The cornetist Butch Morris, who used to be active in the free jazz scene, developed Conduction as a method for “conducting” an improvised musical performance by the movements of his hands. The program incorporated a video screening and talk event in September 1992, and public workshops and Conduction performances on Japanese and western instruments in March 1993.

Lecture on Conduction

Date: 26 September 1992

Venue: Tochoji Auditorium P3

Lecturer: Butch Morris　

Workshop & Conduction

Dates: 27-28 March 1993 

Venue: Tochoji Auditorium P3

27 March:

Day program: Public workshop

Night program: Conduction performance on Japanese instruments only + calligraphy / Full ensemble Conduction performance on Japanese and western instruments

28 March:

Day program: Public workshop

Night program: Ensemble Conduction performance on western instruments only + butoh / Full ensemble Conduction performance

Performers: 

Butch Morris; Kazue Sawai, Yukihiro Isso, Shonosuke Okura, Makiko Sakurai, Michihiro Sato, Kizan Daiyoshi (Japanese instruments); Haruna Miyake, Asuka Kaneko, Kazutoki Umezu, Yoshisaburo Toyozumi, Shuichi Chino, Yoshihide Otomo, Motoharu Yoshizawa, Steve Beresford (Western instruments); Hiroyuki Matsumoto (calligraphy); Kazuo Ohno (butoh)