Makoto Nakura 60-IV: Succession
Sunday, May 25th, 2025 at 2:00PM
Collaborators : Setsuko Kutsuno, Reiko Kani, Baku Nakata, Shun Matsui (marimba and percussion)
Tickets: Lawson Ticket (L Code: 52418) / Kobe Nada Hall (+81-78-802-8555)
Benjamin C. S. Boyle (b. 1979): Variations on Bach Chorale for solo marimba (by five players) **
David Conte (b. 1955): Partita for two marimbas (by five players) **
Transcribed by Makoto Nakura: Three Songs from Around the World *
J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Toccata in C Minor, BWV911 for three players *
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Toccata for three players*
Kazuaki Ogikubo (b. 1953): Chorale and Toccata for three players (2025) **
* indicates the works were transcribed by Makoto Nakura
** indicates the works were composed for Makoto Nakura
Concert Dates
Makoto Nakura 60-III: Aspirations
Saturday, October 26th, 2024 at 3:00PM
Kobe Shimbun Matsukata Hall, Japan
Monday, October 28th, 2024 at 7:00PM
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall, Japan
Makoto Nakura 60 II
Makoto Nakura 60-II: A Retrospective
Saturday, May 4th, 2024 at 7:30PM
The Church in the Gardens, Forest Hills, New York
J.S. Bach (1685-1750): From “Solo Partita in E Major for solo marimba” *
J.S. Bach: Solo Sonata in G Minor, BWV1001 for solo marimba *
Tsuneya Tanabe (b. 1935): Masque for solo marimba (1998) **
Kevin Puts (b. 1972): Ritual Protocol for marimba and piano (1998) **
Toshio Mashima (1949-2016): Kurenai for marimba and piano (2008)**
Lane Harder (b. 1976): Prelude and Fugue in D-flat Major for solo marimba (2016) **
Philip Lasser (b. 1963): Bach Echoes for solo marimba (2017) **
* indicates the works were transcribed by Makoto Nakura
** indicates the works were composed for Makoto Nakura
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Makoto Nakura 60 I
Makoto Nakura 60-I: Celebrating Life with Bach
Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 18:30
St. John’s Hospice Chapel in London, U.K.
J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Prelude from “Solo Suite No.4 in E-flat Major, BWV1010”
J.S. Bach: Solo Sonata No.1 in G Minor, BWV1001
Philip Lasser (b. 1963): Bach Echoes for marimba (2017)
Makoto Nakura: Fantasia on The Last Rose of Summer
J.S. Bach: Three Chorales for solo marimba
Du, O Schones Weltgebaude from Cantata 56
Es ist genug from Cantata 60
Befiehl du deine Wege from St Matthew Passion, BWV244
J.S. Bach: Solo Sonata No.3 in C Major, BWV1005
All the works by Bach were transcribed by Makoto Nakura