Sofu no Nikkiden Workshop 2024 Resources

Sofu no Nikkiden (Grandfather’s Journal) is a musical suite of original O-hayashi music uniquely dedicated to celebrating the stories of Issei settlers who migrated to Canada prior to the Second World War. The work follows the composer’s grandfather’s autobiographical journal across the Pacific, through the war years, internment and resettlement amidst the discrimination and seclusion of the postwar era in the interior of Canada.

Terms of Use for Sofu no Nikkiden

Pieces

Nishi no Dan

Workshopped in Vancouver, British Columbia

November 2024

Yellow Peril

Workshopped in Kingston, Ontario

November 2024

Kisha

Workshopped in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta

November 2024

Azuma Jūdō

Workshopped in Montreal, Quebec, and Kingston, Ontario

October 2024

Sukiyaki

Finale piece. Workshopped in Montreal, Quebec; Toronto, Kingston, and Burlington, Ontario; Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta; and Vancouver, British Columbia