Laura Carmichael and Naomi Sato
clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophones, sho, and electronics
For the 2008-09 season we are featuring performances in installation environments and a program exploring East-West interchanges. Music by Ken Ueno, Gene Coleman, the Melvin Brothers, Judith Shatin, and a new collaboration with Sam Nichols and video artist Glenda Drew developed at UC Davis.
Here is a sample of solo and duo pieces in our repertoire:
| Eric Dolphy | "God Bless the Child" for bass clarinet solo |
| Jorrit Dykstra | "Lament" (2006) for sho and bass clarinet with electronics (written for Duo X) |
| Jorrit Dykstra | new work for Duo X in 2009 |
| Gene Coleman | new work for Duo X in 2009 |
| Andrea Fontemaggi | "Do Not Disturb" for bass clarinet and sho with electronics |
| Toshio Hosokawa | "Bird Fragment II" for sho solo |
| Toshio Hosokawa | "Etude" (2007) for bass clarinet solo |
| Lee Hyla | "We Speak Etruscan" for baritone saxophone and bass clarinet |
| Tobias Klein | "Saccharine" for alto sax and bass clarinet (written for Duo X) |
| Anne La Berge | "Urban Doldrums" (2007) for sax, clarinet, electronics (written for Duo X) |
| Steve Lacy | "Drawls" for soprano saxophone and clarinet |
| Christian Lauba | "Kora" for alto saxophone and bass clarinet |
| Ton de Leeuw | "Mountains" for bass clarinet and soundtrack |
| Roderik de Man | "Ecoute, Ecoute!" for bass clarinet and soundtrack |
| Adam Melvin/Mark Melvin | "Byproduct" (2007) for alto sax, bass clarinet, electronics and video installation |
| Naomi Sato | "Improvisations" for sho solo, with or without live-electronics |
| Tomohisa Hashimoto | "Death and Mirror" (2006) for solo alto saxophone + electronics (pre-recorded sho) |
| Tolga Tüzün | "Border Crossing" for clarinet and live electronics |
| Ken Ueno | " Two believers, on opposite sides of the same ocean, transcribing the same sky, at the same time, one at sunset, the other at sunrise" for amplified clarinet and sho (written for Duo X) |
| Ken Ueno | "whatWALL?" for alto saxophone and 4-track tape |
| Judith Shatin | Grito del Corazon with electronics soundtrack and video |
| Ron Smith | "Something Suspicious (small)" for clarinet and live-electronics |
| Isang Yun | "Monologue" for bass clarinet solo |
| Joji Yuasa | "Not I but the Wind" for amplified alto saxophone |
| Joji Yuasa | "Solitude" for bass clarinet solo |
| Jos Zwaanenberg | "Maybe Tomorrow" for amplified bass clarinet |
Our shared musical interests center around contemporary music, though we both play all kinds of music, from classical to improvisation. Together we play music from composers like Toshio Hosokawa (Japan), Andrea Fontemaggi (Italy), Jos Zwaanenburg (The Netherlands), and Lee Hyla and Ken Ueno (USA). We play pieces that call for improvisation by Michael Moore (USA/Dutch), Tobias Klein (Germany/The Netherlands), and Steve Lacy (USA). Our programs also feature virtuosic solo pieces, both acoustic and electronics, including influences from European modernity, jazz, American music, and Japanese traditional music. We have noticed our magnetism to music that explores our own personal cultural cross-over experiences--a Japanese and an American, living in Europe, in Holland in particular, a place where many musical minds meet and mix.
Our programs can be tailored to fit very well in an experimental club environment or a concert hall. We also like to talk about music and our instruments, so we are always open for lectures, masterclasses, and audience interaction.
