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Hougaku Journal Review of CD “Going Home.”

Americans Curt Patterson and Bruce Huebner, long time residents of Japan, perform their album“Going Home”entirely on Japanese traditional instruments, namely the 13-string zither, the koto, and the bamboo flute, the shakuhachi. A glance at the cover photograph of newly planted rice (so central to life in rural Japan) and the simple title puts us Japanese at ease. Taking a listen we are further assured by the lack of artifice or pretentiousness in their music.
This calm is combined with a brilliance of tone rarely achieved these days by Japanese artists working with traditional instruments. Why is it so difficult for Japanese musicians to approach their native instruments in this natural way? Could it be that they dwell on idiosyncrasies rather than allow the instruments to speak?

It is noteworthy that while Patterson and Huebner's music is sometimes “western” in feeling and is not confined to Japanese traditional forms or modes, it demands to be performed on Japanese instruments. Patterson’s koto rings out like an ancient wagon court zither as he strings together soft morsels of sound, and Huebner’s shakuhachi moves freely, complementing the simple palette. The music comes to life, a natural product of the distinctive qualities of Patterson and Huebner’s respective chosen instrument.

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from Curt and Bruce: Orcas Takes, released April 15, 2020
Curtis Patterson koto
Bruce Huebner shakuhachi
Composed by Curtis Patterson and Bruce Huebner (all rights reserved)

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Bruce Huebner Yokohama, Japan

Shakuhachi performer Bruce Huebner has 40 years of study, performance, composition and music production experience in Japan.

His music is a unique blend of traditional and modern, Western and Japanese, that is the product of his life between California and Japan. ... more

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