Suidobashi Chamber Ensemble - Suidobashi Chamber Ensemble (2016)

Suidobashi Chamber Ensemble (SCE), formed in spring 2016 on the initiative of flute player Wakana Ikeda, is a chamber group which periodically performs contemporary/experimental music concerts. The five members are Wakana Ikeda, Yoko Ikeda (viola), Aya Naito (bassoon), Masahiko Okura (clarinet, bass clarinet), and Taku Sugimoto (guitar). In concerts held at Ftarri, Tokyo, in May and July 2016, SCE performed works by the composers of the Wandelweiser group. The five tracks on this album include performances from those two concerts, plus pieces recorded at Ftarri with no audience in attendance. Consisting of works composed by Jurg Frey, Michael Pisaro and Antoine Beuger, this album is a Wandelweiser group collection.