SOUND EXERCISE III: IMAGINARY EARS, by Motohide Taguchi
My pieces of “Sound Exercise” series focus on individual attentiveness and reactions to the environments. This piece is like a listening exercise in which a performer tries to listen to the sounds from the place as far as he/she can hear by his/her own ears and those beyond the limit of hearing by imaginary ears..
Motohide Taguchi has been active as a composer since 1999 when became the finalist of the 16th JSCM Award for Composers. In 2002, he was selected for the 8th International Young Composers’ Meeting (The Netherlands). With strong interest in Japanese music, he has tried various compositional ways to utilize its characteristics. Recently, with increasing interest in various social issues, he composed some pieces related to wartime memories, the migration, etc. He has also tried to introduce the works of Southeast Asian composers through organizing the lectures and concerts including their works.