Khorey Deguchi

Ryuteki

Komabue

Yokobue

Japanese flute

Since childhood he learned classical gagaku at Kasuga Nanto Gakuso of Nara and performed as a prestigious member.

In 1986, he organized "Music Group Mahora" consisting ofvarious kinds of 
musicians.
He plays music of different genres in world music,  collaborates to create 
music for drama, with Butho dancers, and so on as a solo artist and is activite 
as a music supervisior in Europe and Asian countries.
In 1999, his CD "Forest Soul Kodama" was released by the Nash studio,
which recorded his solo performance with a background of sound-effects 
from natural environments in the primeval forest of Kasugayama.
He released "Blowin' Green Breeze", "KHOREY" etc..

Hiroshi Kubo

Tsugaru shamisen

Keyboard

Piano

He began learning piano when he was 5 years old.

He was fascinated by the first time he saw the tsugaru shamisen player 
Mr.Takahashi Chikuzan play the piece "Tsugaru Jongara-bushi," and 
became a disciple of Mr.Tanaka Chikusen.
In 1993, he organized "Pumpkin Taste" and participated as a composer 
and pianist.
In 1995, his CD "Restfull Heart" was released.
He is also activite in TV, radio, concert halls, wine cellars, and schools.
He has performed in concerts in Italy, Germany, New York, and Hawaii, 
among others.  Furthermore, this energizing composer has composed 
music for many dramatic companies as well as a musical.

Ryoji Yuri

Hichiriki

Studied gagaku in Kasuga Taisha "Nanto Gakuso."

Participated in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 and afterward went to 
China  for performances in Beijing, Shanghai, and elsewhere in 1986. 
In 1990, he performanced at the Vatican Palace in Italy.  
He has extensive touring experience, which includes performances in 
India, China, throughout Europe, and in the USA.  
In 1998, he organized the "Nara Gagaku ensemble." 
He also participated in a collaboration of performance with Kyogen and 
is activie as a solo musician and for "Music Group Mahora."

In 2007 March, his CD "Kishin" was released by the Nash studio.

Tetsuo Shimura

Sho

Komungo etc.

He has researched particularly the music of the Far East and East Asia.
He has studied abroad at National Seoul University in South Korea.  
He graduated with a master's degree from National Seoul University,
and after graduating he attended Osaka Art University in Japan.
Currently, he is active as a lecturer of music engineering and is a 
specialist in sho performance.  He is able to play a lot of musical 
instruments of various Japanese classical musics, including shakuhachi,
koto, shamisen, and many percussion instruments. 
He has participated in arts projects for overseas performances as a 
member of "Nanto Gakuso."
 In 1990-1991, he participated in concert tour of Europe and America.  
 As a researcher, many of his articles were published.

He passed away at the beginning of May in 2010.
We pray for the repose of his soul.

Tetsuji Hayashi

Sho

Graduated from Osaka Art University Musicology department.
He studied a sho and a ryuteki in gagaku group "Apsaras" of university 
and began to play classic gagaku there, and also played in modern music 
performance widely etc. .
He participates in "Music Group Mahora" and plays in collaborating with  
Western musical instrument player or many various musician as a gagaku 
sho player there.
He studies originally how to make use of the melody that is not done very 
much and a characteristic of a musical instrument in sho of classic gagaku 
and he extends possibility of playing sho.
He does arrange classic gagaku music by using Japanese musical instrument 
and gagaku instrument, and make the modern music.
In addition, he has special feelings to "the atmosphere of austere refinement 
and quiet simplicity" of Kyoto or Nara, like the temple, the shrine or the 
garden etc. , and he aims at making "the next generation of Japanese music"
 from the basic thought of Japanese climate or history environment.