CRS Presents INTERWOVEN International Chamber Ensemble

Grammy-winning violinist Keiko Tokunaga’s INTERWOVEN chamber ensemble performs a program of Japanese, Chinese, and western composers.

INTERWOVEN’s Yoko Reikano Kimura (Shamisen/Voice), Andy Lin  (Erhu/Viola), Emilie-Anne Gendron (Violin), Keiko Tokunaga (Violin), and Nan-Cheng Chen (Cello) will perform a program featuring Japanese, Chinese, and western compositions such as “A Popular Tune” by JungYoon Wie, “Sekiheki no Fu — Red Cliff” by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima, “Chimera” by Theodore Wiprud, “Crosscurrents” by Takuma Itoh, and Ravel’s “String Quartet” (First and Second Mv).

Founded by Grammy-winner Keiko Tokunaga, INTERWOVEN is a chamber ensemble whose mission is to bring together the sounds from different places and time. The ensemble name derives from the idea that music making is like creating a tapestry, woven together with threads that represent and celebrate diverse origins, traditions and materials.

This concert falls on the 12th anniverary of the Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami, and ongoing nuclear disaster, and we’d like to dedicate this concert to those who were lost, those left behind, and those who helped. We remember you.

“I want to express how grateful we (Japanese) were to all the neighboring countries for helping us when we were most vulnerable, and witnessing such kindness made me want to work towards a more harmonious relationship between all the Asian countries despite its complicated past.” — Keiko Tokunaga