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Yuko Uébayashi is a composer who was born in Japan and presently resides in France. She moved to Paris in and through her encounters with musicians and artists found inspiration for the music she wrote for the next 20 years. Her music has been described as “Debussy and Ravel meet in Nippon” and soloist Jean Ferrandis characterized Uebayashi’s works as “gems that, although they are so different, they yet belong to the same world, a world of vivacity, dreams, tenderness, and humour”.
Online biography for kids Erin K. Murphy , Oklahoma State University Follow. Japanese composer Yuko Uebayashi b. At the premier, the composer included the following poetic program note: No one questions why the monastery became a ruin. There may have been someone standing at the remains of the monastery or a cow walking by from somewhere, but no one asks the question why.The first movement of her Sonate for flute and piano, which she dedicated to flutist Jean Ferrandis and pianist Emile Naumoff, is likely the most famously representative of her unique style. On its premiere it was referred to as Piéce which later became the full 4 movement sonata. During this unprecedented time following the French quarantine Thomaz Tavares and Suejin Jung (19/20 Woolley Scholars) have the chance to put together a video recording of this first movement as well as present a masterclass video recording with international soloist Jean Ferrandis, for whom the sonata was originally written, exploring the tender and magical world of Yuko Uebayashi’s music.
The Program
Yuko Uebayashi
Sonata for Flute and Piano
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Lento
About the Musicians
Korean American pianist Suejin Jung has appeared in concert at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Steinway Hall, Count Basie Theatre, le Poisson Rouge, and other opportunities through the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation. Highlights of season include an artist residency at the Fondation des États-Unis in Paris, France as a recipient of the Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship, performance at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, and guest artist appearance at the Vršac International Chamber Music Festival in Vršac, Serbia.
Her interview and performances have been broadcasted live on WWFM radio and aired nationally in a documentary Piano Forte on PBS. She studied at The Juilliard School and is a candidate of DMA at the Mason Gross School of the Arts of Rutgers University.
Yuko uebayashi biography for kids Contemporary Japanese composer Yuko Uebayashi moved to Paris in Uebayashi's works have been met with much success in both Japan and France. Flautist Jean Ferrandis described Uebayashi's music as "gems that, although they are so different, they yet belong to the same world, a world of vivacity, dreams, tenderness, humour, and one that is subtly contradicted by vehemence, virtuosity, melancholy and sorrow. Au dela du temps Beyond Time for two flutes and piano contains four movements; 1 The distant light of the night, 2 The dancing light, 3 The white light, and 4 The rotating light in the dream. Beyond Time is modern in style, exploiting tonality, rhythm and the ensemble.Currently, she is pursuing a stage de perfectionnement at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris where she is working closely with Anne Queffélec.
Flutist Thomaz Tavares Paes has been praised by the Virginia Gazette as a « polished performer, with a pure, direct sound…embracing the work’s lyrical and virtuoso demands.
» A native New Yorker later raised in Brazil, Thomaz Tavares completed his Bachelor’s degree in flute performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music under the tutelage of Thomas Robertello with a “Premier Young Artist” scholarship. He later started his graduate studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris under international soloist Jean Ferrandis, and recently obtained his Diplome Supérieur D’Execution with unanimous distinction from the jury.
Tavares is a recipient of the Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship for the academic year, during which he will be exploring French solo and chamber music of the Belle Epoque period as well as interning with the Orchestre de Chambre Nouvelle Europe.