Music
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Music is a golden thread that continues to weave itself through my artistic
life. Koto - the Japanese harp - is my primary instrument, bringing with
it a link to my childhood in Japan and the rich history of oriental music.
At the same time the koto for me has always been a bridge forward into
jazz and new age music, and I create new tunings and styles each time
I play. The koto allows me to play on the World Music stage with some
remarkable collaborators. Check out our projects! You can download samples,
or purchase CDs. I hope you enjoy the evocative koto sounds as much as
I do!
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| Mara's Fall performance schedule included playing koto
for "Autumn
Complexing Images," a dance by Lon Gordon at University of
Nevada, Las Vegas. |
The sound files found below designated by the musical
note are in WAV format and are a little over 100KB. The RA Symbol indicates
a Real Audio file. These files are around 15KB, but require the free
Real Audio Player for playback. Enjoy.
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Instrumental
New for the
Holidays...
"A Koto Keys Christmas"
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"Koto Keys"
Learn
more, listen, and purchase at www.cdbaby.com
or
listen and purchase at www.marilynharris.com |
"Koto Kist"
One day while looking through my attic, I found a treasure box.
It was full of recordings of music I'd created mostly for dance
concerts -- New York City Ballet, Joffrey Ballet Company, Dance
Theatre of Harlem, and Lonny Joseph Gordon Dance Company among them.
With co-producer and collaborator Marilyn Harris, I listened to
them carefully and realized they flowed together to describe two
things musically: first, the seasons; second, a geographic progression
from coast to high desert. Then I discovered that "Kist"
is a Celtic word for treasure box. Cambria Records released this
classic collection as KOTO KIST.
"I am a big fan of the album Pathless Path. I love the
work you did on it! Where and how can I buy Koto Kist? Thanks!"
 — David
Whelpley
Bethany CT |
Check out the review of "Koto Kist" at Heartsong.
Learn
more, listen, and purchase at www.cdbaby.com |
"Koto / Pathless Path"
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| In the late '70s, Charles Lloyd and I collaborated on
a beautiful project. Originally it was released on vinyl as "Koto."
Later it was re-released as "Pathless Path." Believe it
or not, we continue to get mail about this album even now. It became
a "cult classic." Cambria Records is ready to release it
again as "Koto", this time on CD -- but so far we have not
been able to track down the legal information required to do so. The
original record label is long gone. So, for now, we're preparing to
offer the following samples! |
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Vocal
"Manhattan Malibu"
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