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NoteNAKATANI GONG ORCHESTRA

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC

2012-02-10 6:00 PM

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Personnel:
Tatsuya Nakatani: percussion, drums, gongs, bowed gong, conduction
Daniel Barbiero: gongs
Jason Mullinax: gongs
Anthony Pirog: gongs
Keith Sinzinger: gongs
Jeff Surak: gongs

Tracklist:
01. intro > opening remarks
02. solo improv > collective improv
03. closing remarks/band intro

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The unconventional, uncontrollable, and unpredictable qualities of gong sounds are
percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani’s passion.

Mr. Nakatani recently launched the Nakatani Gong Orchestra (N.G.O.) a bold, new project
born of his ten years of experience as a solo percussionist. As a solo performer,
both of his hands are occupied by bow or mallet, limiting him to just two gongs. But
imagine the wall of sound of ten hands playing ten gongs—that’s the sonic power of N.G.O.

The music of N.G.O. is a metallic temple of deep harmonies. A performance features five
people on five gong kits, usually 8-10 gongs onstage, with Mr. Nakatani as the ensemble's
conductor. All stands, bows and mallets are assembled or hand-made by Mr. Nakatani as an
important phase of the composing process of N.G.O. and its music. The gongs are bowed and
softly struck by mallets to produce sounds that defy musical categorization. Underpinning
the ensemble is a 40-inch gong which creates extreme low-frequencies that cross-vibrate
with the tones of the other gongs of varying sizes. The result is a sound which emanates
from the deepest frequency pool and is felt in the very depths of the body.
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Performance
Nakatani Gong Orchestra 2012-02-10 Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC
Set 1Solo Improv
Collective Improv

Set 2

Set 3

CommentTatsuya Nakatani: percussion, drums, gongs, bowed gong, conduction
Daniel Barbiero: gongs
Jason Mullinax: gongs
Anthony Pirog: gongs
Keith Sinzinger: gongs
Jeff Surak: gongs