Thursdays at Noon | shshcc: Trio–Michael Murphy & Wesley Shen, shō, and Matti Pulkki, accordion

In this concert, shshcc – a trio of two Japanese shōs and a lone accordion – present works by four intimate acoustic works by living composers: Christina Volpini, Maximiliano A. Soto Mayorga, Jo Kondo, and Michele Foresi. Volpini’s work is proudly supported by the Ontario Arts Council.

Livestream available on our YouTube channel.

Program

garden, ever-new (2024)
Christina Volpini

Meian (2024)
Maximiliano A. Soto Mayorga

Dance(s) (1984)
Jo Kondo

s e e p i n g (2023)
Michele Foresi

Biography

Formed in 2020, shshcc is a trio of Michael Murphy and Wesley Shen on shō and Matti Pulkki on accordion. The seamless blend of free-reed instruments provide a richly distinct and evocative sound playground, allowing for musical experimentation from the meditative spacetime-transcendent to the visceral, energetic and overwhelming. Together, they look to explore all the possibilities of this unique instrumental combination, and also highlight their deeply-rooted connections to ancient and modern cultures from around the globe.

The Thursdays at Noon series is made possible in part by the Jay Telfer Forum Endowment Fund. 

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

As part of the Faculty’s commitment to improving Indigenous inclusion, we call upon all members of our community to start/continue their personal journeys towards understanding and acknowledging Indigenous peoples’ histories, truths and cultures. Visit indigenous.utoronto.ca to learn more.