Melissa Holding
Photo by Jose Farinha
The Koto
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Melissa Holding and the Koto
An Informal Concert
Thursday 27th March 2014 at 7:30pm
Physic Garden, Petersfield
(Entrance located off the High Street, Petersfield)
We are delighted That Melissa Holding will perform an informal concert for us playing the koto.
The koto is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument, similar to the Chinese zheng, the Mongolian yatga and the Korean gayageum.
The koto is the national instrument of Japan and are made from kiri wood (Paulownia tomentosa).
They comprise strings that are strung over movable bridges along the width of the instrument.
Players can adjust the string pitches by moving the bridges before playing and using three finger picks to pluck the strings.
Melissa Holding studied the koto at the University of Fine Arts in Kyoto, Japan, where she lived for 9 years.
She now performs regularly giving concerts both as a soloist and with the contemporary music ensemble Okeanos
and has performed at many festivals including the City of London, Spitalfields and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
Melissa has also worked for the National Theatre as composer and musical director on The Oresteia and Chekhov's Ivanov,
and has written and devised music for silent Japanese film, most notably at the Barbican - Taki no Shiraito directed by Mizoguchi.
For more information, telephone Wendy on 01730 266 992.
Everyone Welcome, Members free, non-members £5, students £2.
Drinks and nibbles will be served prior to the talk.
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