Sōgetsu Art Center’s Invitation Letters to International Composers

Abstract

The article gives first insights into the correspondence of the Sōgetsu Art Center with the artist Henry Jacobs and the composer Edgard Vare`se, as well as – for the first time – into letters referring to the above-mentioned correspondence. At the same time, it reveals the Center’s responsible figures for the international exposure, notably Toshirō Mazuyumi, Hiroshi Teshigahara and Tōru Takemitsu.

Keywords

• sōgetsu art center, letters, vortex (henry jacobs), edgard vare`se, hiroshi teshigahara, tōru takemitsu