chestnut coder quartet

Kuricorder Quartet

Masami Kurihara: Recorder, Pianica, Andes, etc.

Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi: recorder, percussion, saxophone, ukulele, etc.

Takero Sekijima: recorder, tuba, mouth harp, etc.

Formed in 1994. An instrumental band that is familiar with NHK E-tele "Pythagora Switch" and commonly known as "Theme of Darth Vader with no motivation". Over 100 participating CDs, including songs for movies, TV, stage, and commercials. In 2014, the 20th anniversary concert was held at Suginami Public Hall. In 2015, the group shifted to a three-person formation. We welcome a variety of guest musicians on guitars and recorders, and perform with vocalists, etc., and are working more flexibly. In recent years, they have performed many performances in Japan and overseas, and for three years from 2015, they have been developing a cultural exchange project with five Southeast Asian countries as “Kuricoder & Friends”. Appearing in various fields such as family concerts, rock festivals, and classical events where people from 0 years old to silver generation gather, they are welcomed by all kinds of people. Recent works include the music for the stage play "Edo is Burning?" In 2019, he released a cover album "ON AIR NHK RECORDINGS" that collected songs recorded by NHK and an original album "Heibon!" for the first time in eight years. evoke a great response.