New York City/NY, USA
"The Bacchae", directed by Pálína Jónsdóttir, music by Chatori Shimizu
World premiere of -shikaku- (2013), Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo, Japan (January 24, 2018)
2013
Feb. 8, 2013
Shinkaigyo
Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Shinkaigyo (2013)
March 21, 2013
+Vie
Studio K, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Jitaku Keibiin no Gogo (2013) and Never Been to New Orleans? (2013)
July 20, 2013
Koi Shōbai
Yoyogi Keyaki Hall, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Koi Shōbai (2013)
Aug. 4, 2013
Sonic Interaction 2013 vol.2
Meguro Perssimon Hall, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of s.k.o.m.k (2013)
Aug. 16, 2013
Parte
Next Sunday, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Othello (2013)
Oct. 31, 2013
Ojizou Matryoshka
l-e, Tokyo, Japan
First exhibition of installation Ojizou Matryoshka (2013), collaborative work with Ayaka Miyauchi
Nov. 2, 2013
Ojizou Matryoshka
Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo, Japan
Exhibition of installation Ojizou Matryoshka (2013), collaborative work with Ayaka Miyauchi
Nov. 4, 2013
IRODORI Kunitachi College of Music Art Festival Premier
Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Bi (2013) by Sax-Percussion Duo IRODORI
Nov. 4, 2013
Parte
Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo, Japan [info]
Improvisational performance with a broken violin and microphone
Dec. 1, 2013
silicon wafer
l-e, Tokyo, Japan
Improvisational noise performance with Max/MSP, microphone, and MacBook Pro
Dec. 23, 2013
A-EN Composers Project Third Concert
Nogata Kumin Hall, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Shiki tō Unkai II (2013)
2012
Feb. 13, 2012
i.d
Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of i.d (2012), performed by students of Waseda University
March 14, 2012
Acoustic Factory
Tiara Koto, Tokyo, Japan
First performance of Analog Computer (2011)
June 6, 2012
Dance of the Apes
Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Dance of the Apes (2012)
July 22, 2012
Tone Tone Concert
Yoyogi Keyaki Hall, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Circular Triangle (2012)
Aug. 6, 2012
Acoustic Factory vol.2
Koganei Civil Center, Tokyo, Japan
Performance of Circular Triangle (2012)
Sept. 6, 2012
Sonic Interaction 2012 vol.1
Kitazawa Town Hall, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of suspended animation (2012)
Nov. 2, 2012
Acoustic Factory Art Festival Special
Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Senkou-Hanabi (2012), labyrinth (2012), Ichirei-Shikon (2012), and Studio di donne (2012)
Nov. 4, 2012
Kunitachi College of Music Art Festival
Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of The Mousetrap, the Cat, and Me (2012)
Dec. 23, 2012
A-EN Composers Project 2nd Concert
Ota Kumin Aprico Hall, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of umbra (2012)
2011
Jan. 21, 2011
EnEn
Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of EnEn (2010)
July 23, 2011
Tone Tone Concert
Yoyogi Keyaki Hall, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Analog Computer (2011)
Aug. 4, 2011
Sonic Interaction 2011 vol.1
Kitazawa Town Hall, Tokyo, Japan
World premiere of Solid (2011)