The piece itself is just layers of joy and sadness and loneliness and torture and struggle. So I think that is very clearly reflected in how I felt playing, physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually. In that sense, I think, by that measure, it felt very successful, in that I felt I was able to really lose myself in the piece in a different way. I usually just play music, and I’m not into storytelling. It’s a fine line between what I usually do and what we were doing tonight. But I feel that I’m perhaps a step closer to a new … Continued

My experience here was fantastic. I love the intimacy of this space. Halfway through the performance, it started raining on these gorgeous wooden roofs, and having watched a lot of experimental performances and also know opera. I felt really present. It was great to hear the stories afterwards from each of the musicians about what had been created literally in the space of a week. I am a composer and musician, so I loved the way of working. Seemed both familiar to me, but also got great ends with some great musicians. The performance was enormously uplifting by the end. … Continued

I think LEIMAY is a remarkable space, and I think the mission of what I’ve heard about is fantastic, to be able to really offer this wonderful space for musicians from all over to come and be able to experiment with their projects, to practice. It’s fantastic in the community. I absolutely loved experiencing Kaoru Watanabe’s piece. I’ve known him for a long time as a musician, but to see him bring years of work together into this beautiful composition featuring so many different musicians and musical traditions from around the world was fantastic. What I loved was the use … Continued