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Toshiyuki Shibata

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Toshiyuki Shibata and Anthony Romanuk: A Modern Interpretation of Bach Born from the Meeting of Two TalentsToshiyuki Shibata, based in Belgium, serves as artistic director of the Takamatsu International Early Music Festival while pursuing an internationally active career as a soloist and ensemble musician; and Anthony Romanuk, whose solo debut album *The Bell* (ALPHA631), which generated significant buzz. These two artistswho transcend the boundaries between contemporary and early music, both in terms of instruments and musical genreshave come together to record Bachs works for flute and keyboard. The result is a fascinating album interwoven with their signature improvisations and original compositions.If Bach had time-traveled to the 21st century and interacted with pop, jazz, and rock musicians, what kind of music would he have performed?Anthony Romanuk asked me this very question two ye