remembrance, by Motoko Honda

remembrance

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Mari Estela It's a beautiful melancholy! This music tells me, I'll be fine! Whatever loneliness I feel inside, I know this too shall pass. This music tells me that there's always hope when we believe.

tshlyn I love how the artist was able to express her emotions through this album. The depth of the melodies lightens the burden in my heart that still finds itself unable to accept the passing of my loved ones. Truly, this single is fitting for all those who wished they could've said their last "I love you's" and "Good byes" to their dearest ones.

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About this music: (日本語下記）
Remembrance -花に想いを-
Recorded on March 11th 2021
Acoustic piano improvisation by Motoko Honda

“Remembrance -花に想いを-“ is a SINGLE track album, featuring a solo acoustic piano melodic improvisation dedicated to all people we love and we have lost in our lives. This was recorded on March 11th 2021, exactly 10 year after the Japan Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster which struck my hometown Sendai City on March 11th 2011.

Not too many people know about this, but I grew up in Sendai, Japan, the closest city to the epicenter of 2011Japan Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. Every year on March 11th, I think about people in my hometown, my family and friends, and I stand in awe of their ability to endure and recover from such a disaster. But I know those memories are burned deep into their hearts and daily lives, and it is hard not to feel guilty as I escaped the tragedy entirely by living in the U.S.

On this remembrance day of March 11, my family and friends share their memories, and I often find myself at a loss finding words. What am I to say anything to those who have experienced such hardships and lost so much ?

On 3/11 last year 2021, I was taking a quiet walk thinking of people in my hometown, and saw this flower which didn’t really look like a flower. It had a dark hue, and was slightly bending over as if it was bowing. I was somehow attracted to this flower’s quiet, discreet but striking beauty as it seemed to remind me of the strength and grace of Northeast Japanese people. At night when I was looking at the photo of this flower, I could not find words to express its beauty but I started to hear music instead. I would like to dedicate this small song to my people in my hometown, to you, to everyone who survived and lost someone they love.

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Remembrance -花に想いを-
ピアノソロ：本田素子による即興演奏
撮影録音：2021年3月11日

3月11日近くになると、いつものように東日本大震災に関する話やメッセージがソーシャルメディアやニュースで見かける事が多くなります。私は自分の故郷である東北、仙台市に大災害がおきた事に心を揺さぶられながらも、遠方の安全な土地で過ごしていた自分が感じる事などは、とても小さく無意味なもののような気がして、伝えたい気持ちにも言葉が見つからない時期です。昨年、2021年の3月11日はあの大地震、津波から十年後、パンデミックのど真ん中でした。散歩が多くなる日々でしたが、そんな中、また言葉が見つからない自分が情けなく想いながらも祈るような気持ちで歩いていると、ふと、草のような、すぐに花とはわからないような花に目がつき、惹かれる自分に気が付きました。その花はなんだか慎ましくて、大声を出さない、静かな東北の強さと美しさを思い出される気がして写真に収めておきました。その後の夜、その花の写真を眺めた時、言葉にならない日本への想い、大震災を経験した皆様、私の家族や友達、大震災で亡くなられた方々、残された方々、全ての皆様への想いが静かに込み上げてきました。心ばかりですが、その想いを音楽という花に込めて皆様に捧げさせていただきたいと思います。

本田素子

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released March 11, 2022

Motoko Honda Acoustic Grand Piano, Recorded and mixed by Motoko Honda

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Motoko Honda Oakland, California

Portrayed as a “Keyboard Alchemist”(Chris Barton, L.A.Times) and the “Embodiment of a Muse” (Greg Burk, metaljazz.com), Composer/Pianist Motoko Honda has fascinated critics and audiences alike with her genre-defying innovative approach; “Imagine Radiohead teaching Franz List how to rock a Kaoss Pad; or John Cage facing off with Bud Powell over prepared piano”(Matthew Duersten, stompbeast.com). ... more

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