MONTHLY EVENT

HERMÈS JUKEBOX JAMS

On a recent February afternoon, the Shuta Hasunuma Philharmonic contemporary pop orchestra joined forces with musician Moeka Shiotsuka (Hitsujibungaku) to fill Ginza Maison Hermès with music. The event opened with a duet by Hasunuma and Shiotsuka, after which the Shuta Hasunuma Philharmonic Orchestra debuted “Jukebox Jams”, a piece written for the occasion by Hasunuma. The musicians turned the maison into a veritable jukebox, each floor resonating with a unique timbre.

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The event kicked off with Hasunuma’s song “Teleport”. Sunlight pouring through the glass blocks complemented Hasunuma and Shiotsuka’s delicate vocals.

Shuta Hasunuma: Keyboard; Moeka Shiotsuka (Hitsujibungaku): Vocals

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Philharmonic members stationed in each section of the maison began to perform “Jukebox Jam” in a variety of arrangements. Here, the xylophone and harp ushered the audience into a fantastical world.

K-Ta: Xylophone; Utena Kobayashi: Harp; Chiaki Miura: Keyboard; Yu Ojima: Drums

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String and wind instruments wove together music in spectacular harmony, while the driving rhythm of the percussion evoked a horse’s clopping gait.

Eriko Teshima: Viola; Yoshio Otani: Saxophone; Tomohiko Gondo: Euphonium; Ryosuke Saito: Percussion

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A room filled with exquisite jewelry was the perfect backdrop for the unique ambiance created by blending electronic music and traditional gagaku instruments.

itoken, Hiroki Chiba: Synthesizer; Fumiya Otonashi: Sho (Japanese mouth organ); Toshihiko Kasai: Sound Engineering

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For the finale, a duet of flute and guitar provided a pleasant and gentle lullaby that lingered in the ears.

Natsumi Miyaji: Flute; Shuta Ishizuka: Guitar

Shuta Hasunuma

Hasunuma is a musician who also creates installations and other artworks that involve materiality as expressed through music composition. He composed the music for Human Odyssey: A Journey Through Creativity (2021), a documentary film series by Hermès.

Moeka Shiotsuka (Hitsujibungaku)

When not performing guitar and vocals with the innovative alternative rock band Hitsujibungaku, Shiotsuka can be found playing solo shows with her guitar. She has performed with the Shuta Hasunuma Philharmonic Orchestra on many occasions since their first collaboration, “HOLIDAY”, in 2020.

Shuta Hasunuma Philharmonic Orchestra

This 15-piece contemporary pop orchestra conducted by Shuta Hasunuma was formed in 2010. Its 2014 debut album, Time Plays - and So Do We., was followed by ANTHROPOCENE (2018), FULLPHONY (2020), and symphil (2023).