Shigeaki Saegusa

Composition NameDateInstrumentation
Orchestra '89 1989 Orchestra
Cello '88 1988 Solo
Duo '87 1987 Duets
The Symphony 1984 Orchestra
Missa 1981 Small Ensemble
La La-La-La La 1980 Solo
Memory 1978 String Quartet
Ugetsu Monogatari 1974 Solo
Baire's Theorem 1973 Small Ensemble
Madrigal for Six Parts of Soprano Small Ensemble
Sho '83 Small Ensemble
Percussion '88 Solo
La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin Small Ensemble
Children's Corner Duets
Kyrie Small Ensemble
Gloria Small Ensemble
Credo Small Ensemble
Sanctus Small Ensemble
Benedictus Small Ensemble
Agnus Dei Small Ensemble
Suite "Prajna Paramita" Small Ensemble
Suite "Take no Sonofu" Small Ensemble
Cosmos IV Solo
Asaji Ga Yado Solo
Flash-II Small Ensemble
Yume-no-Okibi-wa-Keshigataku Solo
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Birth Date
1942
Studies:
Tokyo National University MA Yoshio Hasegawa
AwardPurposeDate
AwardsJapan, 21st ce. arts fest
AwardsMinister of State Award1967
Geijutsu-sai Arts Fest.1974,81
Japan Record Acad. Award1981
AwardOngaku-no-Tomo-Sha comp.
Publication Title Author Date Reaction Synopsis Type
The New York Times Crossing Cultures and Blending Textures Bernard Holland 2/27/95 Positive "Fred Sherry was the excellent cellist in the drone-based harmonies and fierce ostinatos of Shigeaki Saegusa's 'Cello '88'" Review
The New York Times Music: Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi Bernard Holland 1/25/88 Positive "....Cello 88 went in quite another direction with their lyrical legato writing." Review
The Strad Concerts Ken Smith 5/95 Positive "Cellist Fred Sherry provided one of the festival's performance highlights, jumping into...'Cello '88' with rhythmic abandon, moving the line along with occassionally violent contrasts..." Review
The New York Times Music From Japan Festival, Asia Society Alex Ross 3/27/93 Positive "...Ms. Nishigata and Ms. Fukunaga trading wiry ostinatos..." Review
The Washington Post Performing Arts: Music From Japan Marion Jacobson 3/22/93 Positive "...Nishigata and Fukunaga concocted a bold sound-collage of percussive noises, whines and grunts that would have charmed John Cage." Review
The New York Times Music From Japan Festival, Asia Society Alex Ross 3/27/93 Positive "...Ms. Nishigata sang hauntingly...matching Mr. Takeuchi's powerful images of nature." Review

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