Composer Andy Akiho pays tribute to artist Jun Kaneko with “Sculptures” #OregonSymphony #OPB

This weekend, Grammy-nominated musician and Pulitzer Prize finalist Andy Akiho will pay tribute to Japanese American artist Jun Kaneko's decades-long career with a West Coast premier of “Sculptures” at downtown Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. "Sculptures" is the percussionist’s recent nine-track record, which was created using Kaneko’s larger-than-life ceramic structures and was co-commissioned by the Oregon Symphony.

“I want the listeners to take away their own experience. You can't try to force a particular feeling or a way to interpret his pieces or my music,” Akiho says. “I want everybody to create their own narrative and not try to force anything on them. I believe it's a personal experience for each audience member.”

Learn more: https://www.opb.org/article/2023/11/03/andy-akiho-ceramic-sculpture-art-percussion-music-jun-kaneko/

Video by Prakruti Bhatt/OPB

#AndyAkiho #Sculptures #OregonSymphony #JunKaneko #PDX #Portland #newmusic #shorts

---
Oregon Public Broadcasting aims to elevate and amplify the community, connect Oregon and its neighbors, and illuminate a wider world through stories. OPB Every Day. OPB Everywhere.

One way to support OPB and the work of public media is to subscribe to our channel for new OPB videos every month: https://www.youtube.com/opb?sub_confirmation=1

Member support makes all the videos on the OPB YouTube channel possible, and everything else you love. Ensure the next important story is covered and join in as a Sustainer now at https://give.opb.org/opb/?s=OAMEGNS220500000

#OPB #Oregon #PacificNorthWest