Duo YUMENO will accompany a silent film screening presented by the film studies department of Bucknell University, In the 1930s, several Japanese companies produced films made on paper (“kami firumu”) instead of celluloid. The screening will feature digitally restored films that have not been shown in public for nearly 85 years. Prof. Eric Faden at Bucknell University founded the Japanese Paper Film Project and has been leading the efforts on preserving the surviving movies and promoting scholarship about these films.
Duo YUMENO will be featured at Friends of Music concert series presented by Eagle Hill Institution in Maine. Please enjoy the duo’s diverse repertoire and beautiful nature in Maine.
Duo YUMENO will return to the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill and present a program to celebrate the beginning of autumn in Maine.
University of California, Berkeley’s Women’s Faculty Club is presenting a recital featuring Duo YUMENO. The program will include the West Coast premiere of the duo’s latest commission piece, Sunset Looks to the Future, composed by Ken Ueno, who is a professor at UC Berkley.
2024 marks Mt. Yoshino’s 20th anniversary of designation of UNESCO World Heritage Site. To celebrate this occasion, YOSHINO 20 ART FESTIVAL will be held between October 12th and November 4th. The duo will be featured at this festival and perform at Kinpusen-ji Temple, Zao-do (Japanese National Treasure) and other historical sites in the town of Yoshino.
Japanese Music Concert presented by Texas A&M University. Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform classical Japanese music (Jiuta and Yamada-style music) with David Kansuke Wheeler, shakuhachi.
Yoko Reikano Kimura will join INTERWOVEN’s Virginia tour with Keiko Tokunaga (Vn) and Mihai Marcia (Vc.)
Odeon Chamber Music Series celebrates 25 years of bringing world-class chamber music to Falls Church, VA. INTERWOVEN will bring a program that features two Japanese Hougaku instruments: Koto and Shamisen.
Duo YUMENO will be featured at “Culture Bridge” concert series presented by Queens Public Library. Celebrating holiday season, the duo will perform its versatile repertoires.
As the koto guest performer, Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform at a dynamic multimedia production: Genshin Concert, featuring the music of HoYo-Mix performed by Genshin Concert Orchestra under the baton of Thanapol Setabrahmana.
INTERWOVEN will perform a diverse program at Colby College in Maine. For this concert, Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform Michael Ippolito’s “Between Worlds” for shamisen and string quartet. This residency will include concert as well as workshop. More information to be followed.
Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform one of her treasured works, Koto Concerto: Genji (composed by Daron Hagen) as well as Between Worlds for shamisen and string quartet (composed by Michael Ippolito) and a new world premiere work by Madoka Mori at the spring concert featuring New York-based ensemble group, INTERWOVEN presented by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution. This special concert will be held in conjunction with a new exhibition, “Striking Objects”.
Duo YUMENO will perform at Indiana Japan Chamber’s annual gala. The details will be announced.
Yoko Reikano Kimura will give a lecture-performance of Japan’s shamisen celebrating International Women’s Month.
Yoko Reikano Kimura will join a spring concert presented by Kyo-Shin-An Arts and Tenri Cultural Institute of NY.
In the 1930s, several Japanese companies produced films made of paper (“kami firumu”) to be screened for home viewings. This event will feature digitally restored paper films that had not been screened for nearly 85 years. In 2019, Prof. Eric Faden at Bucknell University founded the Japanese Paper Film Project and has been leading efforts on preserving the surviving films. Duo YUMENO will provide original live music for the silent shorts.
(Photo: Collection of paper films of Kyoto’s Toy Film Museum)
In the 1930s, several Japanese companies produced films made of paper (“kami firumu”) to be screened for home viewings. This event will feature digitally restored paper films that had not been screened for nearly 85 years. In 2019, Prof. Eric Faden at Bucknell University founded the Japanese Paper Film Project and has been leading efforts on preserving the surviving films. Duo YUMENO will provide original live music for the silent shorts.
(Photo: Collection of paper films at Kyoto’s Toy Film Museum)
In the 1930s, several Japanese companies produced films made of paper (“kami firumu”) to be screened for home viewings. This event will feature digitally restored paper films that had not been screened for nearly 85 years. In 2019, Prof. Eric Faden at Bucknell University founded the Japanese Paper Film Project and has been leading efforts on preserving the surviving films. Duo YUMENO will provide original live music for the silent shorts.
(Photo: Collection of paper films at Kyoto’s Toy Film Museum)
In the 1930s, several Japanese companies produced films made of paper (“kami firumu”) to be screened for home viewings. This event will feature digitally restored paper films that had not been screened for nearly 85 years. In 2019, Prof. Eric Faden at Bucknell University founded the Japanese Paper Film Project and has been leading efforts on preserving the surviving films. Duo YUMENO will provide original live music for the silent shorts.
(Photo: Collection of paper films at Kyoto’s Toy Film Museum)
The shakuhachi bamboo flute of Japan has been popular throughout the world over the last several decades. The World Shakuhachi Festival has been presented once every four years since 1994, and the 2025’s festival will be held on the April 17th to the 20th when the bluebonnets are in a full bloom. As a guest performer of Yamada-school koto music, Yoko Reikano Kimura will be joining this festival.
As a guest shamisen performer, Yoko Reikano Kimura will feature at the Spring Festival presented by Port Washington Public Library.
Duo YUMENO will perform at Culture Bridge series celebrating AAPI Heritage Month. Please enjoy duo’s diverse program at newly renovated Queens Public Library’s hall.
The Japanese music concert series by Yoko Reikano Kimura, a Yamada-style koto musician, will be restarting at “Setsugekka” in East Village. Launched in the fall of 2015, the series has offered audiences a chance to experience the sounds of the koto and shamisen throughout the seasons. To date, over 60 pieces have been presented, ranging from classical to contemporary works.
The upcoming 31st spring concert will feature “Akashi,” from the classical Kumiuta repertoire—considered the origin of koto music—as well as “Miyako no Haru,” known for its brilliant tegoto(virtuosic instrumental passages). Attendees will also enjoy matcha prepared by tea ceremony master Souheki Mori.
For reservation, please visit Setsugekka website.
Featured Artist: Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto
Between the Bars is a monthly, intimate workshop led by NACMS artists, offering our members a unique space to explore music in a relaxed and casual setting. Each session features a topic, chosen by our artists, who bring music, stories, and insights to the conversation. Designed for people of all backgrounds, these workshops provide a welcoming environment to learn, share, and connect—no prior musical experience required. For the details about this special event, please visit here.
Members of INTERWOVEN will teach, interact and collaborate with the students of the PRIZM Summer Camp. Yoko Reikano Kimura will introduce Japanese koto.
Experience Interwoven at the PRIZM International Chamber Music Festival — a groundbreaking ensemble blending the rich sonorities of Eastern Asia and Western Europe. Founded by GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Keiko Tokunaga, Interwoven brings together world-class musicians committed to celebrating cultural diversity through music. Their performances feature traditional Asian instruments alongside Western classical music, offering a unique and powerful listening experience. From Carnegie Hall to the Smithsonian, Interwoven has inspired audiences across the globe. Join us at Shady Grove Presbyterian Church for an unforgettable evening of passion, creativity, and musical storytelling that transcends borders.
Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform Koto Concerto: Genji composed by Daron Hagen.
「紙フィルムの世界 知られざる日本アニメの源流」
オープニング講演会 @ 早稲田大学小野講堂 / Waseda University, Ono Auditorium
「紙フィルムの世界」ツアーに先立ち6月13日（金）午後、早稲田大学小野講堂にて紙フィルムのデジタル化に尽力されているEric Faden（Bucknell University)教授による講演会をデュオ夢乃の実演を交えて開催します。詳細は後日掲載します。
1．Eric Faden教授講演会及び紙フィルム作品上映（デュオ夢乃による演奏付）
2．Faden 教授、デュオ夢乃、片岡一郎（活動写真弁士）による鼎談 （通訳付）
Duo YUMENO will join the opening screening of “Japanese Paper Films” Japan tour at Waseda University presented by UCLA – Waseda Yanai Initiative.
「紙フィルムの世界 知られざる日本アニメの源流」 @ 新文芸坐（東京）/ Shin-bungeiza, Tokyo
「紙フィルムの世界」
日本にはかつて、紙のフィルムで作られた子ども向けの短編映画がありました。映画といえばセルロイドのフィルムで上映されるものだった時代、1932～38年の短い期間だけ、家庭用のおもちゃとして「紙フィルム」作品が売られていたのです。この上映会では、現代の技術でデジタル化された34本の紙フィルム作品を弁士の語りと音楽のライブパフォーマンスとともに上映します。【プロジェクト解説より】
デュオ夢乃がサイレント作品の音楽（作曲・演奏）を担当します。
Duo YUMENO will perform at “Japanese Paper Films screening” at Shin-bungeiza in Tokyo.
デュオ夢乃コンサート @ 東大阪市文化創造館 / Higashi-osaka Cultural Creation Hall
東大阪市文化創造館主催のアフタヌーンコンサートシリーズにデュオ夢乃が出演いたします。日米で活動するデュオ夢乃の四季の移り変わりを描くプログラムとなっています。入場無料ですが、事前申し込みが必要です。
▶︎事前のお申し込みは、東大阪市文化創造館のサイトをご覧下さい。
Duo YUMENO will be featured at Afternoon Concert series presented by Higashi-osaka Cultural Creation Hall.
「紙フィルムの世界 知られざる日本アニメの源流」 @ 高田世界館（新潟）/ Takada Sekai-kan, Niigata
「紙フィルムの世界」
日本にはかつて、紙のフィルムで作られた子ども向けの短編映画がありました。映画といえばセルロイドのフィルムで上映されるものだった時代、1932～38年の短い期間だけ、家庭用のおもちゃとして「紙フィルム」作品が売られていたのです。この上映会では、現代の技術でデジタル化された34本の紙フィルム作品を弁士の語りと音楽のライブパフォーマンスとともに上映します。【プロジェクト解説より】
デュオ夢乃がサイレント作品の音楽（作曲・演奏）を担当します。
Duo YUMENO will perform at “Japanese Paper Films screening” at Takada Sekai-kan in Niigata.