Satsuki Odamura :: master of the Koto

Satsuki Odamura is a master of the Koto.

A representative of the Sawai International Koto School, Satsuki has pioneered the introduction of teaching & performing on this ancient Japanese instrument since her arrival in Australia.

Satsuki has performed with critical success in Japan, Europe, the USSR, the United States, South East Asia and of course Australia

Adelaide Festival Centre's OzAsia Festival presents

In Repose

ARTISTS

Mayu Kanamori (photography/storytelling)
Satsuki Odamura (koto music)
Wakako Asano (dance / choreography)
Vic McEwan (sound design/storytelling)
Keith Tucker (lighting design)

Videography: Shigeaki Iwai, Darrin Baker
Music Compositions: Mark Isaacs, Rosalind Page, Michael Whiticker, Satsuki Odamura

Space Theatre

1 - 2 October : 7.30pm

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

Oz Asia

In Repose home page

Koto performance by Sawai koto students @ Komachi restaurant

Please see News for further details of these events

CDs available online

The following CDs are available for purchase from the discography on satsukikoto.com.au, Koto Dreaming, Kaleidoscope, Like a Bird, Where Waters Meet, Picture Dreams, Kagome, Burning House, Time never sleeps,

Visit the Discography page

CHIKA Soundtrack CD

The music for CHIKA was composed by Thomas Fitzgerald, with one exquisite work, the Koto Solo by Satsuki Odamura. This unusual collaboration of instruments featuring koto, shakuhachi, wadaiko, acoustic and electric violin and keyboards, blends live music and pre recorded acoustic and electronic sounds with a unique result. It is the sum of these myriad combinations of a surreal reality that have become CHIKA's musical world.

Koto Dreaming

Koto Dreaming is a collection of innovative & uniquely Australian multicultural compositions for koto. Koto Dreaming breaks away from the traditional sounds and compositions for koto, and includes Satsuki's own collaborative compositions with Australian artists.

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GEST8 - Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope is the debut album from GEST8, an innovative improvising ensemble made up of eight of Sydney's leading musicians. Each of the players is a virtuoso on their instrument with a strong original sound, renowned for outstanding creative ideas and conceptual breadth and imagination. The GEST8 CD Kaleidoscope released by Tall Poppies Records, was launched at The Sound Lounge in October 2007

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