The Golden Apples Of The Sun

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The Golden Apples Of The Sun is the debut solo recording by brilliant young Japanese percussionist, Yasuaki Fukuhara, accompanied in 4 tracks by Leyland Band conducted by Richard Evans.

Yasuaki began playing percussion at the age of 15, and received a Bachelor of Psychology degree from the the Nihon (Japan) University in 2009 before beginning studying percussion at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. Leylandย were delighted that he spent his final year in England with the band in which time he recorded this CD.

Yasuaki Fukuhara 2014 web

Yasuaki aims to expand the repertoire for solo percussion with brass band accompaniment, so Leyland Band of which he has been a member since 2013 were delighted to help realise his ambitions to record new music.

This recording contains the premiere recordings of four accompanied solos featuring Yasuaki playing percussion instruments of all shapes and timbres.

Tracks:

1. Battlefieldย  David Danford [3’33”]
2. Dream of the Cherry Blossoms ห† Keiko Abe [5’51”]
3. Texas Hoedown ห† David Friedman [7’03”]
4 – 6 Marimba Concerto David Danford
iย ย  1st Movement [4’55”]
iiย ย  2nd Movement [5’12”]
iiiย  3rd Movement [4’42”]
7. Suomineito ห† Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic [4’20”]
8. Anthracite Dances

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James McFadyen [4’55”]
9. Transformation of Pachelbel’s Canon ห† Nanae Mimura [8’18”]
10 – 12 The Golden Apples of the Sun Rodney Newton
iย ย  Through hollow lands and hilly lands [7’38”]
iiย ย  The silver apples of the moon [5’54”]
iiiย ย  The golden apples of the sun [4’13”]

Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 –ย  Yasuaki accompanied by Leyland Band

Tracks 2, 3, 7, 9 – Yasuaki unaccompanied