Shugorei
Shugorei is a self-titled musical album, composed by Thomas Green and performed, produced and recorded by Thomas Green and Nozomi Omote, and includes improvised passages by Nozomi Omote. It draws on a combination of classical percussion and electronic instruments, as well as an assemblage of bricolage and found sound. It was released and launched in March 2021, and these works have since been performed live at concerts and festivals.
History
ERA Category
- Recorded/Rendered Creative Work - Other
Funding type
- Private funds
Eligible major research output?
- Yes
Research Statement
Research Background Music in the 21st Century is radically pluralistic, and many innovators are obliged to critically consider their own traditions and styles, and relationships to other varieties of music making. This is true for classical music as well as electronic music. Thomas Green’s composition explores varied musical streams. In his long-term project contesting ossified notions and exclusivity in classical and art music, each of Green’s work uses a variety of methods to encourage audiences and peers to new ways of considering traditional boundaries. In Shugorei, this occurs overtly. Research Contribution Shugorei is an album produced featuring percussionist Nozomi Omote, so that classical percussion instruments are teamed with an array of electronic instruments, challenging boundaries. An unusually wide palette of timbres is drawn, from an array of bricolage, traditional percussion and electronic instruments, to furnish a project which seamlessly merges stylistic traits of electronica and contemporary art music, resulting in a novel response to questions about stylistic boundaries and identities in art music. Research Significance This is an extension of the work begun in Thomas Green’s PhD studies, and a deliberate step in the progression of his work along this trajectory. Shugorei (the album) was launched at a live concert: Dots + Loops Vibrations on the 27th of March 2021 in Newstead, Brisbane. The album is available via all major streaming platforms, and as a physical release (CDs). The content of the album has been performed on numerous occasions throughout Brisbane since then, including the Concrete Jungle Festival at the Princess Theatre in November 2021, Jungle Love Festival, Brisbane Festival, and Port Fairy Spring Music Festival (Victoria) in 2022.Publisher
Self-publishedPlace of publication
Brisbane, AustraliaPublisher URL
Confidential / Culturally sensitive
- No
Medium
Digital streamingLength of recording
approx. 50 minutesPerformance size
- Group
Number of work performers
2Authors of work performed
Nozomi Omote; Thomas GreenWas the work disseminated?
- Yes
Form of dissemination
- Webstreaming
Scope of dissemination
- International
Did the work go on tour?
- No