Yukiko Matsuyama & The Koto Yuki Band concert Saturday
The Claremont Forum presents Yukiko Matsuyama & The Koto Yuki Band holding an album release concert and celebration Saturday night.
The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Claremont Forum Gallery inside the Claremont Packing House, 586 W. First St.
At age 9 Matsuyama, born in Osaka, was classically trained at the Ikuta School of Koto and in 1986 she received professional certification and teaching credential.
She moved to Los Angeles in 1993 and began blending western music with the traditional Japanese koto sound to compose original music.
On her fourth CD, "Crème Brulée," she created 10 compositions from drums, percussion, woodwinds, keyboards, bass, guitar and strings.
"I'm attracted to rhythms and enjoy blending the timbres of western instruments with the spirit of Japan," Matsuyama said in a Claremont Forum news release.
Admission is $12.
Information: 909-626-3066, http://claremontforum.org or www.myspace.com/kotoyuki
The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Claremont Forum Gallery inside the Claremont Packing House, 586 W. First St.
At age 9 Matsuyama, born in Osaka, was classically trained at the Ikuta School of Koto and in 1986 she received professional certification and teaching credential.
She moved to Los Angeles in 1993 and began blending western music with the traditional Japanese koto sound to compose original music.
On her fourth CD, "Crème Brulée," she created 10 compositions from drums, percussion, woodwinds, keyboards, bass, guitar and strings.
"I'm attracted to rhythms and enjoy blending the timbres of western instruments with the spirit of Japan," Matsuyama said in a Claremont Forum news release.
Admission is $12.
Information: 909-626-3066, http://claremontforum.org or www.myspace.com/kotoyuki
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