A touring project from acclaimed percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani, the Nakatani Gong Orchestra is the only ongoing bowed gong orchestra in the world, and uses local musicians who become trained in Nakatani's unique bow technique. Seventeen Chinese wind gongs are featured during the performance, each handmade by Nakatani himself.
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The Nakatani Gong Orchestra is a touring project in which local musicians are trained in Nakatani’s bow technique and conducted through a performance of his transformative works on a collection of seventeen Chinese wind gongs. The Kobo bows, mallets, and surrounding equipment used in the performance have all been handmade by Nakatani himself. It is the only ongoing bowed gong orchestra project in the world.
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