DESCRIPTION:
Nobuko Miyazaki, flute/composition
Emi Inaba, piano

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My grandmother visited me in my dream and told me that I need to become a photographer. I woke up, and somehow I took her word and started researching about photography and cameras. After a few hours, I realized the absurdity and thought, “Ok, I don’t think I will become a photographer. Let’s just write a piece about it.”

The composing process became a wonderful imaginary conversation with my deceased grandmother and a research into her past and my ancestry. Having moved out of Japan at a young age, I didn’t get to know her very closely. I imagined her as a young lady, wearing high heels and pants (which was apparently pretty avant-garde for her time), meeting my grandfather who I never met, and journeying together through life until the war and my grandfather’s early death.
Thankfully, my grandma, as well as my grandfather, were avid amateur photographers. And I knew that my father had organized her thousands of beloved photos when she passed away. So I asked my father to send me copies of some. There were photos that my grandparents took, photos of them, photos of my father as a little child, and also photos of my ancestors well over 100 years old. I will share some of these on my website soon.
Thanks for reading. Enjoy the music!