Lecture Concert by Naoya Otsuka

July 3, 2022 (Sun) Start 2:00 pm(Doors open 1:30 pm)

Saitama Arts Theater / Concert Hall

Naoya Otsuka (Positive organ, Harpsichord, Lecturer)
Guest: Kenji Yagi (Parchment Researcher)

Buxtehude: Prelude in G minor, BuxWV 163
J. S. Bach: Capriccio “On the Departure of a Beloved Brother” BWV 992
J. S. Bach: Toccata in D major, BWV 912
Marchand: Suite in D minor etc

Saitama Arts Foundation

Naoya Otsuka / Positive organ, Harpsichord, Lecture
A graduate of the Tokyo University of the Arts, majored in harpsichord, and the Amsterdam Conservatory, majored in harpsichord and organ. Has been active as a basso continuo player in ensembles such as Ensemble Cordier and Bach Collegium Japan, and as a soloist on harpsichord, organ, and clavichord. Also conducts workshops throughout Japan for people who are new to these old keyboard instruments, and is dedicated to the training of future generations and the popularization of Baroque music. Currently a professor at the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, and a part-time lecturer at Kunitachi College of Music. Also an organ project advisor for Miyazaki Prefectural Art Theater and Saitama Arts Theater. A Music Director of Ensemble Cordier. Currently appearing on NHK-FM’s “The Joy of Old Music” as a guide. Official website: http://utremi.na.coocan.jp/

Kenji Yagi / Parchment Researcher
He graduated from the Department of Languages, Faculty of Education, International Christian University, and completed a doctoral program at the Graduate School of Foreign Languages, Sophia University. Started out making parchment by stripping sheep’s wool in his bathtub, and now sells parchment, exhibits parchment manuscripts, and writes and gives lectures on parchment and manuscripts. In addition to parchment, also handcrafts quill pens, ink, Western handmade paper, and gut strings, and is fascinated by the depth of the tools that support his art. Has written numerous texts on parchment and writing materials, including “All About Parchment” (Seidosha, 2021), “Introduction to Library Information Resources” (co-authored, Minerva Shobo, 2018), “New Historiography of Things and People” (co-authored, Bensei Publishing, 2016), and “Changes in Gut Strings” (translated, private edition, 2019). Member of the Japan Society of Medieval European Studies.