Kyla Matsuura-Miller - Takeda No Komoriuta (Lullaby of Takeda)
Channel: SIMA
Date: 2021-11-25

The 2021 Freedman Classical Fellow, Kyla Matsuura-Miller, performing 'Takeda No Komoriuta (Lullaby of Takeda)', a traditional Japanese folk song with Brandon Lee on Koto. 

Kyla Matsuura-Miller (violin) has been named The Music Trust’s 2021 Freedman Classical Fellowship. Performing alongside Victorian finalists Molly Collier-O’Boyle (viola) Eliza Shephard (flute) and Will Hansen (double bass) from NSW, the four finalists competed for the coveted $21,000 prize in a deciding concert last night. The concert was filmed in Sydney and Melbourne, and streamed online via the Australian Digital Concert Hall. 

The project she intends to carry out with her $21,000 Fellowship prize aims to express and evoke elements of the collective cultural memory of being raised non-white in Australia. Film maker Tobias Willis and three composers will be invited to draw upon their personal experiences as non-white Australians in newly commissioned works for solo violin and optional electronics, which will culminate in a live performance for Play On and via You Tube. 

On receiving the Fellowship, she says “I am so honoured to be named the Freedman Classical Fellow for 2021. Thank you to the Freedman Foundation and The Music Trust for granting me the opportunity to shine a light on new compositions by Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) Australian composers. It is a huge privilege and responsibility, and one that I do not take lightly. To be able to amplify new, unheard stories in classical music will hopefully leave a legacy for others to feel seen, heard and included in the Australian classical music scene”. 

The Freedman Classical Fellowship is managed by The Music Trust and administered and produced by Sydney Improvised Music Association (SIMA). Conceived by Laurence Freedman AM and Dr Richard Letts AM, the Freedman Classical Fellowship is a life-changing award offered annually to Australian classical musicians aged up to 30 years.

 
https://musictrust.com.au/freedman/fellowships/
www.sima.org.au
 
0:00 The Freedman Classical Fellowship
0:08 Kyla's Introduction
1:17 Takeda No Komoriuta (Lullaby of Takeda)
4:37 Credits