GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Lifestyle

Related Photos

  • Courtesy photo An unusual tour of organists takes place through Aug. 18, when six young Japanese women, The Yokohama Lucys, bring their talents to bear on five notable organs in the area. Three of the five events take place in Gloucester. All the concerts are free to the public. For information, call 978-283-1909. Courtesy photo

    120813_GT_OUT_LUCYS_3

  • Courtesy photo An unusual tour of organists takes place through Aug. 18, when six young Japanese women, The Yokohama Lucys, bring their talents to bear on five notable organs in the area. Three of the five events take place in Gloucester. All the concerts are free to the public. For information call 978-283-1909. Courtesy photo

    120813_GT_OUT_LUCYS_2

Discussion

PLEASE NOTE CHANGES IN POLICY: Commenters are required to have a username with a valid and verified email address. Gloucestertimes.com reserves the right to ban the IP address of any commenter (person) found using multiple aliases under multiple e-mail addresses in a deceptive manner. Posts that do not meet site standards, which can be found here, will be removed.


If you are experiencing problems logging in or posting comments, please contact Disqus' help center by clicking here.
comments powered by Disqus
August 16, 2012

The Yokohama Lucys return to Cape Ann

By Times Staff Gloucester Daily Times

The Yokohama Lucys, a gro

up of six young Japanese women, return to the area to perform two free organ concerts in Gloucester in an unusual tour this weekend.

The organists got their name because they trained on Opus 110, a pipe organ affectionately nicknamed Lucy. Lucy is the three-manual, 62-stop instrument built in 1998 by C. B. Fisk Inc. of Gloucester. Their teacher, Hatsumi Miura, organized the tour, and serves as professor of organ at Ferris University in Yokohama. Miura was educated at the New England Conservatory.

The tour on Cape Ann starts Friday, Aug. 17, at 8 p.m. when Yuka Saruwatari and Reiko Okamoto play the Jeremy Adams Organ at the Annisquam Village Church at 820 Washington St. in Gloucester. Music from many countries will culminate in the duo playing the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah.

On Saturday, Aug. 18, starting at 7:30 p.m., two recitals back-to-back on Fisk organs next door to each other will feature another two duos of “Lucys.” Kumi Shibusawa and Momoko Koshimizu will play on C.B. Fisk’s Opus 97 at St. John’s Episcopal Church at 48 Middle St. in Gloucester. Their program includes a four-hand, four-feet arrangement of movements from Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik.”

Then the music continues next door at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church at 10 Church St. in Gloucester following light refreshments served on the lawn in front of the church as the audience traverses from one church to the other. At 8:30 p.m. Mineko Kojima and Naoko Asao play the concluding recital on the 1962 Fisk rebuild of an 1893 Hutchings organ. Their program will feature a variety of organ music including that of contemporary Japanese composers.

For more information, call 978-283-1909.

Text Only | Photo Reprints
Lifestyle

Your news, your way
Pictures of the Week
Comments Tracker
AP Entertainment Videos
ShowBiz Minute: Pickler, Franklin, Potter ShowBiz Minute: Manzarek, Keith, Bieber $1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest Beckham to Retire From Soccer at End of Season ABC Stars React to Jolie News ShowBiz Minute: Jolie Reax, Dr Dre, Richie Jolie Genetic Cancer Risk High but Rare ShowBiz Minute: Jolie, Jackson, 24 Beatles Guitar May Fetch $300,000 at Auction Raw from 'The View': Barbara Walters to Retire Cooper's 'Hangover' Is a Career Changer Raw: Prince Harry in Colo. for Wounded Vet Games ShowBiz Minute: Jackson, Jackson, PSY Kris Kross Rapper Chris Kelly Laid to Rest Broadway's 'Matilda' Cast Chats With Astronaut "The Office" Forever Linked to Scranton, Pa. ShowBiz Minute: Hill, Bieber, Clinton Beyonce Gets Emotional in 'Epic' Kimye, Beyonce Go Punk at Met Gala Sarah Brightman Plans for Space Journey