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Japanese recital at LWC blends music, poetry "The Perfumed Razor" will be present February 13, 2007, at Slider recital hall By Emily Harlan, LWC staff writer COLUMBIA, KY -- Area residents will have an opportunity on February 13, 2007, to hear the U.S. debut of a Japanese composition. Two professors from Japan will present "The Perfumed Razor: Japanese Verse on Piano," which will feature a reading of Japanese poetry accompanied by compositions of Japanese music and classical European composers. The performance will be at 7:00pm CT, on Tuesday, February 13, in W. W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall. The event -- which is part of the 2006-07 Lindsey Wilson College Cultural Affairs Series -- is free and open to the public. Norman Angus will recite poems by the famous Japanese poet Hagiwara Sakutaro (1886-1942) while Kanji Wakiyama will perform original piano music and works by J.S. Bach and Schubert. The poems address five themes: the spring season, love, nocturnes by Wakiyama, war and the supernatural. During the intermission, the audience will be served Japanese food. The professors have performed recitals together since 1999. Recitals that mix music and poetry are common in Japan, and the Feb. 13 performance at Lindsey Wilson will be the first time "The Perfumed Razor" will be performed in the United States. The professors said the performance is "an exciting cross-cultural experiment" that will "aid communication over cultural boundaries through art." "I hope the audience will appreciate the sentiment behind Sakutaros poetry, and that the music is successful in helping the listener appreciate the poets sensibility," Wakiyama said. "If the audience feels that the music is not an addition, but an aid to the poetry, I shall be pleased with my role in the performance." Angus also hopes the audience feels a connection with the poetry. "If we can communicate our love for Sakutaros work, if even one phrase finds its way deep into the listeners heart, all will have been worthwhile," he said. "I hope the audience can take the poetry to heart, and feel that it refers to them." Wakiyama and Angus said their performance is special because of the close ties they have created since working together. "The real satisfaction of performing 'The Perfumed Razor' lies in the fact that the whole project, from its conception to its realization, is undertaken by the same two collaborators who share common artistic sympathies," Wakiyama said. "This gives the process an intimacy that is rare."Also, putting the language at the center of the performance is different from more orthodox musical recitals." Angus said he is fortunate to work with Wakiyama. "It is difficult to find a musician who is as deeply interested in and sensitive to language as Wakiyama," Angus said. "Japanese literature is still very much an undiscovered treasure, and it is a great privilege to be translating Japanese poetry and present it to an audience in the United States." Angus teaches English at Lindsey Wilsons sister college, Baika Womens University. Born in Perth, Scotland, Angus attended Trinity College at the University Cambridge. During college, Angus performed across Europe and won the College Prize for Recitation. He came to Baika College in 1982. Angus has given several poetry recitals and translates traditional and modern Japanese poetry. Wakiyama teaches music theory, solfege (or "sight-singing") and keyboard at Osaka College of Music, Takarazuka Music School and Koyodai High School. He studied composition and piano at Osaka and earned first prize for chamber orchestra. Wakiyama produces concerts of his own music and accompanies singers and other musicians. This story was posted on 2007-01-30 14:24:09
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